• Post Reply Bookmark Topic Watch Topic
  • New Topic
permaculture forums growies critters building homesteading energy monies kitchen purity ungarbage community wilderness fiber arts art permaculture artisans regional education skip experiences global resources cider press projects digital market permies.com pie forums private forums all forums
this forum made possible by our volunteer staff, including ...
master stewards:
  • Nancy Reading
  • Carla Burke
  • r ranson
  • John F Dean
  • paul wheaton
  • Pearl Sutton
stewards:
  • Jay Angler
  • Liv Smith
  • Leigh Tate
master gardeners:
  • Christopher Weeks
  • Timothy Norton
gardeners:
  • thomas rubino
  • Jeremy VanGelder
  • Maieshe Ljin
  • Likes 1
  • Mark post as helpful
  • send pies
    Number of slices to send:
    Optional 'thank-you' note:
  • Quote
  • Report post to moderator


Listen Online
Download

Get all of the podcasts in convenient, giant zip files
Subscribe on iTunes

Summary

Paul and Cassie start off the podcast with the announcement that Cassie is launching the North American version of the Permaculture Magazine. She talks about the content and how it will be geared towards a North American audience, and how most of it will be different from the mother magazine in the UK. They mention that their is a 10% discount on advertising in the magazine for PIE members.

They then go on to talk about what is going on at Wheaton Lab. They talk about the Ant Village Challenge and how there is only a few spots left. Paul mentions some of the perks that are included for the participants in the challenge and stresses that it turns out to be extremely cheap rent. Paul then mentions about the PRI certified PDC that will be held by Howard Story and Tim Barker at the Lab at the end of May and beginning of June. The PDC will be followed by an appropriate technology course. One of the ants, Evan, is also holding a very inexpensive peasant workshop and festival in October, where many homesteading skills will be taught.

Paul then describes the affliction that he has, and that has caused him not to be able to sit or stand very long for a couple of months. He explains how ice cream sammiches (yes sammiches) have been helping him recover...

They then talk about Ernie and Erica Wisner's upcoming book on rocket mass heaters and how they are currently running a kickstarter to fund the book. Paul said that he has read the book, and that it is amazing.

They also give an update on Paul's own rocket mass heater new DVD set, and how it got delayed for many reasons.

They finally get to the main topic of the podcast series, which is forum user's questions on hugelkultur beds.

Relevant Threads

Permaculture Magazine North America
Permaculture Inner-circle Elite (PIE)
ant village
ant village and the ant village challenge
Wheaton Labs 2016 PDC & Appropriate Technology Course
peasant workshop and festival
Paul's affliction thread
Rocket Mass Heater Builder's Guide - Kickstarter

Support the Empire

Help support the empire and get all of the podcasts in bundles here

To support production of these podcasts, make a donation here at Paul's Patreon page.

COMMENTS:
 
steward
Posts: 809
Location: Italy, Siena, Gaiole in Chianti zone 9
226
3
forest garden trees books woodworking
  • Mark post as helpful
  • send pies
    Number of slices to send:
    Optional 'thank-you' note:
  • Quote
  • Report post to moderator
I seem to have problems listening to it online I'm trying to download it. No audio and it doesn't start even if I press play. Download works fine
 
steward
Posts: 3722
Location: Kingston, Canada (USDA zone 5a)
552
12
purity dog forest garden fungi trees tiny house chicken food preservation woodworking
  • Mark post as helpful
  • send pies
    Number of slices to send:
    Optional 'thank-you' note:
  • Quote
  • Report post to moderator
works fine on my end, anybody else having issues?
 
pollinator
Posts: 306
Location: North Central New York
16
4
forest garden trees tiny house composting toilet fiber arts rocket stoves
  • Mark post as helpful
  • send pies
    Number of slices to send:
    Optional 'thank-you' note:
  • Quote
  • Report post to moderator
In this podcast they discuss using a hugelkultur as a burial place and Paul seems to not think this would be a particularly satisfactory way to dispose of a body. I know I have read of old timers composting a dead cow but I couldn't find any good articles however, I did find this on composting a dead horse. Said the process would be complete in 2 - 3 months. Sounds like it's not burying the body exactly but creating a compost pile on top of it.
 
pollinator
Posts: 344
Location: New Zealand
28
3
  • Mark post as helpful
  • send pies
    Number of slices to send:
    Optional 'thank-you' note:
  • Quote
  • Report post to moderator
I buried a dead cow in a hugel I was building a couple of years ago. It was a bit wiffy for a few days but then the smell subsided...the dogs did try to dig it up from time to time though. The other thing is that the hugel was only about a metre high and the area where the cow was, has collapsed to a large extent. Of course a cow is much bigger around than a person so more collapse potential.
 
gardener
Posts: 2108
Location: Zone 8b North Texas
563
3
hugelkultur forest garden foraging earthworks food preservation fiber arts bee medical herbs seed wood heat composting
  • Mark post as helpful
  • send pies
    Number of slices to send:
    Optional 'thank-you' note:
  • Quote
  • Report post to moderator
I couldn't listen to this by clicking "online" but it would play online if I clicked "download".
 
master gardener
Posts: 4249
Location: Upstate NY, Zone 5, 43 inch Avg. Rainfall
1721
monies home care dog fungi trees chicken food preservation cooking building composting homestead
  • Likes 2
  • Mark post as helpful
  • send pies
    Number of slices to send:
    Optional 'thank-you' note:
  • Quote
  • Report post to moderator

Tina Wolf wrote:I couldn't listen to this by clicking "online" but it would play online if I clicked "download".



When I click on listening online I get this...
Podcast303.PNG
[Thumbnail for Podcast303.PNG]
 
gardener
Posts: 2176
Location: Finland (zone 5)
898
2
cat dog homestead
  • Likes 4
  • Mark post as helpful
  • send pies
    Number of slices to send:
    Optional 'thank-you' note:
  • Quote
  • Report post to moderator
Please try again!
 
Timothy Norton
master gardener
Posts: 4249
Location: Upstate NY, Zone 5, 43 inch Avg. Rainfall
1721
monies home care dog fungi trees chicken food preservation cooking building composting homestead
  • Likes 3
  • Mark post as helpful
  • send pies
    Number of slices to send:
    Optional 'thank-you' note:
  • Quote
  • Report post to moderator

Saana Jalimauchi wrote:Please try again!



Restored! I will start listening online. Thank you
 
I was her plaything! And so was this tiny ad:
the permaculture bootcamp in winter (plus half-assed holidays)
https://permies.com/t/149839/permaculture-projects/permaculture-bootcamp-winter-assed-holidays
reply
    Bookmark Topic Watch Topic
  • New Topic