Feb. 4, 2024

ABOUT THIS EPISODE

Today's yakkity yak is with one of the most radical women in permaculture -- and you know how wild those permies can be. It's Su Dennett! Life partner of David Holmgren and unspoken ruler of the roost at Melliodora. Su is a seventy seven year old inspiration, a permaculture matriarch and precious repository of ye old skillz. I sat down with her in the teahouse, a few moons ago now, and record this conversation. (This was actually the first interview I ever recorded for Reskillience, so don’t be alarmed by the references to winter, the bushfire season ahead and fabricated listener questions.) What is totally timeless is Su’s take on food, the gut, kids and parenting, eating animals, talking to animals, household roles, wealth, community, and small town gossip. Get into it.

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dinah peterson

zelda william

# diablo cody

lisa frankenstein

sam springer

# karen swift

# keith morrison

# blayne alexander

gena watche

josh holli

ralph boner

# ken reid

# david holmgren

# su dennett

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