PINAcast: Permaculture Institute of North America Podcast

Permaculture Institute
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The PINAcast brings together conversations from Some of the top thought leaders in the Permaculture space. Hear how they got started and created a career out of Permaculture. Learn how to bring Permaculture to the masses, or simply learn more about the history of the Permaculture movement. Get inspired to make positive changes in the world you live in!!

  1. Perennial Vegetables: How to Encourage Their Greater Adoption Ben Caesar

    06/22/2025

    Perennial Vegetables: How to Encourage Their Greater Adoption Ben Caesar

    Ben Caesar of Fiddlehead Nursery (Ontario) champions perennial vegetables through hands-on demonstration, workshops, and outreach. He highlights common yet underutilized edible perennials—like hostas, soup greens (fuki, Turkish rocket), Egyptian onions, and seedless sorrel—while making them accessible by discussing cultivation, nutrient density, and seasonal benefits. He emphasizes spring “hunger‑gap” yields, low-maintenance ground covers, and ecological resilience. Ben also shows multiple culinary uses—tempura, salads, sauces—and engages people via tasting garden tours, social media, books, and propagation workshops. His approach is practical, informative, and inspiring for anyone wanting a productive, sustainable, and diverse edible landscape.

    51 min
  2. Discover the SECRET to Thriving Regional Food Systems with Mike Callicrate

    12/19/2024

    Discover the SECRET to Thriving Regional Food Systems with Mike Callicrate

    In today's PINA Masterclass we are thrilled to welcome Mike Callicrate to the livestream as we cover; --A Life in Ranching --How Large Food Corporations Kill Small Farms --Local Food Hubs for Local People --The Role of the Rancher in a Sustainable Future and more! This event was brought to you by PINA. To learn about the benefits of becoming a member here: pina.in/membership www.MikeCallicrate.com

    1h 28m
  3. How to Love a Forest with Ethan Tapper

    11/19/2024

    How to Love a Forest with Ethan Tapper

    In today's PINA Masterclass we are thrilled to welcome Ethan Tapper to the livestream as we cover; --A New Land Ethic for the Modern World --Wolf Trees --To Love and Kill a Tree --The Ecology of Forests and Care and more! This event was brought to you by PINA. To learn about the benefits of becoming a member here: pina.in/membership www.EthanTapper.com

    1h 16m
  4. Scaling up Healthy Community Food Access and Engagement with Social Permaculture with Jane Hayes

    11/07/2024

    Scaling up Healthy Community Food Access and Engagement with Social Permaculture with Jane Hayes

    In today's PINA Masterclass we are thrilled to welcome Jane Hayes to the livestream as we cover; --Co-designing with a wide range of community members and other partners --Collaborating with municipalities and regional government --Integrating with networks for broader impact – daycares, farmers, growers, markets, regional food councils --Contributing to planned communities with developer funding --Engaging permaculture with institutions – universities, hospitals and colleges, schools --Testing design ideas, and scaling innovative projects and programs that work and more! This event was brought to you by PINA. To learn about the benefits of becoming a member here: pina.in/membership www.GardenJane.com

    1h 15m
  5. A Seat At The Table for Humanitarian Permaculture with Warren Brush

    10/29/2024

    A Seat At The Table for Humanitarian Permaculture with Warren Brush

    Permaculture Designer Warren Brush will join us to discuss Permaculture's place in International Aid Work and how you can get involved. We'll go over: A Journey Through a Career in PC Helping the Most Vulnerable People in the World How Permaculture Design Has a Seat At the Table  The Multi-Billion Dollar Aid World And more! This discussion promises to be filled with inspiration, education, and action.

    1h 23m
  6. Biochar At Any Scale

    10/29/2024

    Biochar At Any Scale

    Join us as we welcome Kelpie Wilson, biochar expert, joining us to talk all things BIOCHAR. We'll cover: Biochar in the Garden The History of Biochar in Landscapes Drinking Water Toxic Remediation And more!  Website  https://wilsonbiochar.com/

    1h 20m
  7. Becoming Effective Change Agents with Don Hall

    10/29/2024

    Becoming Effective Change Agents with Don Hall

    In this episode we welcome Don Hall as we go over: Transformation in Nature Expansion As a Pattern Wholeness Expressed Balance in All Efforts Check out Don's Website: https://evolutionarychange.org/

    1h 57m
  8. Agroforestry Planning, Budgets, Tech, and Implementation with Harry Green

    09/11/2024

    Agroforestry Planning, Budgets, Tech, and Implementation with Harry Green

    In this episode we welcome Harry Greene as we cover: Planning an Agroforestry System Large Scale Tree Plantings  Land Technology At Scale  Cost and Profit Timelines And more!  Website https://www.propagateag.com/

    1h 29m
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The PINAcast brings together conversations from Some of the top thought leaders in the Permaculture space. Hear how they got started and created a career out of Permaculture. Learn how to bring Permaculture to the masses, or simply learn more about the history of the Permaculture movement. Get inspired to make positive changes in the world you live in!!

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