Zero Input Agriculture
Explore the intersection of evolution, ecology and civilisation with crop and livestock breeders, low input farmers, social engineers and a dazzling array of deep thinkers.
Read more of Shane Simonsen's work at the Zero Input Agriculture blog or the new book Taming the Apocalypse.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 67 minutes
- Episodes
- 45
- Years Active
- 2024 - 2025
Episode 4 - David Holmgren
Shane interviews David Holmgren, cofounder of permaculture and all-round inspiration, about the potential synergies between modern permaculture practice and the breeding of plants and livestock.
Chec…
Episode 3 - Book Review : Seeing Like a State
This is an audio version of a blog post from Zero Input Agriculture on January 3 2024.
This episode explores the book by James C. Scott and applies its key findings to navigating the decline of indust…
Episode 2 - Brian Reeder
Shane interviews Brian Reeder, life-long breeder of the beautiful and delicious daylilies (Hemerocallis) among many other obsessions.
Check out Brian’s links mentioned in the show:
Sun Dragon Daylili…
Episode 1 - A Solitary Season
Episode 1 – A Solitary Season
This is an audio version of a blog post from Zero Input Agriculture on October 3 2024.
This episode explores the thorny issue of managing events that happen only once in…
Introduction to Zero Input Agriculture
Shane Simonsen, host of the Zero Input Agriculture podcast, introduces the structure of the show, his background, places you can read more of his work and his sincere hopes to inspire listeners to pu…