Sacred Lab And Poetry

Continuing our Farming For Health series, today I am again joined by Alasdair Bednall. Alasdair is the chief educator and consultant with Entangled Edible Ecosystems, A syntropic agroforestry, food forest and permaculture consultancy organisation, based near the Blue Mountains in NSW. He joins me today to discuss grasslands and forests. We cover what succession is, why certain farming practices are better suited for either grasslands or forests, why disturbance is so important to the health of an ecosystem, what the aims of Syntropic Agroforestry are, the nuances of context, the issues with forcing  practices onto land, the various macro trends determining if land wants to be a forest or a grassland and much more. You can find Alasdair on Instagram or Facebook at Entangled_Edible_Ecosystems and stay up to date for when his next workshop will be. This is a great information rich and important conversation. I hope you enjoy. Remember to like, share, comment, rate and subscribe or give your Love in any way you s

The original piece was published at Sacred Lab on Substack. In this piece I go into the beginnings of a daily spiritual practice, with the cornerstone of every practice - the Altar. What is an Altar? Who is it for? What is it for? Remember to like, share, comment and subscribe if you found this episode to be to your liking. As always, thanks to the amazing Maggie Alley for the theme music!

Now, this week we are getting into part two of our Farming for Health series, looking at farming through a Syntropic lens with Alasdair Bednall. In the first part of the series we cover what nature wants, what the human ecological niche is and how we can fill it. Part two is about context - the where and how of regenerative practices and why these are important, we also cover the pitfalls of trendy regenerative agriculture, why your neighbours waste stream is a fraught input for your land, what Alasdair's tenets of regenerative agriculture are and much more. If you want to catch up on everything Alasdair is doing, courses he is holding or if you want to watch or read his posts about syntropy, agriculture and ecology - search for entangled edible ecosystems on facebook or Instagram, give him a follow and if available to you, get to one of his courses on an introduction to syntropic gardening, Alasdair is a wealth of knowledge, a kind and gentle teacher and it is with great pleasure that I welcome him back

In the first part of our series on Farming For Health, we look through a Syntropic lens with Alasdair Bednall. He takes us through what Nature desires and the Human ecological niche. You can find Alasdair on Instagram @entangled_edible_ecosystems and on Facebook here. Alisdair has upcoming courses on backyard Syntropic Gardening. You will find the information on the facebook page. Substack - https://sacredlab.substack.com/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/the.sacred.lab Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/the.sacred.lab/ X - https://twitter.com/TheSacredLab To edit the video of this podcast I used: Luxea Pro Video Editor 7 Canva Audacity Clips used in the video: Zach Bush - On Purpose with Jay Shetty Paul Stamets - TED Silk Pavilion - Neri Oxman All material reproduced from the above sources is done in the spirit of education and of making sure that viewers understand who said and did what. Should this wish for such to be reproduced is not shared, and you are the owner of the material, please emai

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Gerry has been involved in the recovery of wasted resources and their reuse for the benefit of community and business for the past 25 years. His experience and skills mean he's widely regarded as a leading edge proponent in innovative resource recovery and economic development and related systems analysis. His experience includes a 21-year period of working in a senior positions in government, initially with the ACT Government Department of Urban Services then for 12 years with the NSW Government in the Office of Environment and Heritage in the Department of the Premier and Cabinet. Gerry's priority now is providing leading edge services with a focus on ROTS to communities and farmers alike. Wherever possible, he's keen to work with farming families to help reduce their input costs and increase their soil health. Gerry Gillespie

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Jacob Fry is the head content manager at Christian Youth Camps (CYC) Cowes. Having faced severe challenges in his life with multiple life threatening car accidents and the long road to recovery, you could understand if Jacob was bitter or cruel. But he is anything but those. He is a kind, caring, generous and hilarious individual who embodies the best traits of following Christ. After my own religious experience I only had one person to call, Jacob. He was understanding and receptive to the strange situation and offered to Baptise me in the Lord's name. This conversation ranges from Christianity, to Community, to healing and many takes many pit stops along the way. Follow Jacob and CYC Cowes on their instagram here

Episode #10 - Dr. Tim Moss Joining me this week is Dr. Tim Moss. Tim is currently the health content manager at Healthy Male, one of Australia’s leading organisations in the Men’s health field. Tim is also an adjunct associate professor at Monash University in the Obstetrics and Gynaecology department. He joins me today to discuss penis sizes, sperm count, raising boys and so much more. Links: Tim’s page at Monash Uni Tim’s article on penis size and sperm count in the context of adverse chemical exposure. Healthy Male. Thanks for watching or listening. Don’t forget to like, comment, subscribe, share and or leave a rating. Any feedback or potential guest ideas is welcome!

Stephen and co are touring this next year in Australia - find the dates here Buy his books, his music and read his ongoing blog posts from the road here at Orphan Wisdom. Some of the areas we cover: Does the Land grieve? Do lands grieve? What is Love? How to shuck relationship baggage? How do we change? What is the cost of entering a Village? What is being responsible without owning? Are Father's needed now more than ever?

Patrick Jones is an Artist and Activist living on Djaara land, in Daylesford. His property, Tree Elbow, is a staple in the Permaculture world. If you want an example of an incredibly well developed and resilient lifestyle, Meg and Patrick are the folk to talk to. Patrick joins me today and discusses: - Morning Routine - The Flerd run on common and private land - Goat lead regeneration - The issues with conservation and Neoliberalism - Bureaucratic inefficiencies - Working with nature by not deeming some plants bad and others good - Art and Activism and Artist as Family - Neo-peasantry - The housing market - The need to be prepared to fight, come together or flee - The Babushkas of Chernobyl - Resiliency through emplaced community - Volunteer opportunities at Tree Elbow with Meg and Patrick

Tim McNeilly hosts semi-regular Fermenting workshops, having been Fermenting now for 25 years his workshops are very clear and the processes are very simple. You can find out more about Tim and any upcoming dates for his workshops through his facebook page. Next Workshop - 23rd of October and the 4th of December at the Lighthouse Regenerative Farm. Also some others, find out more above. Show notes: 12 years of running workshops. Averaging fortnightly workshops but with recent move to Queensland, this has become a little less intermittent. Looking for workshop spaces and interested people...*hint hint* Doesn't buy anything that's advertised as they have to cover those costs and to a degree can't focus on the quality of the product. Pasteurised factory Kombucha. Mead... The good stuff! Make more than you can drink quickly and keep making batches. Clover honey. Gum honeys. Manuka honey, complex sugars, 12 month brew - amazing and potentially medicinal? Me not very well sharing John Marco Allegro's Sacred Mushroo

Show notes (Summarised and not in order): La Nina macro weather system wet season Indian Di-pole - The Monsoon winds Negative Indian Di-pole - Monsoon travelling south into Australia Two types of flood - Slow flood from consistent rain, building up the local creeks and soaking the ground. Fast flood from heavy downpour which moves logs and stones and deposits debris onto plants, suffocating them. Situation of many farmers in Hawkesbury River area walking away from farms until a better time when they can restore the land and infrastructure without heavy downpours and when the growing season picks up. Agroforestry - a response to several situations. Perennial systems are more resilient. Perennial systems are also more productive as there is a diversity of crops and canopy. Various animal species can be included in the system too. Working slowly in perennial systems allows the reduction of chemical use and smart approaches of weed reduction (Shading out Lantana with tree species that will come up on canopy fl

I have the great pleasure of speaking with Gerry for a second time. This time I focus on Emergency Response and Preparedness, which will be a consistent theme for this latest run of the Podcast. Go to Gerry's website to find out more about what he has going on and his previous work. Show notes: IBI - International Biochar Initiative https://biochar-international.org/ Biochar water filtration Frank Strie Opportunity over mess - clean water in days, healthy food in weeks with Biochar Contiki Pyroliser to Gasifier Lismore Flood damages Worm farm processing: - Islands in the Stream - Nutrisoil Source separated waste AKT International - KIX System http://www.akt-kix.com/portada-english.html Peter Davies - ID Gasifiers https://www.idgasifiers.com.au/ Herpes virus to kill - https://pestsmart.org.au/toolkit-resource/frequently-asked-questions-about-the-carp-herpesvirus-cyhv-3/ Feraliser - https://www.pilnet.org/case_study/minterellison-feraliser-ltd/ $1 per KG of feral pig, turned into Foliar spray (Hydrolisate). Hy

Show notes with links and key concepts: Interview begins, post ramble, at 7.38 Australasian Permaculture Convergence Third ethic: Fair share/limits to population and growth Permaculture Designer's Manual Ecological footprint - Australia using 3x planet's capacity Energy Audit  Bitcoin energy usage Djanbung Gardens Antarctic Beech Forest west of Wauchope anti-logging protests The importance of more political involvement from Permaculture Aquarius Festival 15km radius of Nimbin there are 40 plus Intentional Communities 'Visions of Nimbin' as part of raising $118 thousand to buy the school as a community Rainbow power company Jarlanbah Community - a 55 acre village, the first multiple occupancy community title in NSW, designed in part by Robyn Billen Cliffs - Strata title for establishing a body corporate which distributes freehold title to occupants, took three years to be granted. Chrystal Waters - Similar occupancy title to Billen Cliffs Dry compost toilets Lee Davidson, Southern Cross Uni Ray Flana

Show notes with links and key concepts: The Waste Between Our Ears from Paper Chain and Acres Magazine City to Soil Focus on engagement and education. Queanbeyan, the location for the first City to Soil program. "We need this stuff really clean because it's going into the soil to grow food to feed your children." Recycling program success is measured by contamination levels. The initial program in Queanbeyan had a contamination level of less than half a percent. With four councils involved, Goulburn, Canberra, Armidale and Queanbeyan, the levels were at .2%. City to Soil research lead to the yellow lidded recycling bins. With a paper survey about the program, the response rate was 55%! Soft drinks bottles are the same material as bicycle helmets. Non-hodgkin Lymphoma related to Glyphosate - (unrelated but interesting) Maurice Blackman legal case $2B increase in Agricultural value over next decade at the same time as $800m of land degradation due to salinity in the Murray Darling Basin alone. 455 million hecta

Eat For Baby, Dr. Hayley's nutrition and wellness company focussing on healthy pregnancy, is now taking Pre-orders for their wellness bites - Lemme Feel Well Bites I am going to provide a bunch of references here (Thanks to Dr. Hayley Dickinson for providing all of the resources): Women’s involvement in clinical trials: historical perspective and future implications Development of a PubMed Based Search Tool for Identifying Sex and Gender Specific Health Literature Drug Safety: Most Drugs Withdrawn in Recent Years Had Greater Health Risks for Women Putting gender on the agenda Twenty years and still counting: including women as participants and studying sex and gender in biomedical research Improving the Use and Safety of Medications in Women Through Sex/Gender and Race/Ethnicity Analysis: Introduction Reducing the Risk of Medication Errors in Women Male/Female Differences in Pharmacology: Safety Issues with QT-Prolonging Drugs Gender Equity in Research Clinical Trials in Women's Health Resea

I sit down with the very inviting and distinguished Poet, Cameron Semmens. We filled the tank on this one, so no poem or local music.