Food Forest Podcast

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Food Forest Podcast with Louis De Jaeger inspires and informs about the possibilities, challenges, and best practices of food forests. We explore how to create resilient ecosystems by diving into topics such as agroforestry, forest gardening, syntropic agriculture, trees, water, fungi, climate, communities, buildings, and desertification. Through expert conversations and real-life stories, we uncover practical insights and visionary ideas to help regenerate landscapes and reconnect people with nature. 🌱🌍

  1. Food Forest Podcast: Jerome Osentowski – Start a subtropical food forest in your greenhouse!

    20H AGO

    Food Forest Podcast: Jerome Osentowski – Start a subtropical food forest in your greenhouse!

    Jerome Osentowski, founder of the Central Rocky Mountain Permaculture Institute, shares his journey from ski slopes to pioneering indoor food forests and climate battery greenhouses. He reflects on perennial systems, community collaboration, and the vision of a “perennial economy” built on creativity, education, and regenerative livelihoods.

    48 min

  2. FEB 4

    Food Forest Podcast: Sheila Darmos – How to start a bioregional weaving lab

    In this episode, host Louis De Jaeger speaks with Greek regenerative farming pioneer Sheila Darmos, founder of Southern Lights. Sheila shares how she transformed her family’s organic farm into a thriving agroforestry system with over 150 fruit trees and shrubs, weaving together biodiversity, education, and community empowerment. Together, they explore what it means to build a bioregional movement rooted in connection, creativity, and care for the land.

    1h 4m
  3. Food Forest Podcast: Scott Hall – How to start a syntropic food forest

    JAN 28

    Food Forest Podcast: Scott Hall – How to start a syntropic food forest

    Scott Hall, a fifth-generation Australian farmer, shares his journey into syntropic agriculture – a farming approach centered on plant succession, biodiversity, and working with natural cycles. He discusses the role of observation, pruning, disturbance, and cultural exchange in fostering resilient, regenerative farming systems that thrive by aligning with nature.

    1h 1m
  4. Food Forest Podcast: Maddy Harland – Lessons from 30 Years of Permaculture Magazine

    JAN 21

    Food Forest Podcast: Maddy Harland – Lessons from 30 Years of Permaculture Magazine

    Maddy Harland, co-founder of Permaculture Magazine, shares her lifelong journey in permaculture, from her childhood love of gardening to creating food forests on poor soils and building a global platform for ecological design. She highlights the importance of patience, joy, and community in shaping regenerative projects and emphasizes making permaculture accessible to everyone.

    1h 3m
  5. Food Forest Podcast: Robin Greenfield – How to Ditch Consumerism and Live Sustainably

    JAN 14

    Food Forest Podcast: Robin Greenfield – How to Ditch Consumerism and Live Sustainably

    In this episode, host Louis De Jaeger speaks with activist Robin Greenfield about his journey from a conventional, consumer-driven lifestyle to one rooted in sustainability, minimalism, and service to the planet. Robin shares how foraging, self-love, and community engagement have shaped his approach to activism and regenerative living. He also discusses his initiative to plant one million community fruit trees, demonstrating the power of grassroots action to foster ecological and social resilience.

    1h 19m
  6. Food Forest Podcast: John D. Liu – How to create food forest communities

    12/24/2025

    Food Forest Podcast: John D. Liu – How to create food forest communities

    John D. Liu – ecologist, filmmaker, and founder of the Ecosystem Restoration Camps movement – shares his journey from journalism to becoming a global voice for ecosystem restoration. In this conversation, he reflects on the urgent need to repair degraded landscapes, the role of media in raising awareness, and how community-driven action can reshape our economy around ecological health.

    1h 15m
  7. Food Forest Podcast: Astrid Adler – How to start a food forest on swamps, bogs or mires

    12/17/2025

    Food Forest Podcast: Astrid Adler – How to start a food forest on swamps, bogs or mires

    Astrid Adler has spent over two decades nurturing Ireland’s oldest food forest on challenging bogland. In this episode, she reflects on her journey from Germany to Ireland, the lessons of syntropic agriculture, the abundance of wild edibles, and the healing power of tending the land.

    57 min
  8. Food Forest Podcast: Mohammed Erribani – How to start a dryland food forest?

    12/10/2025

    Food Forest Podcast: Mohammed Erribani – How to start a dryland food forest?

    Mohammed Erribani shares his transformation from chef to permaculture designer, blending purpose, spirituality, and environmental stewardship. From addressing water scarcity in Morocco to applying lessons from restoration projects in India, he explores how community, gratitude, and resilience are key to regeneration. Discover why self-sufficiency is a collective effort and how anger can be turned into a force for positive change.

    1h 4m
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Food Forest Podcast with Louis De Jaeger inspires and informs about the possibilities, challenges, and best practices of food forests. We explore how to create resilient ecosystems by diving into topics such as agroforestry, forest gardening, syntropic agriculture, trees, water, fungi, climate, communities, buildings, and desertification. Through expert conversations and real-life stories, we uncover practical insights and visionary ideas to help regenerate landscapes and reconnect people with nature. 🌱🌍

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