Environmental Harmony: Recent Episodes
Bethany Latham
Permaculture, Regenerative Agriculture, Sustainability, Self-sufficiency. Conversations with inspiring humans. Leaders, makers, doers, entrepreneurs, and exceptional people who reinvent the standard, create community and envision new horizons for humanity's tomorrow today.
Catalyst BioAmendments is producing some of the best compost on Earth! In Episode 14 Keisha Ernst tells us all about it.
Resources/Contact:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/catalystbioamendments/
Email: info@catalystbioamendments.com
Website: https://www.catalystbioamendments.com/
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Talented natural dye artist Sydni Gause explains the natural dyeing process, specifically dyeing silks using flowers from her dye garden.
Find Sydni on instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/sydnigauses...
Or her beautiful website:
https://www.sydnigausesilks.com/about
In episode 12, Dana Goin with the New York Wolf Conservation Center tells us all about the wolf conservation movement and explains why wolves are so critical for healthy ecosystems.
Show Notes:
Wolf Conservation Center
https://nywolf.org/
Wolf Webcam
https://nywolf.org/meet-our-wolves/webcams/
Wolf Advocacy Page
https://engage.nywolf.org/site/SPageNavigator/Action%20Center/action_center.html
WCC on Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/wolfconservationcenter/
The Canid Project
https://www.thecanidproject.com/
WCC Scientific Webinar Library
https://nywolf.org/learn/scientific-webinar-series/
Rusty Schmidt, President of the Long Island Native Plant Initiative explains the crucial importance of Native plants in our local ecosystems.
Long Island Native Plant Initiative
Invasive and native plant Symposium on April 7th!!
https://linpi.org/
Nelson Pope
https://nelsonpope.com/
Invasive Species Management Long Island
https://liisma.org/
Lawns to Legumes
http://bwsr.state.mn.us/l2l
Northport Native Garden Initiative NNGI
https://www.facebook.com/groups/northportngi/
Long Island Native Plant Gardening Group
https://www.facebook.com/groups/LongIslandNativePlants/
New York State Flora Atlas
https://newyork.plantatlas.usf.edu/
Grow Native Missouri
https://grownative.org/
Burnsville Rainwater Gardens
https://burnsvillemn.gov/DocumentCenter/View/450/Rain-Garden-Project-Summary-2006?bidId=
Doug Tallamy
https://homegrownnationalpark.org/tallamys-hub-1
Heather Holm
https://www.pollinatorsnativeplants.com/
info@linpi.org
rusty@linpi.org
Dr. Elaine Ingham discusses the soil food web in detail, explaining the complex relationships in biology taking place beneath our feet.
Hello! In episode 9, The podcast receives its long-awaited, by some, not you, you didn't know about it yet, REBRANDING!!! Officially the Environmental Harmony Podcast! Your hostess explains her erratic rebranding behavior and interviews herself. Learn about Environmental Harmony, the business, and get Bethany's answers to the Super Seven Closing Questions!
An episode wrought with goofiness.
Thanks for listening!
Bethany's Recommendations
Reading:
Wendell Berry, Joel Salatin, The 10X Rule by Grant Cardone, Profit First by Mike Michalowicz, The Simple Path to Wealth by JL. Collins, Dirt to Soil by Gabe Brown.
Podcasts:
Sow Edible, Afford Anything, Bigger Pockets, The Plant Report, Sustainable World Radio.
Youtube:
Morag Gamble's Our Permaculture Life, Gardeners World!
In episode 8, I speak with Aaron David about his business Fist Pump Finance, personal finance strategies for financial independence, and real estate investing.
Notes from the show:
Contact Aaron-- Aaron David | Linktree
Aaron on youtube-- (1) How to buy a house with NO INCOME in 2021 - Real Estate Investing - YouTube
Aarons recommendations:
Books
- The Richest Man in Babylon by George Samuel Clason
- Killing Sacred Cows by Garrett B. Gunderson, Stephen Palmer
- Profit First by Michalowicz
- Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki
- Becoming Your Own Banker by R. Nelson Nash
Podcast
- Get Rich Education with Keith Weinhold
Music
- Fanta Damba
I speak with Joachim Brunson, who owns an eco-friendly window washing business. He is a super passionate, high-energy individual, and we get into details about his off-grid building projects and commitment to using recycled materials. Joachim offers valuable advice for people starting in business and shares his insights from over twenty years of working for himself.
Notes from the Interview:
Joachim's hot tub design on Permie's daily
Book recommendations: Profit First by Mike Michalowicz, StrengthsFinder by Tom Rath
Music of the moment: "I Still Got It" by Lee Fields
Check out my Instagram bethany_growingforward for pictures of Joachim's wonderful designs!
In Episode 6, I speak with Permaculture Designer, Teacher, and multi-business Entrepreneur Jeremiah Kidd about Permaculture, running ethically based business in a competitive marketplace, and applying Permaculture principles to our lives to create closed-loop systems.
Jeremiah's Recommendations!
Morag Gamble Youtube
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-bU0T-JKZ3kVpO77Nt1hMA
The Permaculture Podcast
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-bU0T-JKZ3kVpO77Nt1hMA
Contact Jeremiah!
Permaculture Design International
https://www.permacultureintl.com/jeremiah-kidd
San Isidro Permaculture
https://www.sipermaculture.com/
Out of Portland, Oregon, Latitude Real Estate is transforming communities through sustainable, resilient, beautiful housing.
website: https://chooselatitude.com/
Alissa's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mizaliss/
Latitude Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/latitude.realty/
Alissa's reading/ podcast recommendations:
The Integral Urban House https://www.amazon.com/Integral-Urban-House-Reliant-Living/dp/1897408161
The One Thing https://www.amazon.com/Companion-Workbook-Surprisingly-Extraordinary-Results/dp/1073828131/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?keywords=the+one+thing&qid=1581015219&s=books&sr=1-1-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUE4S0VPVktNN0JJWEYmZW5jcnlwdGVkSWQ9QTAwMDE5MzczQlg2UDBUWkg1SFBMJmVuY3J5cHRlZEFkSWQ9QTA4MDQyOTUxMU9TRUE4RTA0OEJEJndpZGdldE5hbWU9c3BfYXRmJmFjdGlvbj1jbGlja1JlZGlyZWN0JmRvTm90TG9nQ2xpY2s9dHJ1ZQ==
Seth Godin https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Seth+Godin&ref=nb_sb_noss_2
Rich Roll Podcast: https://www.richroll.com/category/podcast/
Speaking with Ingrid and Sean of Ralstead Farm all about creating abundance on one-quarter of an acre within the city limits of Raleigh, North Carolina.
https://ralsteadfarm.com/
https://www.instagram.com/ralsteadfarm/
Discussions with Albuquerque Herbalist, multiple business owner, and soon-to-be-published author, Dara Saville. In this episode, we discuss Earth stewardship as our planet changes, ethical herbalism, non-profit initiatives, plant allies, and serving our communities.
Albuquerque Herbalism Website:
https://albuquerqueherbalism.com/
Yerba Mansa Project:
http://yerbamansaproject.org/events/
Dara's Blog
https://albuquerqueherbalism.com/daras-herbal/
In this episode, I speak with Nina Yozell-Epstein about taking on the industrial food system through farm to restaurant partnerships. We dig deep into the logistics of her ethics-based business and her ambitious vision for restructuring our local food economy.
Find Nina online at https://www.squashblossomlocalfood.com/
on Instagram https://www.squashblossomlocalfood.com/
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/squashblossomlocalfoodnm/
Conversation with Matt Duboise of Carolina Coops. We chatted about entrepreneurship, building a business you love, shutting out the haters, and his vision for Carolina Coops in the future.