Come and take part in community conversations as part of the One School One Planet Podcast! We want to inspire different ways of thinking about the challenges our communities will face as we move toward a carbon negative future. We also want to stimulate discussion about community action, drawing inspiration from Steve’s recent experience…
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This week we have more interviews from the PDC at Sabina School in Uganda. Steve talks to Mercy and Victoria from BEU (Broadfield Enterprises Uganda), a permaculture enterprise established by Mugarura Charles. The discussions cover the importance of permaculture education at primary level, the need to encourage young people to engage with agriculture, the difficulties…
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In this episode Steve brings us two interviews and a discussion from participants in the PDC he is currently teaching at Sabina School in Uganda. Participants give fascinating insights into their backgrounds and motivatiosn for attending the PDC. Discussions cover the importance of working with the environment through organic agricultural methods, the implementation of ideas…
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In this episode Steve talks to Grace, Nina and Han – three ex-students of Llanfyllin High School – who are currently based at Sabina School in Uganda in preparation for PDCUG2018, a Sector39 Permaculture Design Course. They talk about their impressions of Uganda and their experiences so far at Sabina School. Then, Jack talks a…
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This week we have a very short episode due to Steve’s impending journey to Uganda. In this episode Steve and Jack discuss the complex ecology of the Cae Bodfach Community Garden, exploring how the plants interact with one another, the succession of plant species, and the uses of various wild plants we found growing in…
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This week Steve and Jack are joined by Dr. Andy Letcher, co-ordinator of the new MA in Ecology and Spirituality at the Schumacher College, Dartington. In our conversation we discuss Andy’s background in ecology, environmental activism and the Study of Religion. We cover the history of the Schumacher College and the contents of the MA…
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This week Steve and Jack are back at Cae Bodfach Community Orchard to catch up with conservation educator Dewi Morris and Emyr Jones, leader of the GCSE Land-Based Studies course at Llanfyllin High School. Dewi explains how the community orchard has developed over the last four years and why Afon Cain is so important to…
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