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This episode I'm talking with Caz Ingall, who is a willow coffin weaver.

We talk, not just of the process of weaving a vessel to bury a…

Today I'm talking with Alice and Gavin Munro from  Full Grown about their exceptional work growing complete chairs from trees. 

So the normal procedure is to wait 50 years for a tree to grow, chop it …

How can we do the work to look after the planet if we don't look after ourselves? This is the question we are asking Faye Blake of Live Intuitively in Building Sustainability Podcast BS39.

Many in our…

A conversation recorded with Janna Laan Lomas, founding director and designer at Grain Architecture.

In this episode we discuss the architecture industry's response to climate change. We also look at…

It's a Solstice/Christmas/New Year double episode with Grain Architecture's founding director and designer Janna Laan Lomas. 

In this episode we discuss the nuts and bolts of sustainable design from a…

This week I'm joined by Clare Whitney from Clayworks for Building Sustainability Podcast BS36. 

Clayworks Clay plasters are unique blends of unfired clays mixed with minerals and pigments to provide h…

Kiran Pereira is the author of the forthcoming book Sand Stories: Surprising truths about the global sand crisis and the quest for sustainable solutions. Kiran was raised in India where she witnessed…

Part 2  of the 2 part episode in partnership with Earth Building United Kingdom and Ireland (EBUKI.co)

We wanted to find out about the training available to those wanting to get into earth building in…

Part 1 of a 2 part episode in partnership with Earth Building United Kingdom and Ireland (EBUKI.co)

We wanted to find out about the training available to those wanting to get into earth building in th…

I'm very pleased to welcome the podcast - builder, photographer, publisher, editor and blogger... Lloyd Kahn!

Lloyd is the editor in chief at Shelter Publications, has now published eight books on bu…

This episode we are talking with British folk singer, Jay McAllister AKA Beans on Toast. We began talking about "how the arts, music and storytelling could save the world from climate catastrophe." B…

This episode we are speaking with Sarah Partridge of Orchard Barn - http://orchardbarn.org.uk/ 
Orchard barn is an off grid restoration project that is rebuilding a barn and long house using the tradi…

This episode we talk with Scott McAulay, from the Anthropocene Architecture School.
Scott is a part 2 architectural technician who has been making lots of noise to shake up the architectural educatio…

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Today I talk with Emily Reynolds, author of 'Japan's Clay Walls: A Glimpse into their Plaster Craft' - This is part 1 of 2!

Today we discuss trowels, bamboo backing, 

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Something a bit different today.

I talk with Wibbs Coulson about how we can look after our bodies to keep us able to build, craft or just stay in good shape!

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Show notes available at: http://jeffreythenaturalbuilder.com/natural-builder-question-time-pt2-will-stanwix-bs25

In this episode I talk with Will Stanwix - Co-author of 'The Hempcrete book - Designing…

Show notes available at: http://jeffreythenaturalbuilder.com/natural-builder-question-time-pt1-will-stanwix-bs24

In this episode I talk with Will Stanwix - Co-author of 'The Hempcrete book - Designing…

Full show notes available at: http://jeffreythenaturalbuilder.com/bs23-earth-floors-are-the-most-sustainable-floors-sukita-reay-crimmel

This week I am talking with earth floor expert Sukita Reay Crimm…

The second of our 'Barn the Spoon' double bill.

In this episode Barn talks about 'New Wood Culture' - A holistic approach to working with wood that connects the growing of trees and managing of woodl…