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When it comes to The Permaculture Podcast, I’m trying some different things with the show this year.

First, episodes will be the length that they need to be. This arises as there are episodes where the interview closed abruptly and should have had a soft end with a follow-up that picked up again where we left off. Trying to match the long-format The Permaculture Podcast has become known for has resulted in episodes that were longer than they needed to be, diluting the content. While in others a tighter edit would have created a clearer conversation and better served the guest’s message.

Second, there are episodes I’ll be releasing that aren’t interviews and don’t fit the longer format. These include responses to your specific requests; conversations with colleagues about particular questions; and the special series documenting Rosemary Morrow’s on permaculture, and impacts on permaculture and the community. And the possibility for a lot more.

Third, rather than pushing to get things out on specific days, I’m moving away from a regular release schedule in order to focus on production and projects, releasing and announcing these when they are ready and complete.

All of this taken together, I’m expecting to release more content this way, both in the number of episodes and hours of material, than in the past several years, while at a higher standard and level of production.

This will not impact the weekly updates and other regular posts for Patrons. Those at the Sprout and higher tiers will receive their ad-free episodes three-days before the public release. These changes also do not impact the live stream schedule.

Some of the projects include several online classes this year.

They are:Ecological Literacy and Design.The Permaculture Practicum.The One Yard Schoolhouse.

Ecological Literacy and Design is a six-week online course to teach you everything you need to know to practice permaculture in your day-to-day life, without taking a permaculture design course.

The first Ecological Literacy and Design session starts in June. You can find out more about this class at thepermaculturepodcast.com/ecologicalliteracy

The Permaculture Practicum is an eight-week online class for permaculture professionals or those who want to become permaculture professionals. Together, we’ll take a deep dive into a specific, broad area of permaculture such as garden and homestead design, cities and small spaces; or invisible structures. Those are by no means the only possible subject, let me know if I can offer a practicum in an area where you would like to specialize.

The Permaculture Practicum begins in September and you can find out more at thepermaculturepodcast.com/practicum

Taken together, these two classes represent a complete, 72-hour permaculture design course. Students who take both classes are eligible to receive a Permaculture Design Certificate after review of their final portfolio.

I’m also excited to share The One Yard Schoolhouse. This is an enrichment program for homeschooling parents where they’ll learn activities to partake in and share with their children, while receiving homeschooling educational support from me. This allows parents to spend more time with their children, rather than creating course content or curriculum, while their children receive a rich, place-based, permaculture-focused education.

The next session of The One Yard Schoolhouse begins on April 1st and is open for enrollment.

You can find more detailed information at thepermaculturepodcast.com/schoolhouse

I am also organizing an in-person Ecological Literacy and Design retreat from September 7th to the 11th of this year at Earthaven Ecovillage near Asheville, North Carolina.

We’re offering an early-registration special until February first where you can save $150 and only need to pay a deposit to sign up.

See the complete details and register today at learnfromtravel.com/permaculture

The other project is shifting more of my permaculture work towards video.

For the last six months or so I’ve been experimenting with that via the listener live streams. Behind the scenes, I’ve been shooting videos around the house and in my community to practice with the equipment since this is a different direction for me personally, though not necessarily permaculture content.

I find that specific, listener-driven projects help me to decide what to create, so if there are any videos you’d like me to make to further your permaculture journey, let me know.

I’m also planning to get on the road once my family and I feel it’s safe to travel again for the in-person interviews and on-site video tours that were initially in the works for the growing season of 2020 before the pandemic wrecked all of those.

I have the first such trip tentatively planned for late Spring of this year, of course with the caveat that may be rescheduled as the world is still in flux. I’ve also made a number of connections with regional regenerative agriculture folks through Future Harvest, and they’ve agreed to site tours later in the year.

If there is any person or site you’d like me to visit, anywhere in the world, let me know. I’m happy to add them to my list and see what I can do about getting there.

In addition to all of that, I recently updated this website. Here you’ll find a calendar page where you can see at a glance the list of episodes I’m working on over the next several weeks; the dates, times, and subjects for live streams; and any workshops, classes, or events I’m teaching, attending, or otherwise participating with.

There is also a new Support the Podcast page where you can see all the ways to assist the podcast in the year ahead.

If at any time there is a way I can help you with your permaculture journey by including something on the show, in a live stream, or by offering a specific class or workshop, are always welcome to share your suggestions with me.

Until the next time, spend each day engaged in what you love, while taking care of Earth, yourself, and each other.

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