Regenerative Skills

John Kempf on the trends and future of regenerative agriculture

03 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

My guest today needs no introduction if you’ve been paying attention to the regen ag scene in the last decade, but just in case you’re new to this...

Will Harris reflects on his career and his return to giving a damn

27 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Despite the popularity of regenerative agriculture at the moment and the fact that there are many inspiring farmers involved in the movement, it’s s...

Key insights from reviving soils around the world, with Matt Slaughter

20 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Though we’ve covered many aspects of soil health on this show in previous episodes, this is an area of scientific and agronomic study which is const...

Building a regenerative food system in Europe, with Patricia Wiklund

13 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week I want to build on the panel discussion that I started previously in the panel episode with the group from the Alpbach forum. In that conver...

From planting to harvest. How to care for your fruit trees, with Suzan Poizner

06 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The growing popularity of permaculture food forests and backyard multispecies orchards is part of a movement that I’m 110% in support of. Any additi...

Ecological regeneration through profitable farming with Jake Takiff

29 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Any of you who’ve been following the show this season will remember one of my favorite episodes from the beginning of the year in which I documented...

Visions for a regenerative food system in Europe

22 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

At the end of August I had a unique opportunity to attend the European Alpbach Forum in Austria, as I was invited by organizers at Nestlé to moderate...

Pioneering regenerative dairy production, with Phyllis Van Amburgh

15 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

At this point I’ve covered a wide array of practices and management styles that fall under the broad umbrella of regenerative agriculture. Some coul...

Akiva Silver on propagating plants and starting a nursery business: Part 2

08 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

 This is part two of the conversation started last week with Akiva Silver. Co-owner of Twisted Tree nursery and homestead. If you haven’t yet heard...

Akiva Silver on propagating plants and starting a nursery business: Part 1

01 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

After the last few weeks of focus on the intricacies of Holistic management and building community in agriculture, I wanted to go back to some technic...

Championing the alternative to a farm free future, with Chris Smaje

25 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

I’ve been watching an interesting and important discussion play out for a number of years now within the environmental movement and ecological farmi...

Matt Powers on discovering the world under our feet with soil microscopy

18 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

One of the emerging practices in the regenerative work space is that of citizen science. This covers an infinite range of scientific specialties, but ...

Building community for farmers with Klarien Klingen

11 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Since last year much of my work with Climate Farmers has been in building the European farmer community and creating connections so that members can l...

Ian Robertson, Ed Brown, and Ben Taylor-Davies on the knowledge and mindset needed for regenerative farm transitions (redux)

04 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

I’ve touched on this topic briefly in previous interviews, but it bears repeating. Agriculture around the world is going through a critical moment. ...

Leveraging native plant communities and ecological succession for regeneration, with Henry Anderson

28 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

One of my favorite topics to explore on this show is how other people with unique skill sets and talents look at the natural world and the ecological ...

Joseph Lofthouse shows how anyone can get started with landrace gardening

21 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

I’ve been looking forward to today’s session for a good couple months now.  Though it’s been years since I got excited about seed saving and...

Helen Atthowe shares her secrets for long term ecological farming success

14 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A lot of my work these days revolves around communicating with farmers around Europe who are at various stages of a transition towards regenerative ma...

Reflecting on the journey and my learnings after 300 episodes

07 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to a very special episode of the regenerative skills podcast. This is the 300th episode that I am publishing today, and to make the occasion I...

William Horvath helps build effective processes for farms and homesteads

30 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today’s episode touches on a very timely topic for me. I’m currently developing a program to assist European farmers in their transition to regene...

A new formula for integral and long lasting development work with Daillen Culver and Lailani Yats

24 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today’s episode is going to require some context for anyone who’s not familiar with the origin of this show. Back in 2017 when I started this podc...

Mark Shepard’s field manual for hydrological restoration on any farm

16 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Since the three part series that Nick and I recorded about the vast array of drought mitigation and recovery solutions for people in different living ...

A holistic look at physical health and well-being with Crystal Honeycutt part 2

09 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Just checking in while still on a short holiday. I just dropped my mom off at the airport at about 3 yesterday morning after a wonderful week of her v...

A holistic look at physical health and well-being with Crystal Honeycutt

02 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Over the next two weeks I’m going to be taking some much needed recharge time with my family here on the farm. I've got my little sister Emily here ...

Neal Collins on designing health, community, and connection into our built environments

26 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Drought: Part 3. Mitigation strategies for large and regional scale projects.

19 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the final episode in mine and Nick’s 3 part series on drought. In the first episode we talked about how drought was affecting our two hom...

Drought: Part 2. Solutions and opportunities for small and medium scale.

12 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Continuing with our deep dive into drought, my good friend Nick Steiner and I are going to move now from defining drought and the its myriad of causes...

Drought: Part 1. The myths, misconceptions, and causes

05 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

It’s that time again. In todays’ regenerative round table, my good friend Nick Steiner and I give updates on our respective projects. Him on the I...

The genius of plant adaptation to stress in their environment, with Harriet Mela and James White

28 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A couple weeks ago I had a wonderful conversation with my good friend Harriet Mela, the independent researcher from Austria who has helped push the bo...

A holistic view of health to reach your optimal performance, with Dr Gerrit Keferstein

21 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today I’m going to dive deeper into the broad topic of holistic health and wellness for this ongoing series that I started with Richard Perkins a co...

What does a transition from conventional to regenerative agriculture actually look like? With Michael Reber

14 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today’s interview has been in the making for me for a couple years now. I first got to know Michael Reber through the pioneer program with Climate F...

Could this be the most versatile tool for homesteads and small farms? Zach Loeks explains

07 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Many of you will remember my guest today from the three other interviews I’ve done with him over the years. Zack Loeks is a good friend and a maveri...

Richard Perkins on the process, preparation, lifestyle, and enjoyment of whole food

31 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Now that I’m spending so much time out on the land here at the new farm I’m becoming a lot more conscious of my health. Nutrition has been really ...

A step by step guide to making your own microorganisms and natural fertilizers with Lorenzo Costa

24 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today I’m going to give you a window into the series of Skill Exchange calls that I host regularly for the members of the Climate Farming community....

The key to growing more resilient and nutrient dense food, with Julia Dakin

17 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In my work with farmers and clients I’ve always looked for the leverage points where small actions can lead to the largest changes and progress. Whe...

Working with water on the frontline of European desertification

10 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

If you’ve been following the episodes so far this season, you know I’ve got a lot of projects and travels going on right now. Since the episode I ...

Post pandemic zero input gardening and a vision of a biointegrated human future, with Shane Simonsen

03 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

I’ve got a treat for you all today. After almost 3 years, I’ve got Shane Simonsen back on the show. For those of you who are not familiar with Sha...

Nicole Masters on the important role of coaching to unlock your farm’s potential

24 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

One of the most important resources we’ve been working to create for our network of farmers here in Europe through my work at Climate Farmers is wha...

Re-evaluating the long term. Key considerations for my context and personal vision of success.

17 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The mindset required to find and purchase the land and home that my partner and I are now living in is not the same mindset required to develop and in...

Harriet Mella on the science of water handling and drought resilience in plants

11 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Those of you who’ve been following this show for a while have watched my fascination with water and its role in every ecosystem grow over the years....

Diary of a water restoration design and install

03 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the first epsiode of season 7! So much has happened in the month between the last episode where I introduced my partner Alba and our new ho...

A first look at our regenerative project in the new year!

30 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

2022 has been an intense year for me behind the scenes. I don't often talk about my personal life here on the show, but I've had some major milestones...

Nick Steiner and Oliver Goshey on the scope of water cycle restoration options for any project size

23 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

I’ll keep today’s intro real short because this is a long episode. The short of it is that my good friend Nick Steiner and I have been diving real...

Zach Weiss and Lorenzo Costa break down the design and process for restoring the water cycle of Tuscany

16 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

It’s not often I get to do interviews in person, and it’s not often that I get a chance to go to Italy to visit amazing farms and take a course on...

Scott Zona on the gardener’s guide to biology

09 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Today’s session, in contrast to the more challenging subject of the last two weeks, will take me back into my comfort zone, namely, nerding out abou...

Jake Leguee gives a perspective from modern technological farming: Part 2

02 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Today we’ll be wrapping up the second in a two part interview that I’ve been looking forward to doing for a long time. If you missed the first par...

Jake Leguee gives a perspective from modern technological farming: Part 1

25 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Today I’ll begin the first in a two part interview that I’ve been looking forward to doing for a long time, but let me give you some background co...

Laura Lengnick on the principles of building climate resilient farms. Part 1

29 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

It’s been a wild couple of weeks for me and as a result I’m struggling a bit to catch up. After the 5 day regenerative Design course at the Green ...

Ask me anything: Students from the regen design course interview ME!

14 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to a very special episode. For the first time on this show I've given the mic over to the participants on my regenerative design course and to...

Blake Cothron on growing berries and other small fruit for profit. Part 2

07 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Today I’m back with part 2 of my interview with Blake Cothron, the author of the new book “The Berry Grower: small scale organic fruit production ...

Blake Cothron on growing berries and other small fruit for profit

30 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

I’m super excited to share with you all what is about to be a deep dive into one of the most promising and often overlooked small farm enterprises, ...

Regeneration is for everyone! Stories from the Regenerative Skills community

23 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Today I’m excited to share a special episode which comes from a presentation I gave about two weeks ago with Gaia Education, an leading organization...

Elvira Di’Brigit on why we farm. Stories from growers of the Capay Valley

16 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A lot of my work at the moment is centered around building community and connecting people across Europe who are on a journey into regenerative agricu...

Lynn Cassels on their journey to starting a successful farm with no prior experience

09 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

It’s no secret that the farmer population in Europe and many other places has been diminishing and growing older for a long time now. There are howe...

Mateusz Ciasnocha on understanding the coming changes to the European common agriculture policy (CAP)

02 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Ever since moving to Europe three years ago, I’ve been working to understand both the differences and similarities between the cultural, societal, a...

Learnings and reflections from starting our own regenerative projects with Oliver, Nick, and Jacob

26 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week I wanted to get back to one of my favorite formats from the early days of this show in which I just take the time to speak with some of my c...

Patrick Worms on the history and future of agroforestry

19 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

I’ve been taking it easy since my sister and her little girls are over visiting from Kuwait for the month and my Granny on the Isle of Man was also ...

Paul Nicholson opens the fascinating world of plants, botany, and horticulture

12 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Though we’re quite a few episodes into this series on tree planting and agroforestry already, I had a unique opportunity to go back to the roots and...

Mark Krawczyk on coppice agroforestry and woodland management: Part 2

05 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome back to another episode in this ongoing series on tree planting and agroforestry. Today we’re going to pick up where we left off last week i...

Mark Krawczyk on coppice agroforestry and woodland management: Part 1

29 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome back to another episode in this ongoing series on tree planting and agroforestry. So far we’ve taken a broad look at many types of reforesta...

Philipp Gerhardt on the climate and culture transforming potential of agroforestry (Part 2)

22 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome back to this ongoing series on tree planting and agroforestry. This week we’ll wrap up the two part interview I did with Philipp Gerhardt, t...

Philipp Gerhardt on the climate and culture transforming potential of agroforestry

15 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome back to this ongoing series on tree planting and agroforestry. This week will be the first of a two part interview I did with Philipp Gerhardt...

Byron Joel on the fascinating coevolution of humans and oak trees

08 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to a special episode edition of this ongoing series focusing on tree planting and agroforestry. So far I’ve had a lot of interviews talking ...

Ben Law on the way of the woodsman

01 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to a special episode edition of this ongoing series focusing on tree planting and agroforestry. Often when we think about agroforestry we thin...

Hannah Lewis on the mini-forest revolution

24 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome back to this ongoing series on tree planting and agroforestry. As I’ve been researching this topic for years I’ve begun to see a spectrum ...

Dani Baker on why it’s never too late to start your home-scale forest garden

17 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Just as promised from last week’s episode exploring the wide and unknown varieties of fruit and nut trees for cold climates, we’re going to go dee...

Allyson Levy and Scott Serrano on the wealth of options for cold hardy fruit and nut trees

10 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

There are so many interesting perspectives to approach this topic from and today we’re going to hear from two people who turned a personal love of p...

Harry Greene makes the case for profitable investment in agroforestry

03 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to a brand new series. Over the next months we’ll be exploring a wide variety of perspectives and knowledge about tree planting, agroforestr...

Zac Barton on building community in a foreign country

27 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Today is the last episode of the series on building community. Though there remains so much to say on this subject, I wanted to wrap up this endlessly...

Allan Savory, Ana Digón, and Rudolf Buehler on building community in agriculture

20 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

As we come to the end of this series on building strong communities, I wanted to revisit one of the most impactful conversations I had from last seaso...

Looby Macnamara on the use of permaculture principles for social and cultural emergence

13 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Over the last decade I’ve begun to see a subcategory of permaculture learning start to gain attention. As more and more people encounter the princip...

Taryn Lane on how to mobilize a community to reach net zero

06 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

As I continue to explore the knowledge and wisdom of people around the world working to build and strengthen their communities, I’ve been uncovering...

Ian Robertson, Ed Brown, and Ben Taylor-Davies on the knowledge and mindset needed for regenerative farm transitions

05 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

You can now get connected to the vast network of experts, consultants and coaches who are part of the Climate Farming network. We know that making the...

Jill Cloutier, Scott Mann, and Oliver Goshey on the launch of the Regenerative Media Alliance

29 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Learn more about the Regenerative Media Alliance and our events and resources here! I’m very excited for today’s episode, because it’s been i...

Sarah James on the natural steps for regenerating communities

22 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In today’s episode I’m going to bring us back to an aspect of strengthening community that I first began to explore in this series with David Holm...

Kim Deans on the power of financial planning to transform your farm

19 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

You can now get connected to the vast network of experts, consultants and coaches who are part of the Climate Farming network. We know that making the...

Natalie Topa on emergency regeneration for communities in need

15 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Today I want to build on the focus of last week’s episode with Morag Gamble in which we explored the challenges and opportunities for environmental ...

Morag Gamble on hope for regeneration in refugee communities

08 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Learn more about Morag Gamble's online permaculture training here! As we continue to dive deeper into this series on how to build strong communitie...

Timothy Parton on the steps to weaning your land off chemical inputs

05 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Click here to be matched with an expert consultant or mentor for your regenerative farm journey! Agriculture around the world is at a critical mome...

Jacob Rodenburg on engaging young communities through nature reconnection

01 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Learn more and register for the Profitable Syntropic Agroforestry course today! Fill out this form to receive free trees and planting support as we...

Dr James Gruber on the key principles of how communities thrive

25 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this ongoing series on building strong communities, we’ve already taken a look at the buildings and infrastructure that are more conducive to reg...

Nicole Masters on what it takes to be an effective agricultural consultant

23 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Click here to be matched with an expert consultant or mentor for your regenerative farm journey! Today I’m excited to announce a completely new t...

Charles Marohn on the keys to designing strong and resilient towns

18 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Learn more and register for the Profitable Syntropic Agroforestry course today! Fill out this form to receive free trees and planting support as we...

David Holmgren on the hidden regeneration potential of the suburbs

11 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Learn more and register for the Profitable Syntropic Agroforestry course today! Fill out this form to receive free trees and planting support as we...

Zach Weiss on the power of community collaboration to revive rivers and bring back the rain

04 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Zach Weiss on the power of community collaboration to revive rivers and bring back the rain

Neal Spackman on the planning and considerations behind the regeneration of large landscapes

25 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome back. Today we’re going to continue with this focus on the design process of regenerative projects at various different scales. We’ve alre...

Darren Doherty on the evolution of the Regrarians regenerative farm design framework

18 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Learn more and register for the Profitable Syntropic Agroforestry course today! Fill out this form to receive free trees and planting support as we...

Drew Grim on designing for the homestead scale and managing your time.

11 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Last week I started off this series on the regenerative design process, first focusing on small scale and residential properties, let’s take the nex...

Rob Avis on the challenges and opportunities in designing for small spaces

04 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Check out New Society Publisher's sustainability practices for digital reading Welcome to the very first episode of Season 6 of this show. This pod...

Getting ready for another year of Regeneration: Season 5 finale

31 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

If you have a restoration or reforestation project anywhere in Europe, click the link to fill out a short information form and see if you’re eligibl...

Nigel Palmer’s guide to DIY garden amendments

24 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Let's start 2022 off as the YEAR OF REGENERATION! Join the community call with me, Koen from "Investing in Regenerative Agriculture," and Dimitri from...

Akiva Silver on propagating plants and starting a nursery business Part 2

17 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome back everyone. This is part two of the conversation started last week with Akiva Silver. Co-owner of Twisted Tree nursery and homestead. If yo...

Akiva Silver on propagating plants and starting a nursery business Part 1

10 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

After the last few weeks of focus on the intricacies of Holistic management and building community in agriculture, I wanted to go back to some technic...

Building community in agriculture: Expert panel 11

03 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the 11th of the monthly expert panel discussions, and our final panel of this year. Each month I've been hosting discussions and debate...

Allan Savory on managing complexity holistically: Part 2

26 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome back to the second part of my interview with Allan Savory. If you haven’t yet heard the first part of the session you can find the link in t...

Allan Savory on managing complexity holistically: Part 1

19 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

this interview has been on my podcasting bucket list for a long time. Like so many others, I’d been intrigued by Allan’s work since I saw his icon...

Innovative marketing and sales strategies for farms: Expert panel 10

12 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the 10th of the monthly expert panel discussions. As I mentioned before, each month I’ll be hosting discussions and debates between some ...

Greame Sait connects the dots from soil to human health: Part 3

05 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

I’ve been working on a very special project with Climate Farmers for the last few months and I’m proud to say we’re finally ready to announce o...

Greame Sait Connects The Dots From Soil To Human Health: Part 2

29 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

I’ve been working on a very special project with Climate Farmers for the last few months and I’m proud to say we’re finally ready to announce ou...

Greame Sait connects the dots from soil to human health: Part 1

22 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

I’ve been working on a very special project with Climate Farmers for the last few months and I’m proud to say we’re finally ready to announce ou...

Charles Dowding teaches the essentials for a productive no-dig veggie garden

15 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome back to another interview from the skill exchange calls that I’ve been running with Climate Farmers for our regenerative farming network in ...