Suburban Renewal - One Backyard at a Time

Peak Moment 37: Jan Spencer shows his quarter-acre permaculture project transforming a typical suburban lot. Lawn and driveway were replaced with fruit and nut trees, vegetables, brambles, and native habitat, plus a 3500 gallon rainwater catchment system, a sunroom heating the house, and a small detached bungalow to increase residential density.

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• Jan
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• permaculture
• suburb
• suburban
• renewal
• garden
• gardening
• food

[ThanksgivingWalk]

My biggest complaint about this video is that is was too short! I could have listened to this interview for an hour.

I found myself saying, yes, yes, absolutely.

What a great interview!

Thanks so much to the Jan & J. for taking the time to do this interview and for sharing.

[peakmoment]

That's wonderful news!

If you like this one, you might also enjoy Peak Moment episode 100 "Suburban Permaculture with Janet Barocco and Richard Heinberg". And also episode 87 "How Much Food Can I Grow Around My House?"

[chloewolsey]

Hi Janaia,

I have watched a few dozen of the show & put them on my Fcebook & have great chats with my mate Tim about it all. We are doing as much as we can, like this great bloke here in this vid. Due to the inspiration of Peak Moment, Bill Mollison & others, I am about to do a 9 week Land Use Sustainability & PDC with Patricj Whitefield in the UK. I live in Holland. So cheers!

(And you are delicious!)

Chloe

[peakmoment]

Good work! Permaculture makes such total sense, and it's great more people like you are going for it! Thanks for sharing Peak Moment TV with others. Cheers to you! ~Janaia

[chloewolsey]

Great~ I'm a bit in love with Janaia - thanks for all you work & all the info...

[peakmoment]

That's sweet. :-) Thanks so much for watching, and caring.

If you liked this show, you might also enjoy episode 51 "An Experiment in Back Yard Sustainability" and 87 "How Much Food Can I Grow Around my House"

~Janaia

[caucazoidandroid]

I think capitalism and free enterprise are totally different things. Someone selling or bartering a bit of excess kimchi in return for another vegetable or specialized service sounds more like mutualism. The point is the resources (land, water, factory, etc) should be controlled by direct democracy, while the labor put into the land should be directly owned by the laborer. If you work for yourself, then you are in charge of yourself. If you work for someone else, it's wage slavery.

[icjxs005]

i love this guy. what a great person and a great interview. thank you !!!!

[mushymcsquishy]

so.. he needs a roommate? ^.^

[jzinius]

Thanks for this video! Inspiring. I also like what he says about the more you create a beautiful environment at home, the less inclined you are to jump into a car and drive somewhere.

[qualqui]

Tlaltikpak toquichtin tiez.......translation: The Earth is good if mankind is good, the earth is bad if mankind is bad.....5 stars for ya Janaia and keep up with these AWESOME vibes! = )