
Recombining Crop Selection and Production with Bunya Halasz
From Recombination Nation by Shane Simonsen
February 20, 2026 · 2h 21m · Season 2 · Episode 16
About this episode
Bunya Halasz discusses his journey in permaculture and crop selection for economic yield.
Bunya Halasz is a permaculturalist and syntropic practitioner from the lush hinterland of northern New South Wales. This in depth conversation explores his winding journey through the roots of permaculture in Australia, his experience in reuniting the ongoing selection of crops in the context of spaces that produce an economic yield. You can sign up for Bunya's course on Dynamic Agroforestry beginning April 30- https://www.growingrootspermaculture.com/events/p/dynamic-agroforestry-refining-food-forests-incorporating-fungi-animals-and-community-dynamics-into-agroforestry-systems-march-26-29 And check out all the other work he does with Growing Roots Permaculture: https://www.growingrootspermaculture.com/about Sign up to Shane's Substack: https://recombinationnation.substack.com Read his book, Taming the Apocalypse, about the future of post industrial biological technology: https://www.amazon.com/Taming-Apocalypse-Shane-Simonsen-ebook/dp/B0D2XCLJ85/
People in this episode
Host: Shane Simonsen
Guest: Bunya Halasz
Topics covered
- permaculture
- agroforestry
- crop selection
- sustainable agriculture
- economic yield
Keywords
- permaculture
- agroforestry
- Bunya Halasz
- sustainable farming
- crop production
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Growing Roots Permaculture
Books & works: Taming the Apocalypse
Places: northern New South Wales
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