Living Permaculture

About Living Permaculture

Join us every third Monday of the month for Living Permaculture, KDNK's exploration of agriculture, horticulture, and natural science through the lens of Permaculture Design. Permaculture is a design system based on observing Nature and intelligently utilizing multifunctional elements to self-propel your designs. Each month we feature a guest and topic pertinent to sustainability and environmental stewardship in the Roaring Fork Valley of Colorado and the world. Host Vanessa Harmony owns and operates Colorado Edible Forest LLC, a plant nursery and consulting business in Glenwood Springs, Colorado. Co-host Jerome Osentowski is Director of Central Rocky Mountain Permaculture Institute (CRMPI), a non-profit organization in Basalt, Colorado.

Publisher

Jerome Osentowski, Vanessa Harmony

Category

society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

15 Aug 2022

Latest episode

21 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

48 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   21 Sept 2026

   Living Permaculture | Maddy Harland

   Maddy Harland, Editor of Permaculture magazine, shares her journey of discovering permaculture design, and applying permaculture principles in an ancient woodland in north Devon, England.

2. 

   17 Aug 2026

   Living Permaculture | Glenn Elzinga Part III

   Part III of Vanessa's interview with Glenn Elzinga culminates with a discussion of the People Care permaculture ethic upheld by grass-fed regenerative beef production. Glenn explains how phytochemicals in diverse grasses and forbs and the nutritional wisdom of cattle alchemize to produce beef rich with anti-oxidants and anti-inflammatories that support human health.

3. 

   20 Jul 2026

   Living Permaculture | Glenn Elzinga part II

   This month airs Part II of Vanessa Harmony's interview with guest Glenn Elzinga of Alderspring Ranch exploring the parallels between regeneratively raised beef and permaculture design, with this part of the discussion emphasizing the permaculture ethic of fair share or future care. Glenn describes how his operation uses inherding, stockmanship, and targeted grazing as tools to restore riparian areas, create firebreaks, and regenerate the living soil sponge created by healthy soil life. Tune into Living Permaculture on KDNK.org the third Monday of each month at 4pm.

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