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Jonathan Clay: Regenerative Leadership, Permaculture Principles, and Local Food Systems
May 21, 2026
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Building to Last: Business Succession, Legacy, and the Future of the Trades with David Hori
Apr 30, 2026
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Designing Outdoor Spaces That People Actually Use: From Deck to Meadow to Family Garden
Apr 17, 2026
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Creating Educational Outdoor Spaces: Nature-based Learning and Environmental Stewardship with Marc Boucher-Colbert
Apr 2, 2026
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How to Build Healthy Soil: Compost, Mycorrhizae & Carbon Sequestration with Nick Tomasini
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| 5/21/26 |  Jonathan Clay: Regenerative Leadership, Permaculture Principles, and Local Food Systems | Jonathan Clay built The Kalos Project to close Houston's local food gap using permaculture design. The same principles guide how he leads his team.In this episode of Land Language, hosts Brit Sastrawidjaya and Bethany Rydmark sit down with Jonathan and explore how permaculture's closed-loop principles translate to team leadership, what it takes to create a safe container for conflict on a job site, and the platform Jonathan is building to transform Houston's local food economy.Chapters:00:00 Start00:34 Meet Jonathan Clay04:05 Handling Conflict On Teams07:37 Boundaries And Timing10:19 Making Space For Quiet Voices16:50 Permaculture As Leadership21:05 Team Goals And KPIs25:59 Right Fit For The Role28:14 Ground Zero Resources29:06 Profitability Not Woo Woo31:44 Why Kalos Project33:02 Volunteer Powered Food Hubs35:16 How To Follow Kalos35:57 Closing ThoughtsReferences:- The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom by Don Miguel Ruiz- The Surrender Experiment by Michael A. SingerFollow Jonathan:Website: https://kalosproject.earth/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kalosproject.earthFollow Land Language:Land Language Website: https://www.landlanguage.org/Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thelandlanguage/Connect with Us:Got questions? Ideas for future guests? DM us on Instagram or visit our website to share your thoughts. We're building this together.About Land Language:Land Language is a podcast for landscape professionals, plant lovers, and anyone who wants to understand what it really takes to build regeneratively. Hosted by contractor/designer Brit Sastrawidjaya and designer Bethany Rydmark, each episode brings you expert insights, practical tools, and honest conversations about transforming the landscape industry from the ground up. | — | ||||||
| 4/30/26 |  Building to Last: Business Succession, Legacy, and the Future of the Trades with David Hori | $14 trillion in small business assets will change hands in the next decade. If you own a trades business, this conversation is for you.David Hori has spent his career where people and business overlap. From HR to startup operations to building and exiting pro.com (acquired by Opendoor), he now coaches business owners on how to build, prepare, and thoughtfully pass on what they've created. Brit and Bethany talk with David about what it actually means to build a healthy business, whether you're planning to sell or not.Chapters:00:00 Start00:34 Meet David02:48 Why He Buys06:02 Retention Playbook11:12 Building To Sell13:22 Red Flags Green Flags14:29 First Buyer Call16:32 What Makes Buyable18:29 Sustainable Growth22:29 Local Legacy Mission24:08 Coaching Owners26:13 Culture Needs Weeding26:58 Loyalty Versus Fit28:22 KPIs With Compassion32:11 Incentives Beyond Pay35:01 Stewardship Over Recklessness38:04 Coaching That Drives Change41:52 AI Agents For Leads44:28 Using AI To Free Time46:36 Closing ThoughtsBrit and Bethany help bring in the regenerative lens. A business with 90% of its revenue in one customer is like a landscape with 90% of one species. One bad season and it's gone. This conversation goes where most business podcasts don't: into what it means to care for what you've built, and leave it better than you found it.Follow David:Web: toplineops.com LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/iamdavidhori Instagram: @thedavidhoriFollow Land Language:Website: https://www.landlanguage.org/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thelandlanguage/Connect with Us:Got questions? Ideas for future guests? DM us on Instagram or visit our website to share your thoughts. We're building this together.About Land Language: Land Language is a podcast for landscape professionals, plant lovers, and anyone who wants to understand what it really takes to build regeneratively. Hosted by contractor/designer Brit Sastrawidjaya and designer Bethany Rydmark, each episode brings you expert insights, practical tools, and honest conversations about transforming the landscape industry from the ground up. | — | ||||||
| 4/17/26 |  Designing Outdoor Spaces That People Actually Use: From Deck to Meadow to Family Garden | The landscape industry is still building its catalog of case studies for regenerative work. Every project that gets built is an example. Every conversation that shifts a client's understanding is a seed. We're all relearning methods of cultivation that were once just daily life, and we're doing it together.In this episode:Why the first question in any deck project isn't about materials, it's about purposeExtruded aluminum framing + juniper decking as the most ecologically sound Pacific Northwest deck choiceThe lifetime cost of cheap composite vs. the permanence of a well-built deckHow to bring a client from lawn loyalty to meadow conviction: root depth, carbon, wildlife, morning routinesA real 2025 Portland front yard: native garden, willow play structure, brass auto-shutoff faucet, reflecting bowl, wildlife habitat directoryDesigning for children from toddlers to teenagers: splash zones, nooks, and getawaysThis is the season wrap. Season 2 is coming soon.Follow Land Language:Land Language Website: https://www.landlanguage.org/Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thelandlanguage/Connect with Us:Got questions? Ideas for future guests? DM us on Instagram or visit our website to share your thoughts. We're building this together.About Land Language: Land Language is a podcast for landscape professionals, plant lovers, and anyone who wants to understand what it really takes to build regeneratively. Hosted by contractor/designer Brit Sastrawidjaya and designer Bethany Rydmark, each episode brings you expert insights, practical tools, and honest conversations about transforming the landscape industry from the ground up. | — | ||||||
| 4/2/26 |  Creating Educational Outdoor Spaces: Nature-based Learning and Environmental Stewardship with Marc Boucher-Colbert | In this episode of Land Language, Brit Sastrawidjaya and Bethany Rydmark talk with Marc Boucher-Colbert, longtime garden educator and urban farming advocate, about how outdoor spaces can nurture curiosity, resilience, and ecological literacy in children.Marc shares his decades of experience developing school gardens and edible landscapes—from composting and crop rotations to integrated pest management (IPM) and soil health. Together, they explore how to turn kids from consumers into producers, how to adapt regenerative design principles for schools, and how simple gestures like container gardening can spark lifelong relationships with the living world.Chapters:00:00 Start00:33 Meet Mark Boucher02:10 From Compost to Farming04:05 Urban Bounty Origins04:34 School Garden Career07:08 Montessori Outdoors08:46 Cooking and Harvesting10:50 Roaming and Curiosity13:27 Science by Age Group15:03 Experimenting with Soil17:30 Loose Materials Play19:23 Designing Kid Spaces19:53 Tree Fort Favorites23:13 Forts and Privacy25:29 Lawns and Maintenance28:30 Design for Your Child31:10 Boulders and Water32:27 Nature for Adults Too35:54 Public School Challenges38:15 School Reform Barriers38:51 Healing Gardens Proof40:00 Edible Schoolyard Model40:59 Afterschool Garden Freedom43:33 Food Equity Reality Check44:57 Home vs School Cooking47:38 Micro Community Leadership49:46 Slow Down With Nature52:12 Family Food Memories54:17 IPM Basics Explained01:05:47 Soil Health Over Inputs01:07:47 Start Small Grow Something01:10:27 Books Club And Resources01:11:59 Design Your Eden Cards01:17:51 Closing Thoughts-Follow Marc:Website: https://www.designyoureden.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/designyoureden Follow Land Language:Land Language Website: https://www.landlanguage.org/Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thelandlanguage/Connect with Us: Got questions? Ideas for future guests? DM us on Instagram or visit our website to share your thoughts. We're building this together.About Marc:Marc Boucher-Colbert is a garden educator, urban farmer, and sustainability advocate with over two decades of experience teaching children to connect with the land. He helped establish Zenger Farm in Portland, founded the rooftop garden at Noble Rot, and currently serves as the gardening specialist at the Franciscan Montessori Earth School, where he integrates science, ecology, and food systems into daily learning. His work blends hands-on experimentation with a deep belief in regenerative, community-driven landscapes.About Land Language: Land Language is a podcast for landscape professionals, plant lovers, and anyone who wants to understand what it really takes to build regeneratively. Hosted by contractor/designer Brit Sastrawidjaya and designer Bethany Rydmark, each episode brings you expert insights, practical tools, and honest conversations about transforming the landscape industry from the ground up. | — | ||||||
| 3/20/26 |  How to Build Healthy Soil: Compost, Mycorrhizae & Carbon Sequestration with Nick Tomasini | Soil health is the backbone of regenerative landscape design. In this episode, hosts Brit Sastrawidjaya and Bethany Rydmark talk with Nick Tomasini, soil consultant, microbiology specialist, and founder of Humankind Oregon, about the real science behind soil structure, compaction, microbial activity, and soil amendments that actually work.Nick explains soil chemistry vs. biology, how to choose the right soil test, what mineral balancing actually means, and why compost extract often outperforms compost tea. He also shares cautionary insight on biochar, how to properly inoculate with mycorrhizae, and why fungal networks are essential for long-term plant health.Listen if you:• Work with compacted soils or post-construction landscapes• Want a clear approach to soil testing & diagnostics• Are trying to reduce herbicide use• Want practical, regenerative solutions backed by soil scienceChapters:00:00 Start01:26 Nick’s Origin Story02:58 Two Decades of Change07:00 Clients and Soil Awareness11:41 Compaction and No Till13:46 Soil Chemistry Testing17:18 Carbon and Haney Test19:38 Microbiology Test Options24:06 Disturbance and Diversity26:18 Raised Bed Soil Blends29:33 Testing Compost Inputs30:32 Remediation and Biochar33:28 Charging Biochar Basics34:39 Surface Area Hype Check35:42 Micronized Biochar Cautionary Tale36:20 Trials and Less Is More37:02 Wood Chips for Remediation38:44 Heavy Metals Remobilization Risk42:05 Residential Soil Health Priorities44:56 Mycorrhizae Endo vs Ecto46:28 Compost Tea Reality Check48:53 Compost Extract How To54:36 Root Dips and Contractor Buy In58:04 Weed Control Without Herbicides01:02:05 Pelletized Wool Wild Card01:04:00 Phytoremediation Rabbit Hole01:04:45 Closing ThoughtsFollow Nick:Website: https://www.humankindoregon.com/Humankind Oregon on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/humankindoregon/Follow Land Language:Land Language Website: https://www.landlanguage.org/Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thelandlanguage/Connect with Us: Got questions? Ideas for future guests? DM us on Instagram or visit our website to share your thoughts. We're building this together.About Land Language: Land Language is a podcast for landscape professionals, plant lovers, and anyone who wants to understand what it really takes to build regeneratively. Hosted by contractor/designer Brit Sastrawidjaya and designer Bethany Rydmark, each episode brings you expert insights, practical tools, and honest conversations about transforming the landscape industry from the ground up. | — | ||||||
| 3/5/26 |  Regenerative Beekeeping, Pollinator Habitat, and Bees as Teachers with Onyx Baird | Sustainable landscaping and regenerative landscape design aren’t just about plants and products, they’re about how we relate to the creatures that hold our food systems together. In this episode of Land Language, hosts Brit Sastrawidjaya and Bethany Rydmark talk with Onyx Baird, documentary filmmaker, regenerative beekeeper, and wildlife scientist, about rethinking bees, beekeeping, and pollinator habitat from the ground up.Onyx traces the story of Apis mellifera from ancient honey hunting and goddess traditions to today’s industrial beekeeping model, where thin-walled hives, chemical mite treatments, and factory-scale queen breeding are driving unprecedented losses. She explains why 2024 marked the deadliest year on record for U.S. commercial honeybee colonies, and why wild bees, given the chance, are still evolving to meet new threats.Most importantly, this conversation focuses on solutions at the scale of your projects and neighborhoods: bee-centric hive designs that mimic tree cavities, planting strategies that feed both honeybees and native bees, and practical ways to talk with clients and neighbors about pesticides, swarms, and “messy” gardens.Chapters:00:00 Start02:05 Bees Through Deep Time04:18 Industrial Beekeeping Shift05:47 Varroa Mites and Colony Losses08:33 Reimagining Regenerative Beekeeping09:51 Native Bees vs Honeybees12:49 Insulated Hives and Forage14:21 Medicinal Plants for Bees17:15 Native Bee Nesting Habitat19:06 Messy Gardens and Spring Cleanup22:38 Neonicotinoids Hidden in Plants24:10 Onyx’s Path Into Beekeeping27:03 From Fear to Reverence28:59 Low to High Commitment Hives33:35 Monthly Hive Checkins35:03 Just Start Beekeeping36:08 Wild Genetics Over Industry38:07 No Future For Monoculture39:34 Local Gardens Hope42:00 Banana Scent Alarm43:14 Stings And Calm Energy45:25 Bee Baths And Healing47:16 Drones And Mating Flights49:33 Swarms As Education Portal51:53 Talking To Neighbors56:33 Organic Lawn Alternatives57:41 Women Beekeepers Documentary58:53 Portugal Hawaii Yucatan01:04:01 Funding And Release Plan01:07:12 EndFollow Onyx:Amrita documentary: https://www.amritadocumentary.comFeral Honey: https://www.feralhoney.orgInstagram: @thebeeoracle Follow Land Language:Land Language Website: https://www.landlanguage.org/Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thelandlanguage/Connect with Us: Got questions? Ideas for future guests? DM us on Instagram or visit our website to share your thoughts. We're building this together.About Land Language: Land Language is a podcast for landscape professionals, plant lovers, and anyone who wants to understand what it really takes to build regeneratively. Hosted by contractor/designer Brit Sastrawidjaya and designer Bethany Rydmark, each episode brings you expert insights, practical tools, and honest conversations about transforming the landscape industry from the ground up. | — | ||||||
| 2/19/26 |  Sustainable Wood Practices That Restore Ecosystems with Lynn Morgan | Local, sustainable wood is more than a material choice. It’s a connection to land, community, and story.In this episode, Land Language hosts Brit Sastrawidjaya and Bethany Rydmark sit down with Lynn Morgan, Director of Community Engagement at Sustainable Northwest Wood, to explore how regenerative forestry, ethical material sourcing, and cultural stewardship can transform the landscaping and building industries.We dive into the mission that sets Sustainable Northwest Wood apart: a business founded in 2008 to sell only responsibly harvested, regionally sourced wood—no offsets, no greenwashing, no hidden supply chains. Lynn shares their journey of thoughtful expansion, including a new Seattle distribution center, and why transparency and community trust define every step.The conversation moves from forest ecology to personal lineage: Appalachian resourcefulness, the emotional weight of forest loss, and the joy of choosing materials with story and meaning. From pests like the emerald ash borer to blue pine salvage, selective harvesting, and the cultural loss of “enough,” Lynn offers a grounded vision for how the landscape and construction industries can shift toward regenerative practice.What You’ll Learn:• Why local wood matters for climate, culture, and accountability• How Sustainable Northwest Wood built a fully regenerative supply model• The ecological and emotional impact of pests like the ash borer and pine beetle• Selective harvesting and what a truly healthy working forest looks like• How to choose materials that nourish ecosystem integrity• The cultural grief and opportunity inside today’s forest management conversations• Why “enoughness” is a critical value for regenerative design• How story-rich materials change the client experienceChapters:00:00 Start00:33 Meet Lynn Morgan (Sustainable Northwest Wood)01:05 Lynn’s Journey: From Interior Design to Sustainable Lumber03:37 A Lifelong Relationship with Forests (Not Just a Resource)05:41 Juniper Origin Story: Restoration Wood & Watershed Comeback08:52 Juniper Durability, Beauty, and Best Uses11:53 Designing With Juniper: Length Limits, Character, and Install Tips14:27 Cutting Through Greenwashing: FSC, Chain of Custody, and Vetting16:36 What Sustainable Harvesting Looks Like on the Ground (vs Clearcuts)23:00 PDX Airport Remodel: 800,000 Board Feet + Local Forest Collaboration27:52 Why Traceable Materials Matter29:39 PDX’s Responsibly Sourced Wood & Restored Watersheds30:44 Climate Change, Drier Summers & Cedar Decline31:30 New Species, Long-Term Planning & Zena Forest33:21 Price, Values & the Power of Wood’s Story35:40 Tribal Sourcing, Rebates Back to Forests & Buying Local37:45 Slow Down, Ask Questions, Build Better39:16 Why This Lumberyard Is Unique & What’s Next41:09 Appalachia Roots, Stewardship & Caring for the Land44:18 Sustainability Isn’t Luxury: Limits, Gratitude & A More Rooted Life46:31 Forest Tour + Broader Forestry Questions: NZ, FSC & Using Beetle-Kill/Ash52:04 CloseFollow Lynn:Sustainable Northwest Wood: https://www.snwwood.com/Lynn-MorganFollow Land Language:Land Language Website: https://www.landlanguage.org/Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thelandlanguage/Connect with Us: Got questions? Ideas for future guests? DM us on Instagram @thelandlanguage or visit our website to share your thoughts. We're building this together.About Land Language: Land Language is a podcast for landscape professionals, plant lovers, and anyone who wants to understand what it really takes to build regeneratively. Hosted by contractor/designer Brit Sastrawidjaya and landscape architect Bethany Rydmark, each episode brings you expert insights, practical tools, and honest conversations about transforming the landscape industry from the ground up. | — | ||||||
| 2/5/26 |  Why Your Garden Should Feed You: Kitchen Garden Design & Mindful Growing with Willi Galloway | Growing food isn't about producing bushels of vegetables or becoming self-sufficient—it's about cultivating connection, wonder, and daily rituals that nourish both body and soul. In this episode, Brit Sastrawidjaya and Bethany Rydmark talk with garden writer and cookbook author Willi Galloway about integrating edibles into landscapes, discovering overlooked plant parts, and building a breakfast routine centered around garden-fresh vegetables.Willi shares her unconventional journey from college English major to test garden manager at Organic Gardening Magazine to two-time cookbook author. Along the way, she challenges yield-obsessed gardening culture, celebrates the magic of nasturtium leaves on avocado toast, and explains why growing a single bean plant that reaches eight feet tall in a few months is a profoundly life-affirming act.Chapters:00:00 Start00:39 Meet Willie Galloway: From Organic Gardening to Cookbook Author01:54 Willie's Early Gardening Influences03:19 Journey to Organic Gardening Magazine05:21 Discovering the Joy of Growing Food10:17 Incorporating Edibles into Your Garden19:13 Companion Planting and Garden Maintenance Tips22:42 The Psychological Benefits of Gardening23:27 Mindfulness in the Garden25:11 The Joy of Growing Your Own Food26:01 Designing Gardens for Wellness28:24 Incorporating Food into Ornamental Gardens29:15 Veggies for Breakfast: A New Perspective33:08 Creating Rituals with Garden Herbs37:11 Exploring the Northwest Floral Garden Festival40:14 Connecting People Through Gardening Stories44:23 ConclusionFollow Willi:WebsiteWilli Galloway on InstagramFollow Land Language:Land Language WebsiteFollow on InstagramConnect with Us: Got questions? Ideas for future guests? DM us on Instagram or visit our website to share your thoughts. We're building this together.About Land Language: Land Language is a podcast for landscape professionals, plant lovers, and anyone who wants to understand what it really takes to build regeneratively. Hosted by contractor/designer Brit Sastrawidjaya and designer Bethany Rydmark, each episode brings you expert insights, practical tools, and honest conversations about transforming the landscape industry from the ground up. | — | ||||||
| 2/5/26 |  How to Work Creatively with Clients and the Land with Xanthe White | Regenerative landscape design isn’t just about plants — it’s about teaching people to be in right relationship with land. In this episode of Land Language, hosts Brit Sastrawidjaya (CEO, Blueprint Earth; stormwater expert) and Bethany Rydmark sit down with New Zealand landscape designer and author Xanthe White to talk about process-driven design, soil and water as living systems, and why restraint is one of the most sustainable design tools we have.Xanthe has spent decades crafting gardens in Aotearoa/New Zealand, writing about “good dirt,” and leading a studio that treats makers, gardeners, and designers as a single ecology of practice. This conversation is a masterclass in how to practice landscape design that is regenerative, human, and site-honoring.Chapters:00:00 Start04:25 Xanthe's Journey into Landscape Architecture07:43 The Philosophy of Landscape Design11:58 Challenges and Innovations in the Field23:33 Water Management and Design Stories38:51 Material Choices and Sustainable Practices46:03 Future Projects and Inspirations47:13 ClosingFollow XantheXanthe White Design Follow Land Language:Land Language WebsiteFollow on InstagramConnect with Us: Got questions? Ideas for future guests? DM us on Instagram or visit our website to share your thoughts. We're building this together.About Land Language: Land Language is a podcast for landscape professionals, plant lovers, and anyone who wants to understand what it really takes to build regeneratively. Hosted by contractor/designer Brit Sastrawidjaya and designer Bethany Rydmark, each episode brings you expert insights, practical tools, and honest conversations about transforming the landscape industry from the ground up. | — | ||||||
| 2/5/26 |  The Future of Sustainable Landscape Construction with Jenny Jones | Sustainable landscape construction isn't just about swapping one product for another, it's about questioning the entire system. In this episode, Land Language hosts Brit Sastrawidjaya and Bethany Rydmark talk with Jenny Jones, founder of Terremoto, a Los Angeles-based design studio challenging conventional construction practices through material reuse, labor visibility, and conservation-minded design.Together they explore practical strategies for sourcing recycled materials, the hidden carbon costs of concrete, regional differences in client expectations, and why the most meaningful projects are often the smallest ones where designers maintain ongoing relationships rather than one-and-done builds.Jenny shares candid insights on working with urbanite, the challenges of being labeled "unprofessional" when questioning industry standards, how tech culture influences landscape aesthetics, and why having a material storage yard transforms sustainable design-build practice.Chapters:00:00 Start00:36 Introduction: Jenny Jones from Terremoto01:45 Jenny's Journey into Landscape Architecture03:36 The Influence of Education and Early Career05:18 Challenges and Insights in Landscape Architecture09:13 The Joys of Small Projects and Ecological Restoration11:52 Materiality and Construction in Landscape Design20:00 The Role of Technology in Modern Landscape Architecture26:25 Material Reuse and Sustainable Practices32:07 Challenges of Small Studio Operations33:13 Inspiration from France's Reuse Legislation34:37 Sustainable Practices in the Northwest35:42 Innovative Materials and Techniques38:55 The Importance of Repair and Care42:47 Practical Approaches to Landscape Restoration47:02 Recycling Green Waste48:51 Celebrating Material Reuse51:54 Final ThoughtsFollow Jenny:TerremotoTerremoto on Instagram Follow Land Language:Land Language WebsiteFollow on InstagramConnect with Us: Got questions? Ideas for future guests? DM us on Instagram or visit our website to share your thoughts. We're building this together.About Land Language: Land Language is a podcast for landscape professionals, plant lovers, and anyone who wants to understand what it really takes to build regeneratively. Hosted by contractor/designer Brit Sastrawidjaya and designer Bethany Rydmark, each episode brings you expert insights, practical tools, and honest conversations about transforming the landscape industry from the ground up. | — | ||||||
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| 2/5/26 |  Native Solutions and Ecological Gardening with Paul Bonine | In this episode of Land Language, hosts Brit Sastrawidjaya and Bethany Rydmark sit down with nursery owner, author, and plant ecologist Paul Bonine (co-owner of Xera Plants, paleoclimatology background, and longtime horticultural educator). Together, they go deep into the future of regenerative landscaping through native annuals, cover cropping, soil biology, and plant-driven weed management.Paul brings decades of experience observing Pacific Northwest ecosystems up close—from clay soils that turn to concrete in summer, to the evolutionary role of native annuals, to the quiet intelligence of succession plants like ceanothus, clover, meadowfoam, and clinopodium. This episode reframes how designers and contractors think about weeds, soil, irrigation, and the plants we choose as tools — not just ornament.This is a foundational conversation for any practitioner seeking to reduce carbon-heavy construction habits, increase biodiversity, and work with the land’s ecological timing instead of fighting it.Chapters00:00 Start01:41 Using Plants as Green Mulch and Weed Management03:07 Meadowfoam: A Natural Solution for Turf Grass05:01 Cover Crops and Soil Health09:47 Prairies vs. Micro Forests for Carbon Sequestration12:51 Paul Bonine's Background and Early Influences14:01 Soil Management and Mulching Practices16:25 Cover Crops for Construction Sites18:54 The Role of Ceanothus in Soil Health21:01 Succession Planting and Soil Building24:14 Challenges in the Nursery Industry27:22 Native Vines for Shady Areas29:05 The Dilemma of Using Roundup30:08 Alternatives to Pulling Weeds30:35 The Importance of Soil Health33:20 Mulching and Leaf Management38:19 Native vs. Non-Native Plants39:23 Adapting Gardening Practices to Climate42:48 Client Preferences and Garden Aesthetics45:21 Climate Change and Gardening51:14 Integrated Pest Management52:06 EndFollow Paul:Website: https://xeraplants.com/Xera Plants on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/xeraplants Follow Land Language:Land Language Website: https://www.landlanguage.org/Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thelandlanguage/Connect with Us: Got questions? Ideas for future guests? DM us on Instagram or visit our website to share your thoughts. We're building this together.About Land Language: Land Language is a podcast for landscape professionals, plant lovers, and anyone who wants to understand what it really takes to build regeneratively. Hosted by contractor/designer Brit Sastrawidjaya and designer Bethany Rydmark, each episode brings you expert insights, practical tools, and honest conversations about transforming the landscape industry from the ground up. | — | ||||||
| 2/5/26 |  Breaking Ground: Conversations in Regenerative Landscapes | What if the future of landscaping starts with a conversation?Welcome to Land Language,the podcast where landscape contractor/designer Brit Sastrawidjaya and landscape architect Bethany Rydmark bring you the real, unfiltered conversations about building regenerative landscapes. No fluff. No greenwashing. Just practical tools, expert insights, and honest talk about transforming the industry from the ground up.In this introductory episode, Brit and Bethany share their origin story: how they went from mutual Instagram fangirling to launching a podcast with a mission. They saw the same frustrating cycle everywhere: clients wanting sustainability, contractors building what they were taught, vendors producing what sells, and no one taking the first step toward change.We cover:The blame cycle: why clients, contractors, and vendors all point fingersCollective power: how groups like WISE and Oregon Regenerative Alliance shift supply chainsSoil as foundation: what we're losing when we ignore soil healthClimate reality: why old methods don't work anymore (and what to do instead)Education gaps: most contractors were handed a shovel, not a degree in soil scienceThe investment question: does regenerative practice have to cost more?Building courage through community: how incremental steps create industry-wide changeListen if you:Want to build healthier, more resilient landscapesFeel stuck between what you know is right and what's available/affordableWonder if anyone else is asking the same questions you areNeed practical steps, not just idealsCare about the planet and want to align your work with your valuesThis isn't a prescriptive "do it this way" show. Brit and Bethany are learning alongside you, bringing in scientists, vendors, and practitioners to share what's working, what's not, and what's next.Every episode ends with clear action steps. Because if we don't help you implement what you've learned, this is just information that sits in the back of your brain. We're here to help you make change happen.New episodes drop every other Thursday. Subscribe now and join the community building better landscapes, one project at a time.Follow us on Instagram: @landlanguagepodcastFind the show notes on our website: landlanguage.org | — | ||||||
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