Land by Hand

Cody Mastel

Exploring the mystical connections of head, heart & hand to land through traditional craft with down-to-earth artisan folk. From the forest to the workshop, we explore the creative alchemy of bringing ideas to life through transforming natural elements into a myriad of forms that simplify our life, inspire our heart & nourish our soul. Rooted in Permaculture philosophy, we focus on the revival of natural folk wisdom, resilient design and spiritual craftsmanship applied to tools, garden/farmstead, home/hearth, natural food/drink, goods/textiles, traditional arts & more. (formerly Permaculture Freedom)

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Whole Systems Design + Buckminster Fuller

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07/03/20 • 72 min

In this episode, I am highlighting the interdisciplinary work of Buckminster Fuller and his emphasis on whole systems design. His approach of doing more with less has had a huge impact on folks both within and outside of Permaculture Design practice - including myself long before I heard the word Permaculture, I learned about Bucky Fuller, Geodesic domes, the Whole Earth Catalog and the whole systems design movement of the early & mid 20th Century. I also really identified with his discipline of learning for oneself, from direct experience - He states that "man must learn to think for himself, rather than follow blindly what he has been taught." I hope enjoy another show digging into the roots of Permaculture...

About the Show:

01:00 - 01:38: Intellectual Outlaw
01:38 - 05:02: 3 Minutes w/ Bucky Fuller
05:02 - 01:00:11: 1974 Interview
01:00:11 - 01:08:15: Doing more with less
01:08:15: - 01:11:57: Do your own thinking

R. Buckminster Fuller was a renowned 20th century inventor and visionary. Dedicating his life to making the world work for all of humanity, Fuller operated as a practical philosopher who demonstrated his ideas as inventions that he called “artifacts.” Fuller did not limit himself to one field but worked as a 'comprehensive anticipatory design scientist' to solve global problems surrounding housing, shelter, transportation, education, energy, ecological destruction, and poverty.

“I AM NOW CLOSE TO 88 and I am confident that the only thing important about me is that I am an average healthy human. I am also a living case history of a thoroughly documented, half-century, search-and-research project designed to discover what, if anything, an unknown, moneyless individual, with a dependent wife and newborn child, might be able to do effectively on behalf of all humanity that could not be accomplished by great nations, great religions or private enterprise, no matter how rich or powerfully armed.” —Bucky Fuller

Throughout the course of his life Fuller held 28 patents, authored 28 books, received 47 honorary degrees. Fuller's true impact on the world today can be found in his continued influence upon generations of designers, architects, scientists and artists working to create a more sustainable planet...Learn more, watch the videos from the audio clips, and get a free download of his book Grunch of Giants here >

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Show Update: This is the second episode exploring different themes in Permaculture and related fields with audio clips, interviews & anything else I can find. I want to focus on the elders and roots of this movement. If you have any suggestions on people or themes to focus on, fill out the form on our website at landbyhand.org/pfp. Thanks for listening & I hope you enjoy these shows!

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Learning through Teaching | Eieri Jordan Salivia

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05/01/20 • 61 min

I talk with a friend and colleague who inspires and motivates others to be their best self through coaching & teaching. Coaching in the athletic sense - but also in education in its true roots of the word: to bring out that which lies within. He is someone who is committed to self-mastery and to be of better service to those around him - through reading, learning, experimenting, teaching & expression. Not only does this lifelong cultivation provide more fulfillment, but also leads us to finding freedom in living a lifestyle in which we thrive through pushing ourselves to grow. I hope you enjoy this conversation and harvest some inspiration to put on your own teacher or coach hat and give yourself permission to share your experience with your community...

Eieri Jordan Salivia is a Soccer coach and Physical Education Instructor at Kellogg Community College in Michigan. He is a Puerto Rican native and former pro soccer player for the Romanian club Astra Ploiești. Before his time at Kellogg, Eieri was executive director of the Kalamazoo Soccer Club and earned a master’s degree from the University of Minnesota and has also done service in AmeriCorps & Conservation Corps (with yours truly).

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Show Update: Spring is here on our homestead and we're busy outdoors in the bright sun & fresh air after a long winter hibernation making the most of our short growing season. So that being said, I'll be doing shows roughly twice a month instead of weekly this spring & summer. Stay tuned for new shows every other Friday. Thanks for listening & enjoy the outdoors too!

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Maple Syrup + Tapping into the Spirit of the North

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03/27/22 • 70 min

Springtime in the Northwoods is a beautiful time of year when the natural world begins waking up from a long winter hibernation. We all have these natural rhythms within us as well that are intimately connected to the place we call home. For us in the North, this is a special time when we can tap into this much needed flow of life by literally tapping into the sap flow of Maple trees here at our farmstead. We also love savoring this sap fresh before heating & evaporating it into Maple Syrup. It is like drinking slightly sweetened water that is incredibly refreshing and also has trace minerals, antioxidants & a natural form of sugar. Learn more about this tradition from several voices speaking about the spirit of making Maple Syrup.

...the truth is that the earth endows us with great gifts, the other half is that the gift is not enough. The responsibility does not lie with the maples alone. The other half belongs to us; we participate in its transformation. It is our work, and our gratitude, that distills the sweetness. - Robin Wall Kimmerer, Braiding Sweetgrass

Learn more about the inspiring folks from this episode, watch the videos and read the show notes on this episode here >

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Disclaimer: This is another episode exploring different themes in Permaculture and related fields with audio clips, interviews & anything else we can find. All audio clips are credited and linked on our website. We seek to share content & information which is becoming increasingly hard to find, censored and/or deemed controversial. Opinions expressed by content creators, guests & interviews on Permaculture Freedom podcast do not necessarily reflect the views of Land by Hand. No human holds the whole truth and listening to many different perspectives helps to shape a critical informed opinion. Always do your own unbiased research before drawing conclusions or spreading others' ideas as the truth.

"It is the mark of an educated mind to entertain a thought without accepting it." - Aristotle

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Whole Animal Butchering + Kate Kavanaugh, SkillCult, Bearded Butchers, Hand Hewn Farm, Homesteady & more...

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11/17/22 • 91 min

It's that time of year to harvest healthy and well-raised animals from the fields & forest before winter in our Northern climate so we decided to put together a collection of short recordings & interviews with some professional whole animal butchers, hunters and experienced on-farm butchers to share their tools & techniques to whole animal butchering. Hear from folks like Kate Kavanaugh, SkillCult, Bearded Butchers, Hand Hewn Farm, Homesteady & more talk about working on pork, beef, goat, deer to name a few. Hope you enjoy!

"Food is our common ground" - James Beard

Learn more about this episode, watch the videos and read the show notes on this episode here >

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Disclaimer: This is another episode exploring different themes in Permaculture and related fields with audio clips, interviews & anything else we can find. All audio clips are credited and linked on our website. We seek to share content & information which is becoming increasingly hard to find, censored and/or deemed controversial. Opinions expressed by content creators, guests & interviews on Land by Hand podcast do not necessarily reflect the views of myself, nor Land by Hand. No human holds the whole truth and listening to many different perspectives helps to shape a critical informed opinion. Always do your own unbiased research before drawing conclusions or spreading others' ideas as the truth.

"It is the mark of an educated mind to entertain a thought without accepting it." - Aristotle

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Land by Hand Exploring the mystical connections of head, heart & hand to land through traditional craft with down-to-earth artisan folk. (formerly Permaculture Freedom)
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Haymaking by Hand + Anarchy Acres, Jim Kovaleski, Tap o' Noth Permaculture Farm & more...

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06/24/22 • 83 min

It's that time of year to make some hay for the winter so we thought it would be a good idea to get into the weeds of making hay on a small-scale traditionally by hand. This episode is for all the folks who don't have the land or tractor to make hay on a larger scale, but want to mow their lawns, fields or meadows to make hay or bedding for their animals. In this episode, you can learn about different types of grass hay, alfalfa hay & tree hay for nutrients for livestock and of course, the methods of taking up a scythe and learning one of man’s oldest agricultural arts: cutting hay by hand and storing it loose for the winter. Hear from folks like Anarchy Acres, Jim Kovaleski, Tap o' Noth Permaculture Farm & more. Hope you enjoy!

"Let us make hay while the sun shines." - Proverb"If I'm honest, the thing I am proudest of is my varieties of wild flowers in the hay meadow." - Monty Don"A Song of the good green grass! A song no more of the city streets; A song of farms - a song of the soil of fields. A song with the smell of sun-dried hay, where the nimble pitchers handle the pitch-fork; A song tasting of new wheat, and of fresh-husk'd maize." - Walt Whitman

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Growing a Holistic Orchard + Michael Phillips

Land by Hand

04/29/22 • 189 min

In this episode we are honoring the work & life of Michael Phillips, the 'beyond-organic' holistic orchardist, teacher, writer & consultant, who recently passed away. The audio in this episode is from the "Successful Biological Orcharding" workshop Michael facilitated in an organic apple orchard grown by Pat Tompkins. There is much wisdom to learn from Michael's lifelong legacy connecting with the biological world. To support Michael's work and his family, visit their memorial page here > Thank you! We hope you enjoy the nutrient-dense biological wisdom Michael has to share!

As above, so below. As below, so above. A diverse plant community bound by an array of mycorrhizal fungal species will form a 'common root being' throughout the orchard. The trees produce healthy fruit in accord with how we revere this sacred soil partnership. - Michael Phillips

Learn more about this episode, watch the videos and read the show notes on this episode here >

Growing 'organic' has always been a given. Understanding how Nature does health fascinates me to no end. Working with biology and nutrition produces flavorful apples that are good for us. Compare that to the visually-pleasing orbs produced by toxic chemistry. That I choose not to certify our farm as organic with the USDA makes for good discussion over a glass of cider. Check out my network grower profile to better understand what a holistic orchardist does to bless up this earth. - Michael Phillips

Michael Phillips was a farmer, writer, carpenter, orchard consultant, and speaker. He lived with his wife, Nancy, and daughter, Grace, on Heartsong Farm in northern New Hampshire, growing apples and a variety of medicinal herbs. Michael is the author of Mycorrhizal Planet, The Apple Grower (Chelsea Green, 2005) and The Holistic Orchard (2011), and teamed up with Nancy to write The Herbalist’s Way (2005). His Lost Nation Orchard is part of the Holistic Orchard Network, and Michael also led the community orchard movement. Learn more at Grow Organic Apples > (bio from Chelsea Green Publishing)

People know in their hearts that our food can be good for us. That how that food is grown matters. That the people growing that food need to be supported. That local is indeed the answer. - Michael Phillips

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Off-grid Tiny Home + Regenerative Farming | Nick Colacci

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04/03/20 • 79 min

In this conversation, I talk with Nick about his journey from growing up in the city, living in the suburbs, outgrowing his suburban Permaculture homestead, to then moving with his family to some beautiful land in rural NW Wisconsin. Since making the journey, they’ve lived together in a camper, built a tiny house, grown hemp, planted a kitchen garden, built a chickshaw for their chicken flock, connected with the local Amish community, raised livestock, AND managed to keep their family of 5 healthy and happy living in close quarters together throughout this journey. They’re off-grid out of necessity and actively teaching their growing family the importance of determination and resilience to make a change in your life and grow your dreams into reality. I’m honored and inspired by their story and hope you enjoy learning more about them and their regenerative farming, homesteading & lifestyle.

Nick Colacci is a husband and father of three. Born and raised in the city of Minneapolis. A self employed tradesman, painter, handy man, Permaculturalist, homesteader and musician. In 2019 he and his family moved to 45 acres of raw land in north west WI. Working with his wife Shauna they are transforming conventional AG land into a diverse polyculture of plants and animals. Guided by the permaculture principals they are slowly building a homestead that will supply the family and community with healthy food and medicine while enriching the environment. Contact us on our website to connect with Nick and learn more about their work.

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Seed Starting + Eliot Coleman, Baker Creek Seeds, Richard Perkins, Barbara Damrosch, Charles Dowding, Joe Gardener

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03/07/22 • 94 min

It's that time of year to start seeds for the garden (for us Northern folk) and this episode features some tips from various folks in the world of farming & gardening like Eliot Coleman, Baker Creek Seeds, Richard Perkins, Barbara Damrosch, Charles Dowding, & Joe Gardener to name a few. I hope your wisdom and seeds grow with this episode learning what approach works best for your context with whatever tools & materials you have on hand. Remember to keep it simple and just start growing more life in your world - it's what mother nature does best so ride the wave & enjoy!

“Seeds have the power to preserve species, to enhance cultural as well as genetic diversity, to counter economic monopoly and to check the advance of conformity on all its many fronts.”
― Michael Pollan, Second Nature: A Gardener's Education “I want to tell you about the most hopeful thing in the world. It is a seed.”
― Janisse Ray, The Seed Underground: A Growing Revolution to Save Food “Giving a damn and doing what is right are rewards in themselves.”
― Eliot Coleman, The New Organic Grower: A Master's Manual of Tools and Techniques for the Home and Market Gardener“To see things in the seed, that is genius.” — Lao Tzu"Keep planting seeds , you never know what may take the root.”

Learn more about the inspiring folks from this episode, watch the videos and read the show notes on this episode here > Get our seed starting guide on SALE for a limited time here >

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Australia is Resilient + David Holmgren, Rosemary Morrow, Geoff Lawton, Bill Mollison, Darren Doherty, Hannah Moloney, Nick Ritar & more…

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10/05/21 • 153 min

This episode is dedicated to the people, trees, animals & land of Australia. The world is hearing a lot about the tyranny & division in Australia at the moment, but it's important to remember this unifying concept of Permaculture was born, has grown, and matured to resilience in Australia to inspire people and places all across the world. This episode explores just a small slice of the many voices throughout the region that have such beauty, innovation and regenerative cultures to share. Hope you enjoy and share some positivity with this episode with your friends, family & neighbors! Our hearts go out to Aussies on this one...keep living strong, resilient, wild & free!

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Hear from voices like David Holmgren, Rosemary Morrow, Geoff Lawton, Bill Mollison, Darren Doherty, Hannah Moloney, Nick Ritar, Robyn Francis & more...

“Though the problems of the world are increasingly complex, the solutions remain embarrassingly simple.”
― Bill Mollison

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Slöjd & Green Woodworking + Jögge Sundquist, Jarrod Dahl, Ben Law, Barn the Spoon, Robin Wood

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01/02/22 • 53 min

In honor of our wintertime in our neck of the woods, we are focusing on different themes of making the most of long winter downtime in the Northern parts of the world. To start things off, we begin this series with introducing the concept of Slöjd (or Sloyd) which is a Swedish word that for many hundreds of years has referred to being self sufficient through the act of craft. Simple hand tools, simple techniques to build anything. Hear some interviews with several folks of the Scandinavian Slöjd tradition of woodworking and beyond to American, English & Japanese traditions as well.

"Slöjd is part of the self-sufficient household, how people survived before industrialization. Slöjd is the work method farmers used when they made tools for house building, farming and fishing, and objects for their household needs. For thousands of years, the knowledge of the material has deepened, and the use of the tools has evolved along with the understanding of how function, composition and form combine to make objects strong and useful. The word slöjd derives from the word stem slög, which dates to the 9th century. Slög means ingenious, clever and artful. It reflects the farmers’ struggle for survival and how it made them skilled in using the natural materials surrounding the farm: wood, flax, hide, fur, horn and me- tal. I have picked up a dialect expression from my home county, Västerbotten, that has become a personal motto. We say Int’ oslög, “not uncrafty,” about a person who is handy and practical. Slöjd in its pure self-sufficient use is characterized by an individual using simple tools with great skill, a deep knowledge of raw materials, and the ability to solve functional problems. The resulting objects are intended for the maker’s personal use." - Jögge Sundquist

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Hear about green woodworking for carving spoons, turning bowls and more from voices like Jögge Sundquist, Jarrod Dahl, Ben Law, Barn the Spoon, Robin Wood, Sylva Spoon & more...Enjoy and happy woodworking!

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Land by Hand currently has 32 episodes available.

What topics does Land by Hand cover?

The podcast is about Society & Culture, Gardening, Art, Permaculture, Resilience, Craft, Podcasts, Self-Improvement, Education, Farming, Homesteading and Herbalism.

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The episode title 'Whole Systems Design + Buckminster Fuller' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on Land by Hand?

The average episode length on Land by Hand is 86 minutes.

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Episodes of Land by Hand are typically released every 14 days, 9 hours.

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The first episode of Land by Hand was released on Feb 10, 2020.

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