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Verge Permaculture

Good Life Revival: Permaculture, Rewilding, Homesteading

Regenerative Skills

Peter McCoy

Ben Falk

Rob Avis

Akiva Silver

Joel Salatin

Curtis Stone

Steve Gabriel

Katy Bowman

Leah Penniman

Brian Von Herzen

Kevin Tucker

Rob Roy

MARK SHEPARD

STEVEN MARTYN

TREBBE JOHNSON

OwlTail

Let's take a look at the 1st step in the process of creating a design for building your permaculture property. In working in regenerative design for a while and being connected with many other people who make their living this way, myself and a lot of others have begun to identify patterns in the questions and troubles that people reach out to us consultants and designers for. I haven't been in this line of work though nearly as long as the team at Verge Permaculture and so it felt really good to hear that many of the commonalities that they’ve seen from clients and students mirror my own experience. The truth is that permaculture is a very broad design philosophy that can feel overwhelming even with years of experience, especially at the beginning of a project when you’re still gathering information about your ecology and context and when you see so much potential in front of you. For this reason it can be extremely helpful to have a guide that outlines a process that can illuminate and simplify the options available to you and cut through the overwhelm. Throughout this season I’ll be teaming up with the members of Verge Permaculture to show you the process that they’ve outlined in their new book, Building your Permaculture Property. In five clear steps, their process can guide you through the minefield of choices and pitfalls while designing your project and then implementing the design. Step 0 inspect your paradigmStep 1 Clarify your vision, values, and resourcesStep 2 Diagnose your resources for strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threatsStep 3 Design your resources to meet your vision and valuesStep 4 Implement the Right Design That Will Most Improve Your Weakest ResourceStep 5 Monitor Your Resources for Indicators of Well-being or SufferingIn today’s episode I’ll be speaking with Takota Coen of Coen Farm in Alberta Canada about Step 0 and Step 1 to start you on the process of design and implementation. For those of you who want to get ahead of the game and learn from more than 15 of the biggest names in Permaculture on how to transform your property, the authors Takota, Rob, and Michelle will be hosting their online summit for the release of the book from April 23-25th. The summit is completely free and you can register at mypermacultureproperty.comSo let’s get started at the beginning. Takota began our discussion by explaining the 5 common problems that he and the team at Verge repeatedly hear about which lead to the 5 step process in the book.Get the resource packet for this episode!Join the discord discussion channel to answer the weekly questions and learn new skills with the whole communityLinks:https://vergepermaculture.ca/building-your-permaculture-property-summit https://vergepermaculture.ca/ https://www.coenfarm.ca/Want to learn more about permaculture and regenerative design? Check out these previous episodes:https://regenerativeskills.com/abundantedge-daniel-halsey/ https://regenerativeskills.com/https-www-abundantedge-com-abundantedge-daniel-christian-wahl/ https://regenerativeskills.com/abundantedge-nelson-lebo/

Let's take a look at the 1st step in the process of creating a design for building your permaculture property. In working in regenerative design for a while and being connected with many other people who make their living this way, myself and a lot of others have begun to identify patterns in the questions and troubles that people reach out to us consultants and designers for. I haven't been in this line of work though nearly as long as the team at Verge Permaculture and so it felt really good to hear that many of the commonalities that they’ve seen from clients and students mirror my own experience. The truth is that permaculture is a very broad design philosophy that can feel overwhelming even with years of experience, especially at the beginning of a project when you’re still gathering information about your ecology and context and when you see so much potential in front of you. For this reason it can be extremely helpful to have a guide that outlines a process that can illuminate and simplify the options available to you and cut through the overwhelm.  Throughout this season I’ll be teaming up with the members of Verge Permaculture to show you the process that they’ve outlined in their new book, Building your Permaculture Property.  In five clear steps, their process can guide you through the minefield of choices and pitfalls while designing your project and then implementing the design.  Step 0 inspect your paradigm Step 1 Clarify your vision, values, and resources Step 2 Diagnose your resources for strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats Step 3 Design your resources to meet your vision and values Step 4 Implement the Right Design That Will Most Improve Your Weakest Resource Step 5 Monitor Your Resources for Indicators of Well-being or Suffering In today’s episode I’ll be speaking with Takota Coen of Coen Farm in Alberta Canada about Step 0 and Step 1 to start you on the process of design and implementation.  For those of you who want to get ahead of the game and learn from more than 15 of the biggest names in Permaculture on how to transform your property, the authors Takota, Rob, and Michelle will be hosting their online summit for the release of the book from April 23-25th. The summit is completely free and you can register at <a href="http://mypermacultureproperty.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">mypermacultureproperty.com</a> So let’s get started at the beginning. Takota began our discussion by explaining the 5 common problems that he and the team at Verge repeatedly hear about which lead to the 5 step process in the book. Get the resource packet for this episode! Join the discord discussion channel to answer the weekly questions and learn new skills with the whole community Links: <a href="https://vergepermaculture.ca/building-your-permaculture-property-summit" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://vergepermaculture.ca/building-your-permaculture-property-summit</a> <a href="https://vergepermaculture.ca/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://vergepermaculture.ca/</a> <a href="https://www.coenfarm.ca/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.coenfarm.ca/</a> Want to learn more about permaculture and regenerative design? Check out these previous episodes: <a href="https://regenerativeskills.com/abundantedge-daniel-halsey/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://regenerativeskills.com/abundantedge-daniel-halsey/</a> <a href="https://regenerativeskills.com/https-www-abundantedge-com-abundantedge-daniel-christian-wahl/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://regenerativeskills.com/https-www-abundantedge-com-abundantedge-daniel-christian-wahl/</a> <a href="https://regenerativeskills.com/abundantedge-nelson-lebo/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://regenerativeskills.com/abundantedge-nelson-lebo/</a>

Step 1 in building your permaculture property: With Verge permaculture

Rob Avis is a petroleum engineer-turned-permaculture designer with many years of boots-on-the-ground experience in developing regenerative living systems. He runs the Canadian design company Verge Permaculture, as well as the consulting firm Adaptive Habitat.For this installment of the show, Rob joins me to talk about Essential Rainwater Harvesting, the book that he co-authored with his wife Michelle, released earlier this year.If you're curious about getting started with rainwater harvesting, whether for irrigation, washing, drinking, or all of the above, I think this conversation will serve as a great primer!Among other things, Rob walks me through all of the basic components of a catchment system and how to approach the design process. We also talk about the importance of seeking out high-quality information in a world thoroughly saturated with poorly researched blog posts and YouTube videos and the like. I hope you find it as helpful as I did!

Rob Avis is a petroleum engineer-turned-permaculture designer with many years of boots-on-the-ground experience in developing regenerative living systems. He runs the Canadian design company <a href="https://vergepermaculture.ca/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Verge Permaculture</a>, as well as the consulting firm Adaptive Habitat.For this installment of the show, Rob joins me to talk about <a href="https://vergepermaculture.ca/rain/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Essential Rainwater Harvesting</a>, the book that he co-authored with his wife Michelle, released earlier this year.If you're curious about getting started with rainwater harvesting, whether for irrigation, washing, drinking, or all of the above, I think this conversation will serve as a great primer!Among other things, Rob walks me through all of the basic components of a catchment system and how to approach the design process. We also talk about the importance of seeking out high-quality information in a world thoroughly saturated with poorly researched blog posts and YouTube videos and the like. I hope you find it as helpful as I did!

65. Rainwater Harvesting for Adaptive Habitats with Rob Avis of Verge Permaculture

In keeping with the theme of water regeneration this month I spoke to Rob Avis, the co-author along with Michelle Avis of their book in the New Society Essentials series called Rain Water Harvesting.Rob and Michelle founded Verge Permaculture, an award-winning design, consulting and education company in Calgary, Alberta after years of international training in renewable energy and regenerative design. Since its founding, Verge has helped more than 1000 students and clients to design and create integrated systems for shelter, energy, water, waste, and food, all while supporting their local economy and regenerating the land. Through their design and consulting they create havens that produce their own energy and food, harvest water, cycle nutrients, and restore the surrounding ecosystems, enabling property owners to thrive no matter what. With such a broad range of knowledge, experience, and expertise, we focused mainly on rain water harvesting techniques and systems in this episode as an entry into the larger concept of watershed regeneration and revival.In this session Rob explains some of the key components of rain water harvesting systems and the ways that you can treat and filter the water for various uses. We talk at length about why expensive filters and disinfectants are often unnecessary, even for most potable water uses, and the different ways you can keep your stored rainwater clean. Rob also speaks about how rainwater harvesting systems fit into a larger system aimed toward water resilience in multiple living contexts from urban to rural applications. I’ve been a big fan of Verge Permaculture and all their great work for some time now and I’m intending to create a larger series of in depth talks with Rob and Michelle in the future so if you enjoy this episode and have further questions that you’d like to hear us cover in future talks, then by all means send your questions and feedback to me at info@abundanedge.com or in the comments in the show notes on the website.Resources:Buy the book “Essentials: Rainwater Harvesting”Verge Permaculture WebsiteVerge Youtube channelAre you the owner or promotions manager for a regenerative business or organization looking to get your message out to a larger audience?Finding your target audience for regenerative products and services can be tough, especially while the movement is still in its infancy and awareness around the importance of ethical business still has a long way to go. If you want to tap into a network of informed and motivated people with strong environmental and community ethics who vote with their purchases then you’ve come to the right place. The Abundant Edge podcast now has more than 30,000 monthly listeners around the world and is growing fast. These are listeners who are actively involved in the regeneration of our planet and are enthusiastically supporting businesses and projects that reflect their priorities. We now offer competitive sponsorship packages for single episodes and discounted rates for multiple episodes, social media campaigns, promotional videos and more. The best part is that all your investment goes straight into making this podcast the best resource for regenerative skills education that it can be.Because of our commitment to the integrity of our message and our affiliations, this offer is only open to businesses and organizations that are as committed to regenerative work as we are. If this sounds like a good fit for you, go to the show notes for this episode to fill out the collaborator application form.We look forward to helping you reach your highest potential.Collaborator’s Application formName *NameFirst NameLast NameEmail *Tell us about your business and why its "regenerative" *Where can we look to learn more about your business or organization? *Which of our services are you interested in? *Choose as many that apply Podcast sponsorship space Social media exposure Promotional video

In keeping with the theme of water regeneration this month I spoke to Rob Avis, the co-author along with Michelle Avis of their book in the New Society Essentials series called Rain Water Harvesting. Rob and Michelle founded Verge Permaculture, an award-winning design, consulting and education company in Calgary, Alberta after years of international training in renewable energy and regenerative design. Since its founding, Verge has helped more than 1000 students and clients to design and create integrated systems for shelter, energy, water, waste, and food, all while supporting their local economy and regenerating the land. Through their design and consulting they create havens that produce their own energy and food, harvest water, cycle nutrients, and restore the surrounding ecosystems, enabling property owners to thrive no matter what. With such a broad range of knowledge, experience, and expertise, we focused mainly on rain water harvesting techniques and systems in this episode as an entry into the larger concept of watershed regeneration and revival. In this session Rob explains some of the key components of rain water harvesting systems and the ways that you can treat and filter the water for various uses. We talk at length about why expensive filters and disinfectants are often unnecessary, even for most potable water uses, and the different ways you can keep your stored rainwater clean. Rob also speaks about how rainwater harvesting systems fit into a larger system aimed toward water resilience in multiple living contexts from urban to rural applications. I’ve been a big fan of Verge Permaculture and all their great work for some time now and I’m intending to create a larger series of in depth talks with Rob and Michelle in the future so if you enjoy this episode and have further questions that you’d like to hear us cover in future talks, then by all means send your questions and feedback to me at info@abundanedge.com or in the comments in the show notes on the website. Resources: Buy the book “Essentials: Rainwater Harvesting” Verge Permaculture Website Verge Youtube channel Are you the owner or promotions manager for a regenerative business or organization looking to get your message out to a larger audience? Finding your target audience for regenerative products and services can be tough, especially while the movement is still in its infancy and awareness around the importance of ethical business still has a long way to go. If you want to tap into a network of informed and motivated people with strong environmental and community ethics who vote with their purchases then you’ve come to the right place. The Abundant Edge podcast now has more than 30,000 monthly listeners around the world and is growing fast. These are listeners who are actively involved in the regeneration of our planet and are enthusiastically supporting businesses and projects that reflect their priorities. We now offer competitive sponsorship packages for single episodes and discounted rates for multiple episodes, social media campaigns, promotional videos and more. The best part is that all your investment goes straight into making this podcast the best resource for regenerative skills education that it can be. Because of our commitment to the integrity of our message and our affiliations, this offer is only open to businesses and organizations that are as committed to regenerative work as we are. If this sounds like a good fit for you, go to the show notes for this episode to fill out the collaborator application form. We look forward to helping you reach your highest potential. Collaborator’s Application form Name * Name First Name Last Name Email * Tell us about your business and why its "regenerative" * Where can we look to learn more about your business or organization? * Which of our services are you interested in? * Choose as many that apply Podcast sponsorship space Social media exposure Promotional video