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.
Archery Season Begins
Forest History Society
Beechnut With Gary Mead
Crop Tree Management
Gettting Ready For Fall Foliage
Mulberry
Forestry In The Catskills With Forester Bernie Braun
Tree Nuts With Gary Mead
Forest Bird Species with Audubon NY
Why Are Oaks Disappearing With Ryan McEwan
Catskill Forest Owner Frank Winkler
My First Tree Book, Sweet Sap By Gary Mead
Blueberries & Blackcaps
Enhancing Wildlife For Catskills Populations With Northern Woodlands
Defining Rural With Hoppy Quick
Nuisance Wildlife & Wildlife Stories
Taxing The Forest
Forest Tools, History & More With Bob Conyea
How To Grow & Maintan Oak Forests & Why We Should Care with PSU's Kim Steiner
Global Change Impacts On Eastern Forests With PSU\'s Marc Abrams
Join Podbean Ads Marketplace and connect with engaged listeners.
Advertise Today
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
Teachers Talk Radio
LifeBlood
Navigating Life After 40
The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast
The Mel Robbins Podcast