Permaculture, climate solutions, and fresh ideas for a sustainable future

About this episode

The episode discusses permaculture, local climate solutions, and insights from author Tom Bowman on addressing the climate crisis.

Father Ian plays with permaculture. Gianna Patchen speaks with the SLO Climate Coalition about local climate solutions and how you can save money by electrifying your home. Author Tom Bowman talks about his new book, "What if Solving the Climate Crisis is Simple?"

People in this episode

Guests: Gianna Patchen, Tom Bowman

Topics covered

• permaculture
• climate solutions
• sustainability

Keywords

• electrifying homes
• SLO Climate Coalition
• climate crisis

Mentioned in this episode

Products: What if Solving the Climate Crisis is Simple?

Books & works: What if Solving the Climate Crisis

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