Living Permaculture

Raleigh Burleigh

Permaculture is a design system for ecological and sustainable living, integrating plants, animals, buildings, people and communities. Living Permaculture airs on KDNK on the 4th Wednesday of every month.

  • 27 minutes 57 seconds
    Living Permaculture | Jan Spencer
    This month Jerome Osentowski and Vanessa Harmony interview Jan Spencer, an author, artist, urban homesteader, and permaculturist from Eugene, Oregon who is dedicated to promoting a paradigm shift toward a future that is sustainable, just, equitable, and socially and spiritually uplifting. Tune into Living Permaculture on KDNK.org the third Monday of each month at 4pm.
    16 March 2026, 10:00 pm
  • 28 minutes
    Living Permaculture | The Park People
    On this month's episode of Living Permaculture, we hear from guest Lindsay Cutler of The Park People in Denver, CO, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit working with communities to plant trees and improve parks for a healthier, more resilient future for Denver. Tune into Living Permaculture on KDNK.org the third Monday of each month at 4pm.
    16 February 2026, 11:30 pm
  • 27 minutes 57 seconds
    Living Permaculture | Susan Poizner of Orchard People
    Vanessa Harmony discusses fruit tree pruning principles and community orchards with Susan Poizner, an urban orchardist and arborist from Toronto, Ontario. Susan is the host of Orchard People, a podcast and website dedicated to fruit tree care, and she is the author of, Fruit Tree Pruning: the Science and Art of Cultivating Healthy Fruit Trees. Tune into Living Permaculture on KDNK, the third Monday of each month at 4pm.
    19 January 2026, 11:00 pm
  • 27 minutes 57 seconds
    Living Permaculture | Katrina Mendrey
    Vanessa Harmony interviews Katrina Mendrey, a superhero in the realm of North American fruit growing and heritage orchards. Katrina previously oversaw the Montana Heritage Orchard Program and was a founding member of the Heritage Orchard Conference. They discuss Katrina's career path, the value of heritage fruit varieties, fruit tree propagation, and uncommon fruits to try growing in the West. Tune into Living Permaculture on KDNK, the third Monday of each month at 4pm.
    15 December 2025, 11:00 pm
  • 27 minutes 57 seconds
    Living Permaculture | Callie Maron, Part 2
    This is part 2 of a conversation between Vanessa Harmony and Callie Maron. Callie is a licensed professional counselor specializing in mindfulness and nature-based therapy in Boulder, CO. Callie talks about her journey from taking a scientific track to pursue her love for nature, to realizing the critical interconnectedness humans share with Nature and leveraging Nature as a tool for human healing. Part 2 of 2. Tune into Living Permaculture on KDNK, the third Monday of each month at 4pm.
    19 November 2025, 4:55 pm
  • 27 minutes 57 seconds
    Living Permaculture | Callie Maron
    Vanessa Harmony interviews Callie Maron, a licensed professional counselor specializing in mindfulness and nature-based therapy in Boulder, CO. They discuss Callie's journey from taking a scientific track to pursue her love for nature, to realizing the critical interconnectedness humans share with Nature and leveraging Nature as a tool for human healing. Part 1 of 2. Tune into Living Permaculture on KDNK, the third Monday of each month at 4pm.
    20 October 2025, 11:02 pm
  • 27 minutes 57 seconds
    Living Permaculture | Harry Holding, Landscape Designer
    Jerome Osentowski and Vanessa Harmony interview Harry Holding, a multi-award-winning landscape designer based in London & Bristol, UK. They discuss Harry's recent travels researching his upcoming book, "Eat Your Garden: Edimentals as a Beautiful, Low-Effort Way to Grow Food" to be published by Chelsea Green, and Harry's approach to landscape design. Tune into Living Permaculture on KDNK, the third Monday of each month at 4pm.
    15 September 2025, 11:00 pm
  • 27 minutes 57 seconds
    Living Permaculture | Bob Purvis Part 2
    Part II of the interview with renowned horticulturist and orchardist, Bob Purvis, of Homedale, ID to discuss his career and travels, nursery and orchard practices, and fruit tree propagation. Tune into Living Permaculture on KDNK, the third Monday of each month at 4pm.
    19 August 2025, 10:28 pm
  • 28 minutes
    Living Permaculture | Bob Purvis
    On this month's episode of Living Permaculture, Vanessa Harmony interviews renowned horticulturist and orchardist, Bob Purvis, of Homedale, ID to discuss his career and travels, nursery and orchard practices, and fruit tree propagation. Tune into Living Permaculture on KDNK, the third Monday of each month at 4pm.
    21 July 2025, 10:20 pm
  • 27 minutes 58 seconds
    Living Permaculture | Wind Clearwater of Oasis Nursery Ltd.
    Vanessa Harmony interviews Wind Clearwater, owner and operator of Oasis Nursery Ltd., an organic plant nursery nestled near Hotchkiss, Delta, and Cedaredge serving Delta, Surface Creek, Crawford, the North Fork Valley and beyond. They discuss horticulture, permaculture, soil-building, and Rocky Mountain native and edible plants.
    20 May 2025, 8:22 pm
  • 27 minutes 58 seconds
    Living Permaculture | Robb and Ginger Janssen
    Vanessa and Jerome interview Ginger and Robb Janssen to discuss off-grid living and their business, Basalt Mountain Gardens. Since 1994 the Janssens have been creating, expanding, and enjoying their off-grid paradise on Basalt Mountain.
    21 April 2025, 11:23 pm
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