Homesteading and Permaculture by Paul Wheaton

Paul sits down with Rob and Samantha for a smackdown on chickens, why Basecamp went 13 years without them, why they’re coming now, his history with “feral chickens” and how to produce eggs that with a little luck, will be 40x better than store bought, and his plans for a paddock shift system for them. […]

Todd McDonald’s consultation on the subject of wofati construction continues into more general lessons learned from Paul’s experience with building them, such as paranoia about drainage being a virtue, and making sure they have a toilet system within 100ft, or indoors, ideally. Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes and discussion More information and discussion […]

One Todd McDonald has foolishly parted with actual money to ask Paul about his experiences with building Wofatis, specifically about the weight capacity of the footings and weather he needs to add concrete or “dead men”, as Paul had added to Allerton Abbey to shore up the posts. Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes […]

Paul, Kay, Julia, Samantha, and Ash Jackson continue discussing the challenges of building intentional communities, Paul’s desire to eat at the same tables as everyone else more than once a week, how to filter noble people for the top, and potentially splitting bootcamp into 2 when it fills up. Support the podcast on Patreon Show […]

Paul sits down with Kay, Julia, Samantha, and Ash Jackson, to talk about Permaculture Thorns, his work in progress book about the difficult realities of building permaculture community, and what he’s learned from the online Permies.com community. Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes and discussion More information and discussion of this podcast on this […]