Planting Change Podcast

About Planting Change Podcast

Regenerative agriculture isn't just for farms—it's for backyard gardens, public spaces, and even balconies! Hosted from Las Bandurrias Food Forest & Homestead in Uruguay, Planting Change Podcast shares practical skills—organic gardening & permaculture design, modern homesteading, DIY natural building methods—and raw stories (failures included!) with listeners who care deeply about healing our planet! Planting Change is MORE than just a podcast for homesteaders, organic gardeners and farmers… it's for ANYONE with a passion for a greener future! Since 2021, we've planted THOUSANDS of trees to create our syntropic Food Forest, bridging ancient wisdom and modern science to rebuild ecosystems and communities. Follow our journey on Instagram, Facebook & TikTok—@lasbandurrias.uy—to be part of the new agricultural revolution… because change grows where you plant it! 🌱 Topics we dig into on Planting Change Podcast: 🌳How to Start a Food Forest or Design a Permaculture Garden—even in small spaces! 🐔Raising Backyard Chickens for Eggs and Meat the regenerative, organic way 🧱Natural Building 101: cob, superadobe, straw bale construction & and other natural building materials 🏡Urban Gardening Tips to grow your own organic food in concrete jungles ⚡Off-grid Living Pros and Cons: solar power hurdles, the unexpected joys of modern homesteading, and the Myth of Self-Sufficiency ♻️DIY Natural Fertilizers: aerated compost tea, bokashi, biodigesters, earthworms, biochar, composting toilets, and other tools for turning waste into "Black Gold"! 🌛Gardening with the Moon Phases Works! And Biodynamic Farming follows two other hidden lunar cycles to grow healthier plants! ☢️Dangers of Factory Farming: why soil degradation & erosion are silent crises stealing our future 🍄"Mycoremediation": how to use mushrooms to detoxify depleted soil after years of synthetic fertilizers and chemical pesticides 🔬Soil Microbiology Secrets: Food chain? Not underground! Dr. Elaine Ingham unraveled a complex, symbiotic "Soil Food Web" that shook the scientific community!

Publisher

Las Bandurrias Food Forest & Homestead

Category

leisure · science

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

17 Nov 2025

Latest episode

29 Jun 2026

Latest episodes

6 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   29 Jun 2026

   Black Gold & Biogas: A Compost Deep Dive

   What if your kitchen scraps fed the soil, not the landfill? In this episode, we dive deep into the world of compost, from the hidden microbiology inside the steaming piles to the surprising ways we can close the loop on waste. Learn about the the revolutionary UFSC thermophilic composting method we use at Las Bandurrias Food Forest & Homestead -- an innovative system developed over 25 years at the University of Santa Catarina in Brazil. It's low-labor, highly efficient, and it can turn all kinds of kitchen scraps (including meat and bones!) into rich, black gold. All WITHOUT the back-breaking work of turning piles! Plus, we put the spotlight on how Lorena & Renata are working with the city of Minas to compost on a larger scale, plus dry toilets, biodigesters, bokashi, earthworms, and why your pee might be the most underrated fertilizer on the planet! ======= Planting Change is MORE than just a podcast for homesteaders, organic gardeners and farmers… it's for ANYONE with a passion for a greener future! Want to help our Food Forest grow? Adopt a tree or have us plant one in someone's honor!

2. 

   13 Feb 2026

   Bioconstruction: Natural Building with Earth & Community

   We're building a community center out of mud, straw, and a whole lot of volunteer spirit. In Episode 4, we take you inside the world of bioconstruction at Las Bandurrias Food Forest & Homestead and how we build with the earth beneath our feet – not against it!. Learn why we prefer lime over cement – and why the Romans figured this out 2,000 years ago…  get the full story on "superadobe" – from Nader Khalili's NASA-approved designs to how Randy built his dome home here … plus Lorena's experience with "hyperadobe"! We also answer the question everyone asks: why on earth are we mixing fresh cow manure into our plaster? (Spoiler: it's not as crazy as it sounds!) We also look ahead to the future of construction: self-healing and self-replicating cement, mycelium bricks, and other living materials that could transform how the world builds. Join us on this episode of the Planting Change Podcast for a deep dive into foundations of the future! Click here for show notes, additional photos/videos, as well as links (https://www.patreon.com/posts/150850478) with more information to some of the topics we discussed in this episode ======= Planting Change is MORE than just a podcast for homesteaders, organic gardeners and farmers… it's for ANYONE with a passion for a greener future!

3. 

   15 Jan 2026

   Your Edible Jungle: How to Grow Food Like a Forest

   Randy and Lorena dig into the "food" part of their Food Forest! In this episode, they explore how to plan a productive, resilient garden within an agroforestry system. They share discoveries like a common velvety plant that tastes just like fried fish(!), discuss the importance of "PANC" (non-conventional edible plants), and explain how to use native and heirloom varieties to build food sovereignty. They also break down practical permaculture techniques: making raised garden beds for food forests, the magic of companion planting (like the "Three Sisters"—corn, beans, and squash), and how to integrate animals like chickens, cows, and pigs holistically into your edible ecosystem. Whether you have a balcony or a backyard, this episode is packed with ideas to make your own garden more abundant and regenerative! ======= Planting Change is MORE than just a podcast for homesteaders, organic gardeners, and farmers… it's for ANYONE with a passion for a greener future!

4. 

   13 Dec 2025

   Our Story – From Dream to Food Forest

   How do two women from Brazil and a gringo from the US end up building a food forest revolution together in Uruguay? This is more than a "how-we-met" story; it's a story about life redirecting you toward your purpose, one chance encounter at a time. Lorena and Randy pull back the curtain on their personal journey -- from what they did before planting thousands of trees (spoiler: nobody studied agriculture) all the way to the serendipitous meetings and leaps of faith that sparked the rustic beginnings of Las Bandurrias Food Forest and Homestead. Sometimes, the best projects and communities grow from seeds you didn't even intentionally plant. ============== Planting Change is MORE than just a podcast for homesteaders, organic gardeners, and farmers… it's for ANYONE with a passion for a greener future!

5. 

   2 Dec 2025

   Food Forests 101 – How to Grow an Edible Ecosystem

   Planting Change is MORE than just a podcast for homesteaders, organic gardeners, and farmers… it's for ANYONE with a passion for a greener future! In our debut episode, join hosts Lorena and Randy recording from Las Bandurrias Food Forest and Homestead in Uruguay, as we break down the "edible ecosystem"—what it is, why it's nature's ultimate climate solution, and how its seven layers of abundance work. Whether you're dreaming of a forest garden or just a more sustainable balcony, this is your first step toward growing hope, literally from the ground up. Want to be part of the NEW agricultural revolution? Let's dig in!

6. 

   17 Nov 2025

   Planting Change: A New Way to Grow [Podcast Trailer]

   Our food system is broken. But at Las Bandurrias Food Forest & Homestead in Uruguay, we're not just complaining... we're building the alternative! Since 2021, we've planted thousands of trees to create a Syntropic Food Forest—a living, breathing ecosystem that produces food, medicine, wood, and a biodiverse oasis that provides much needed habitats for native wildlife. The Planting Change Podcast is the audio diary of our journey… the failures, the breakthroughs… all of it! We're talking regenerative agriculture, ecological construction techniques – like the mud and lime plasters we're using to build our new Community Center – and our monthly volunteer days that make it all possible! It's not just about building soil; it's about building community! Planting Change is MORE than just a podcast for homesteaders, organic gardeners and farmers… it's for ANYONE with a passion for a greener future! So… wanna be part of the NEW agricultural revolution? Subscribe to the Planting Change Podcast right meow! and LET'S DIG IN!

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