Sustainable World Radio

09/06/2023

Get ready to feel inspired!

I was thrilled to sit down with Rosemary Morrow, Wes Roe, and Margie Bushman for an invigorating discussion about Permaculture- (what it is and isn’t), good design, earth restoration, and why Rosemary feels that’s Permaculture is the best solution for our pressing global challenges.

Rosemary also shares stories about her work with refugees around the world.

Link to episode in bio.

04/06/2023

We are partnering with our friends at for a book giveaway.

You can win a copy of Rosemary Morrow’s excellent book Earth Restorer’s Guide to Permaculture, plus a collection of other titles.

This giveaway is open to listeners in Australia and the US only due to shipping purposes.

Enter from now through June 9th at: https://melliodora.com/melliodora-giveaways/earth-restorers-guide-to-permaculture-giveaway-swr/

Good luck!

16/03/2023

If you want to feel inspired and hopeful- don’t miss this event with Ecological Designers John and Nancy Todd.

Working with nature, John and his team restore and regenerate degraded landscapes and polluted waterways.

(If you’re not in the area, I’ve interviewed John twice. He’s a true eco hero!!)

Thanks to the Santa Barbara Permaculture Network for another great event.

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02/02/2023

🙌🏽Congratulations to all 73 projects that have been shortlisted for a 2023 Lush Spring Prize. ⁠
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🌎️Together you demonstrate the many different approaches to regenerative design and work that are taking place all around the world!⁠
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🌱Visit springprize.org to explore & learn more.⁠
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29/01/2023

🙌🏽Congratulations to all 73 projects that have been shortlisted for a 2023 Lush Spring Prize.

🌎️Together you demonstrate the many different approaches to regenerative design and work that are taking place all around the world!

🌱Visit springprize.org to explore & learn more: https://springprize.org

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28/01/2023

Are you dreaming of seeds, seedlings, and Spring planting? Don't miss the Santa Barbara Seed Swap on Sunday, Jan. 29th from 11am to 4pm.

One of my favorite events of the year, the Seed Swap is a gathering place for all of us who are entranced with the botanical world.

Bring seeds, cuttings, knowledge, and plants to share. If you don't have any, come anyway! You won't leave empty handed.

This year organic farmer and ancient grains advocate Larry Kandarian is being honored as the 2023 Local Food Hero. Congratulations, Larry!

Thanks to the SB Permaculture Network for offering events like these to our community. We are so grateful to reap the benefits of your hard work and organizing!

https://www.facebook.com/sbpermaculture

27/01/2023

New Episode!

What does water want? What happens when we allow water to be water?

It was so much fun to interview author and National Geographic explorer Erica Gies about Slow Water solutions to drought and deluge.

Slow Water approaches are unique to each place and work with natural systems. Slow Water is key to greater resiliency and offers multiple benefits including reducing floods, droughts, and wildfires. The Slow Water movement asks where our water comes from and examines the impact that our water treatment methods and infrastructure have on the environment, other people, and animals.

In this episode, Erica talks about Slow Water projects around the world, the importance of wetlands, why beavers are the rock stars of the water world, and the incredible Hyporheic Zone. And lots more!

It is becoming increasingly obvious that our attempts to control water are failing. Our cities and concrete infrastructure speed water away as quickly as possible, yet water seems to be reclaiming its territory more frequently. By participating in the Slow Water movement, we can cooperate with nature and water to create a more abundant world for all.

Erica Gies is the author of the new book Water Always Wins- Thriving in an Age of Drought and Deluge. Erica is a National Geographic Explorer and an award-winning independent journalist.

https://sustainableworldradio.com/slowwatersolutions/

18/11/2022

Gratitude Revealed- the latest film by Louie Schwartzberg] is having its Santa Barbara premiere this Saturday, November 19th at 6:30 pm at the beautiful Marjorie Luke Theatre.

I’m grateful to be a cosponsor of another fantastic event by the Santa Barbara Permaculture Network.

You may have seen Louie’s last film Fantastic Fungi. He was also a guest on my show a few years ago. He’s inspiring and his films are always beautiful.

For more information visit: sbpermaculture.org

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28/09/2022

Beauty can be found in the prickliest of places.🌵

This neglected Cactus growing in a parkway downtown is like a natural mandala.✨

Not enough light. Not enough water. Planted in the wrong place. But, still living its life and blooming. ☀️

07/09/2022

Calling all Earth Repairers! Applications are being accepted for the 2023 LUSH Spring Prize until September 19th. Regenerative organizations, community groups, businesses, and other projects from around the world are welcome to apply.

The Prize awards and celebrates those repairing the earth’s damaged systems, helping to leave the world Lusher than they found it. This £200,000+ prize seeks to increase the capacity of communities and societies to thrive in harmony with nature and each other, building healthy and resilient ecosystems and livelihoods.

Apply for a Spring Prize at /springprize.org.

New this year! Be The Earth Foundation and the Permaculture Magazine have partnered with the 2023 Lush Spring Prize to add two collaborative prizes: the Ancient and Indigenous Wisdom Award and the Permaculture Magazine Award. To be considered for these collaborative prizes, apply to one of the Spring Prize categories (Intentional Award, Young Award, Established Award, Influence Award) and complete the question on “Would you like your application to be considered for one of the 2023 collaborative prizes?”

Good luck! https://springprize.org/

09/07/2022

It was such an honor and so much fun to speak with Dr. Sylvia Earle about, you guessed it, the ocean! You may be surprised to learn how much our lives depend on these vast, yet fragile bodies of water.

Did you know that oceans make life possible on our planet? Even if we live far from the coast, our lives are influenced by the ocean. Oceans generate oxygen, capture carbon, shape weather, and provide habitat for countless creatures.

In this inspirational interview, Sylvia shares her thoughts about what we can do to help our oceans and why urgent action is needed now. We discuss some of the threats that oceans face including acidification due to climate change, industrial fishing, and pollutants.

Sylvia reflects on a lifetime of learning and exploration and shares why she is so positive about the future. She tells us what it’s like to live underwater for weeks at a time, how fish have different personalities, and why Menhaden matter.

This is an all hands on deck moment. We live on a miracle, a blue planet that functions in our favor and provides us with water and air. Each of us has a part to play in preserving, restoring, and celebrating our oceans, and in doing so, saving ourselves and the environment.

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Episode 166: Did you know that oceans make life possible on our planet? Even if we live far from the coast, our lives are influenced by the ocean. Oceans generate oxygen, capture carbon, shape weather, and provide habitat for countless creatures. To learn more about these vast, yet fragile bodies of...

13/06/2022

✨Paul Stamets & Louie Schwartzberg are Eco Heroes!✨

🌎Join them this Friday, June 17th, at 6:30 pm at the . Paul and Louie will talk about their life work and passion for nature and how they came to collaborate on projects together- including the incredible Fantastic Fungi book and film.🍄

⭐️Be prepared to be awed and inspired!💫

Paul will be live via Zoom and Louie will be live in the theater.

🌼Be sure to view Louie’s Moving Art screening outside on the Lobero’s back wall from 8 to 10 pm!!🌸

🦋We are proud to be a co- sponsor of this event.

🙏Thanks to the Santa Barbara Pernaculture Network for this amazing event and your stellar environmental work!

05/06/2022

Our floral friends are out in full force right now. These CA natives are glowing.🌼

03/06/2022

✨This special podcast episode introduces the Regenerative Media Alliance✨ a project I've been working on for quite some time with fellow podcast producers Oliver Goshey and Scott Mann. The Regenerative Media Alliance or RMA is a cooperative group for podcasters and media creators working in the Permaculture, sustainability, and regenerative fields.🎤⁠
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🌻When Oliver first approached Scott and I about his idea for the RMA, I thought of how valuable a group like this would have been when I first started podcasting. And I was right! It has been refreshing and fun to share notes and experiences with Scott and Oliver about interviewing, equipment, editing programs, and many other aspects of podcasting.⁠
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🌎We envision the RMA as a place for podcasters and other content creators to share their knowledge and to learn from one another. We will be offering quarterly calls, online summits, and more. Stay tuned for updates. ⁠
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➡️To sign up for our email list and for more information about the RMA, visit our website at: RegenerativeMediaAlliance.com. Link in bio. ⁠
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🥰Thanks so much for listening- as always! I hope you like this conversation between Scott, Oliver, and I about the RMA, how we first got started in Permaculture and podcasting, and what keeps us creating.⁠

https://sustainableworldradio.com/the-regenerative-media-alliance/

24/05/2022

Early morning visitor to the Coreopsis. What a relaxing place to be.

🌼I wish that there were flowers large enough for us to rest on. I’d love to take a nap surrounded by blossoms.


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01/05/2022

Wow! I love these plants. Epiphyllum-so nondescript most of the time and then…. !!!

23/04/2022

Happy Earth Day 🌱 -

News, plants, and more!

05/04/2022

Learn how rodenticides are affecting raptors and wildlife in this new episode with Lisa Owens Viani and Allen Fish of Raptors Are The Solution (RATS).

We can be better caretakers of our shared environment. All of us can take action to protect raptors and wildlife from anticoagulant rodenticides.

Episode 164: Are you a fan of Raptors or birds of prey? Members of this large group of magnificent birds include hawks, eagles, falcons, and owls. For many of us, seeing raptors in cities and in the wilderness is awe-inspiring. To learn more about these amazing birds, I am joined by Lisa Owens Viani...