We Are Carbon
Episodes
Do Small Steps Really Have the Power to Create Change? Helen Meech: Ex Director, The Climate Coalition
08 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to the podcast. I'm getting ready to launch the fifth season of We Are Carbon at the moment, but this episode is a little bonus, coming s...
Whole Systems Regeneration. Farm & Place with Caroline Grindrod [Founder - Roots of Nature]
31 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The very first episode of this podcast was an interview with Caroline Grindrod and it remains one of the most insightful discussions I think I’ve pu...
Blue Carbon Ecosystems - Finance, Restoration & Communities. [Catch up with Diana Denke]
17 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I invite you to open your mind to the potential around our coastlines. It's easy to overlook the value of the soils that are hidden un...
Meet the Women behind 'A Taste of Change' - Food Experiences for Healing, Land Care & Justice
10 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How can we think differently about food? And how can food help us to think differently?These questions are from the literature for the beautiful proje...
Innovating with Soil Biology - Daniel Tyrkiel [Soil Ecology Laboratory]
26 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we return to one of my favourite topics - that microscopic life that lives in the soil. After recognising the significance of soil lif...
Diverse Community Ecosystems - Jordy Johnson [&Soul]
19 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
I was thrilled to be able to chat with Jordy Johnson during an unexpected visit I took to &Soul Southall earlier this year. Jordy is the head of c...
Native Gardens in New Housing Developments: Scaling Biodiversity Benefits - with Tim Sallin [Outside Collab]
12 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's a pleasure to share this chat that I had with Tim Sallin about the work happening across Florida to help shift garden habitats at scale in suppor...
Food Waste, Community, Dignity - In Conversation with Adam Smith [Surplus to Purpose]
05 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Adam Smith brings a fabulous perspective on the food system which comes from years of witnessing the enormous problem of waste and exploring varied an...
Plants, Poetry, Community - In Conversation with Jamie Nix [Plants & Poetry]
22 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
If you're a poet, artist, photographer, writer or budding creative of any kind then you might like to listen extra closely to this one! Jamie Nix is t...
Knowledge, Community, Scaling: Catch up with Peter Byck
15 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
At the start of April I managed to catch back up with Peter Byck for this chat which feels well timed not just because it was a rare pause in his ongo...
Time to Look at it Differently. Because Carbon Builds Life {Special Compilation}
13 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
I hope you enjoy this weave of inspirational voices.Each clip is brought in from our longer interviews. I've created this episode as an example piece ...
Shifting Gears, Building the Vision, Acting Together - Season Four Intro
12 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
I'm excited to be kicking off Season Four!I hope you enjoy listening through this little intro where I share about what's to come, why we're shifting ...
Nature Based Solutions - In Conversation with Diana Denke [Co-Founder Fair Carbon]
10 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I'm delighted to be joined by Diana Denke who has generously offered to bring us an overview of what can be done to bring more financing towards natur...
Nature Connection for Well-Being & Earth Healing - Wayapa Wuurrk Group Chat
27 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join me for a group chat with four practitioners of Wayapa Wuurrk exploring the relevance of Indigenous wisdom & nature connection in our modern w...
The Weather Proof Farm - In Conversation with Niels Corfield [Soil Health & Regen Ag Trainer]
13 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's a pleasure to be joined by Niels Corfield who shares insights from his concept of 'The Weatherproof Farm'.It's hard to not have noticed the ...
A Quick Invite - Join Our Food Forest Learning Group [Climate Action From Our Gardens]
30 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
From Our Food ForestsDiscovering Climate Action in Our Gardens & CommunitiesJoin us as we embark on a learning journey of regeneration from our gr...
A New Farm Begins - Exploring Profit and Regeneration for Smallholder Farmers. Jackson Buzingo
09 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jackson Buzingo is a multi-generational small holder farmer who grew up facing the challenges of a changing landscape in Tanzania, East Africa.As he w...
In Conversation with Peter Byck - Director & Wrangler of Scientists [Roots So Deep - You Can See The Devil Down There]
25 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join me for a conversation with Peter Byck exploring the incredible opportunity that land offers to us as a tool for re-balancing the climate.Peter is...
The Power of Food - Four Guests Working in Collaboration [Nick Weir, Kay Johnson, Flora Gathorne-Hardy, Miche Fabre Lewin]
11 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join us in this special episode that brings together a range of voices to explore their developing collaborative project; The Power of Food. Together ...
Welcome to the Food Forest! - My Own Small Project of Regeneration
27 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Watch a short video from the food forest here: https://www.wearecarbon.earth/food-forest-small-project-of-regenerationIn a change from our usual conve...
Connecting with Textiles - In Conversation with Sharon Kallis [EartHand Gleaners]
14 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join me for a conversation with Sharon Kallis who brings us thought provoking insights from her work exploring the place of textiles within our lives....
Carbon Sink Homes - In Conversation with David Nicholson [Director Natural Building Systems]
30 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It was a great pleasure to spend some time discussing a new paradigm for our built environment with David Nicholson; considering how the construction ...
In Conversation with Serenity Hill - Co-Founder: The Open Food Network
16 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I had the wonderful opportunity to chat with Serenity Hill about building an alternative, fairer and more resilient path within our food systems.Seren...
In Conversation with Daniel Deniaud-Powell - Co-owner: Des Heures Dehors
19 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I was delighted to be joined by Daniel Deniaud-Powell for a conversation about the wonderful potential of our gardens for supporting both biodiversity...
In Conversation with Jason Freeman - Founder: Farmer Direct Organic
07 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It was wonderful to be joined by Jason Freeman for a conversation that brings insights from his experience running a farmer owned co-op & organic ...
When Farming Helps Nature [My Common Sense Take] - Exploring the Mindset of Regeneration
22 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode brings my own personal dialogue exploring our farming system through a regenerative lens.A stark realisation of not only how bizarre it i...
In Conversation with Patrick Holden - Founder: The Sustainable Food Trust
06 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It was a great pleasure to be joined by Patrick Holden for a conversation exploring the challenges and paths to creating food and farming systems that...
Soil - [My Common Sense Take] Paving a Path to Whole Systems Thinking
23 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to this new additional format for the podcast!We'll still be having fresh interviews alongside but today's episode is a bit different; a perso...
In Conversation with Claire Mackenzie - Producer; Six Inches Of Soil
09 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I'm delighted to be joined by Claire Mackenzie for a conversation focused on soil!Claire is the producer of the documentary 'Six Inches Of Soil' and s...
Agroforestry & Community in Costa Rica - with Joshua Hughes [Rewild Organics]
03 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Connect with Joshua: Email: joshua(@)weareblacksheep.org (without the brackets)Joshua's LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshua-hug...
People, Planet, Profit - Weaving Benefits to Scale Regeneration & Nature Based Carbon Removals [1MTN]
19 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Anete and Kristjan are combining a blend of legal and financial expertise to bring forward a for profit company that's large in both scale and in bene...
Multi Crises Solution - Regenerative Agriculture in Pakistan. With Taimur Malik [Drawdown Farm]
04 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this interview I'm joined by Taimur Malik to hear about the journey that brought him to founding Drawdown Farm in Pakistan, and the work they're do...
Holistic Management - Transitioning Mindset & Farming. With Sheila Cooke [3LM Savory Network UK]
21 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Links:Sheila's work: https://www.3lm.network/TED Talk by Allan Savory: https://www.ted.com/talks/allan_savory_how_to_fight_desertification_and...
Local Food Ecosystems - With Duncan Catchpole [Cambridge Food Hub]
08 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Links:Find this episode and links through to additional mentioned resources on the We Are Carbon website: https://www.wearecarbon.earth/podcas...
Regenerative Architecture - Evolving Our Built Environment
24 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Links:Marcus's Work: https://www.livingbuildings.co/The animation Marcus and I created together: https://youtu.be/p9HVmU6ZuNQWe Are Carbon - N...
Let's Create Together!
12 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Links:Find the webpage with more information here: https://www.wearecarbon.earth/regenerative-animation-templates-social-media/And for the Com...
Bio-hydrogen. From Plant Waste to Hydrogen Gas - With Dong Xiao
27 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Links:Find the video version on the website - https://www.wearecarbon.earth/podcast-episode/bio-hydrogen-renewables-from-plants/Connect with D...
Evolving the Local Food System - With 4 Lincolnshire Guests!
13 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Find this Episode and all related links on the We Are Carbon website: https://www.wearecarbon.earth/podcast-episode/localise-lincolnshire-food-system/...
Circular Emissions - A Promising Path to Net Zero. With Sophia Hamblin Wang [MCi Carbon]
30 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Links:Previous We Are Carbon episode with Kelly Erhart about accelerated mineral weathering: https://www.wearecarbon.earth/podcast-episode/coa...
Scaling Up Regeneration - Tipping the Balance in Favour of Grass Fed. With Richard Tufton
16 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Links:Previous We Are Carbon episodes that include the climate benefits of grazing animals:The Significance of Regenerative Agriculture – Sp...
Great Nutrition - Motivation for Regeneration! With Zuzanna Zielinska [HarvestCare]
02 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Links:HarvestCare website: https://www.harvestcare.eu/Coalition of Health Professionals for Regenerative Agriculture: https://www.regenerative...
A Regenerative Future - Yesterday's Sunlight or Today's? With John Roulac [EP Kiss The Ground]
18 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this interview I’m joined by John Roulac to consider the big picture of what it means to move forward regeneratively and the challenges of bringi...
Natural Curriculum! Equipping Children To Live Regeneratively. Richard Dunne [The Harmony Project]
04 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Links: The Harmony Project: https://www.theharmonyproject.org.uk/This Episode on the We Are Carbon Website: https://www.wearecarbon.earth/podc...
Let Nature Guide Success - for Wellbeing & Business. With Sarah Spencer [Think Like A Tree]
21 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Links: Think Like A Tree: https://www.thinklikeatree.co.uk/This Episode on the We Are Carbon Website: https://www.wearecarbon.earth/podcast-ep...
When Money Grows On Trees! Regenerative Currency - With Michael Twist
07 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Links: Global Climate Dollar: https://www.globalclimatedollar.comThis Episode on the We Are Carbon Website: https://www.wearecarbon.earth/podc...
Permaculture - For People & Planet. With Charlotte Prud'Homme [Walkers Reserve]
21 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Links:Walkers Reserve: http://walkersreserve.com/vision/The Episode Video: https://www.wearecarbon.earth/podcast-episode/permaculture-for-peop...
A Collaborative Web - Regenerating Societies with Daan Gorter (Gaianet)
07 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Links:Gaianet: https://www.gaianet.earth/The Episode Video: https://www.wearecarbon.earth/podcast-episode/gaianet-collaborative-regenerative-e...
Regenerating Hope - FMNR With Tony Rinaudo
23 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Links:Tony's Book: https://iscast.org/tfu/FMNR Hub Website: https://fmnrhub.com.au/The Episode Video: https://www.wearecarbon.earth/podcast-ep...
The Significance of Regenerative Agriculture - A Path For Healing People & Climate
12 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
I'm hugely excited to share this special compilation episode, where the voices of many of our guests have been brought together to add clarity to thei...
Join Me in Building a Regenerative Economy? - A Quick Episode & Invitation
11 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A Regenerative Economy - Where Serving Our Needs Supports Nature's Needs Too.If this short episode gets you feeling inspired to learn more about my ex...
Coastal Carbon Capture - Accelerating Mineral Weathering. With Kelly Erhart
28 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Working to safely speed up the long-term inorganic carbon cycle, from millions of years to mere decades!In this interview I'm joined by Kelly Erhart t...
Simple Tech, Major Impact - Alleviating Food Poverty - With Colin Andrews
14 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dramatically increasing crop yields & transforming lives for small holder farmers in south east Africa - In this interview I'm joined by Colin And...
Food Systems - For Healthy People and Planet! - With Michelle Gilman
30 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this interview I'm joined by Michelle Gilman to discuss the connections between our farming practices, our food systems and our own personal health...
Desert Borderland to Oasis - Abundant Agroforestry!
16 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this interview I'm joined by Bernadette Millard to discuss her journey of establishing an organic family farm in the desert borderlands of Oman.In ...
Data for Transition - Decoding Soil Biology! With Adrian Ferrero
02 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
When we talk about regenerative agriculture we can often lean on words like 'traditional' and 'indigenous', which can give the sense that we're turnin...
How to Farm Regeneratively - In 12 Steps! With Peter Lundgard
19 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this interview I'm joined by Peter Lundgard, founder of 'Nature's Way Farm' in Alberta, Canada, to discuss the 12 step programme that he's develope...
Waste to Resource - The Power to Transform! With Lara Hussein
05 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In a world of convenience with services that bring our food to the shops and take our waste from our doors, we've perhaps overlooked some simple yet v...
The Potential of Bioplastics - With Cade Frost of 'Source Bioplastic'
28 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Do new plastic materials have the potential to shift this large and polluting industry towards a circular economy? In this interview I'm joined by Cad...
Understanding Carbon Offsetting - With Brennan Spellacy of Patch
21 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As a World we have some ambitious goals for reducing our carbon emissions but until businesses are able to cut things right back they can also impleme...
Let's Value Biodiversity & Standing Carbon! With Nicola Peel
14 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The world is taking a heavy focus on offsetting carbon emissions at this time and we see plenty of support for projects that involve the planting of n...
Soil - A Living Support For Plants & Climate! With Dr Christo Miliotis
07 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Tiny microorganisms inhabit every place upon this planet and for much of human society we have at best dismissed them, and at worse waged war against ...
Fighting Poverty with Regenerative Agriculture. Determination From Devastation - With Jackson Buzingo
31 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The link between soil health and food security is becoming undeniable. And in regions where the climate is brittle and people's livelihoods depend upo...
Evolve Away From Fossil Fuels! - With Mandi Kerr of 'GHA'
24 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this interview I’m joined by Mandi Kerr of ‘The Global Hemp Association’ for a discussion about making big leaps towards a circular economy a...
We Can Regenerate! - With Finian Makepeace of 'Kiss The Ground'
17 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this interview I'm joined by Finian Makepeace of 'Kiss The Ground' for a discussion all about regenerating our lands by understanding the role of s...
What is Regenerative Agriculture? - With Caroline Grindrod
10 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this first interview for the 'We Are Carbon' project, I'm joined by Caroline Grindrod for a discussion all about regenerative agriculture.Our food ...
Trailer - We Are Carbon, the Podcast. What it's All About!
28 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Before we jump in with the interviews this quick intro will give you an idea of what to expect! Episodes will be added every Thursday, with an average...