How can we live in good health if grocers and suppliers sell foods full of chemicals and pesticides?Permaculture expert Jim Gale explains some easy ways to grow whole foods in your yard in this nourishing Living 4D conversation.Learn more about Jim and his work at Food Forest Abundance and on social media via Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter and YouTube.For Living 4D listeners: Save 5 percent on a consultation or a customized food forest design with Jim and his team at his website by using the code PAULCHEK when you check out.Show Notes“ADD is my most precious gift.” (5:22)Energy and permanence separate permaculture from traditional agriculture. (14:34)There’s been a shortage of nutrient- and energy-dense foods for decades. (25:19)Part of Jim’s mission: Wiping out the three levels of BS about growing food. (37:04)Sweet potatoes: A prolific whole food you can grow very easily. (50:12)Repurpose seed from the organic foods you eat to grow your own foods. (57:11)Water quality suggestions for growing foods. (1:04:20)The scale of emotions in growing foods. (1:18:03)The definition of permaculture. (1:38:41)ResourcesCreating Abundance in Your Backyard with Jim and Del Bigtree on YouTubeThe work of Bill Mollison and Victor HugoPaul’s Living 4D conversations with Autumn Smith, Michael Judd, JP Sears, Dolf Zantinge, Dr. Ibrahim Karim and Doreya KarimFarmers of Forty Centuries: Organic Farming in China, Korea and Japan by F.H. KingFind A SpringBlueprint for Immortality by Harold Saxton BurrThanks to our awesome sponsors: CHEK Academy, Organifi (save 20 percent on your purchase by using the code CHEK20 at checkout), Paleovalley (save 15 percent on your purchase by using the code chek15 at checkout), BiOptimizers (save an extra 10 percent on your purchase by using the code PAUL10 at checkout) and Cymbiotika (save 15 percent on your purchase by using the code CHEK15 at checkout).We may earn commissions from qualifying purchases using affiliate links.