On this week's show, we'll talk to Ben Falk from Whole Systems Design in Vermont about burning fuelwood. Ben will discuss his trial and error with his 4th generation wood heating system, providing an integrated and complete home heating solution meeting cooking, baking, and most crucially--hot water needs. Ben will also discuss why he burns in 2024, air quality issues, heat conservation, dealing with the stove pipe & ventilation, maintenance, burning tips, and wood preparation.
Ben developed Whole Systems Design, LLC as a land-based response to biological and cultural extinction and the increasing separation between people and elemental things. Life as a designer, builder, ecologist, tree-tender, and backcountry traveler continually informs Ben’s integrative approach to developing landscapes and buildings. His home landscape and the WSD studio site in Vermont's Mad River Valley serve as a proving ground for the regenerative land developments featured in the projects of Whole Systems Design.
Ben studied architecture and landscape architecture at the graduate level and holds a master’s degree in land-use planning and design. He has conducted more than 650 site development and land inspection consultations across the US and abroad, and has facilitated dozens of courses on property selection, permaculture design, and resilient systems. He has given keynote addresses and presented dozens of workshops at venues ranging from Bioneers to the Omega Institute. Ben is the author of the award-winning book The Resilient Farm and Homestead (Chelsea Green, 2013) and serves as an Advisory Council for the international regeneration group Ecosystem Restoration Camps.
Logging With Cody Johnson
The Mulberry Tree With Gary Mead
Hot Weather Hiking With Paul Misko
Playing In The Woods With Mike Porter
Forest Types & Forest Products Of The Northeast With Gary Mead
All Things Plants With Marguerite Uhlmann-Bower
Honey Bee Herbs With Kelley Edkins
Questioning The Invasive Species Paradigm With Jono Neiger
Turkeys & Turkey Hunting with John & Nick
The Birches With Gary Mead
Mountain Top Arboretum with Marc Wolf
Hunting For Lost Apple Trees With David Benscoter
Black Walnut With Gary Mead
The Importance Of Native Species With Doug Tallamy
Maple Sugaring With Duane LaFever
Horticultural Myths With WSU's Linda Chalker-Scott
Black Cherry With Gary Mead 3 21 2018
Beaver Deceivers With Skip Lisle
Hazardous Trees
Meet Catskill Logger Frank Parslow
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