About Erik OhlsenErik Ohlsen is an internationally recognized permaculture teacher, educator, and author; he is an award winning landscape contractor and a life long activist. He has specialized in homestead scale regenerative design: including water harvesting, food forests, seed saving, community organizing, habitat development, erosion control, and building topsoil for over 20 years.Episode Highlights:Work Erik has done since starting with permaculture at 19 years oldHow Coronavirus interrupts our globalized connectionsHow Erik is mobilizing his local community through gardeningWhat is the Gift EconomyHow can a degraded landscape be turned into gardensShow Links:Erik Ohlsen’s websitePermaculture Skills CenterPermaculture Artisans