Kareen Erbe: Hope and Resilience in Permaculture

Conscious Conversations with Jenny LePage

Kareen Erbe of Broken Ground, a permaculture business in Bozeman, Montana, talks with us about hope and resilience found in sustainable food and community systems.
Photo credit: Sara Gilman https://www.saragilmanphoto.com/

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Chapter

1. Intro (00:00:00)

2. In the Kitchen with Kareen (00:01:45)

3. What Inspires Kareen: Wow, She Studied with Dr. Vandana Shiva! (00:03:30)

4. What is Permaculture? (00:09:00)

5. Mimicking Natural Systems (00:11:22)

6. Hope in Permaculture (00:13:05)

7. It Takes a Village (00:18:27)

8. Plant and People Relationships (00:21:11)

9. Quantity v Intangible Benefits (00:23:28)

10. Resilient Homestead Program (00:23:46)

11. Paradigm Shift: Individual to Community (00:27:50)

12. Modern Village Culture (00:31:00)

13. Questions, not just Answers (00:32:22)

14. Emergent Systems (00:33:13)

15. Interdependence (00:34:23)

16. Let's Imagine a World Where Everything Turns out Okay. (00:36:09)

17. Biodiversity (00:37:30)

18. Soil, GMO's, Pesticides, Nutrients, and Re-localizing Economies (00:42:01)

19. Inspiration v Discouragement (00:45:35)

20. Perennial Plants (00:47:15)

21. Healthy Soil is So Important (00:51:45)

22. Nutrients in Soil and Food (00:55:45)

23. Do What You Can: We All Have a Part (00:56:07)

24. We're Not Just Our Brains (00:59:19)

25. Nourishing the Spirit (01:01:59)

26. Where to Start? (01:03:23)

27. Start Small and Don't be Afraid to Fail! (01:04:04)

28. Permaculture Workshops, Consultation, and Programs with Kareen (01:06:37)

29. Resilience and Interconnection (01:10:19)

30. Diverting Crisis (01:11:20)

31. Co-evolving Consciousness of People and Plants (01:12:59)

32. Look up not Down: A Network of Resilience (01:15:10)

33. Avoiding Catastrophe: We Can Do This! (01:17:23)

34. Permaculture Principle: Optimize Edge (01:18:01)

35. Words of Encouragement and Thanks! (01:20:24)

36. Ocarina (Jenny) (01:22:08)

37. Thanks for Listening! (01:22:11)

38. Who's Next in the Awesome Locals Lineup (01:23:26)

39. Jeanie Manchester: Start to See Through the Eyes of Love (01:24:08)

40. Drum (Jenny) (01:24:21)