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Low Tech Podcast, No. 80 – 30 Jan 2026 Cooksville 2100: Food Production I https://lowtechinstitute.org/ In this episode head back to the future and see how we’re growing food in the year 2100. #sustainability #lowtech #compressedair #climatechange … More Low Tech Podcast, No. 82 — The World in 2100

Low Tech Podcast, No. 80 – 30 Jan 2026 Cooksville 2100: Food Production I https://lowtechinstitute.org/ In this episode head back to the future and see how we’re growing food in the year 2100. #sustainability #lowtech #compressedair #climatechange … More Low Tech Podcast, No. 81 — Home Compost Systems

Low Tech Podcast, No. 80 – 30 Jan 2026 Cooksville 2100: Food Production I https://lowtechinstitute.org/ In this episode head back to the future and see how we’re growing food in the year 2100. #sustainability #lowtech #compressedair #climatechange … More Low Tech Podcast, No. 80 — Cooksville 2100: Food Production I

Low Tech Podcast, No. 79 – 16 Jan 2026 Cooksville 2100: Compressed Air https://lowtechinstitute.org In this episode visit Cooksville in the year 2100 and take a look at the compressed air systems used. #sustainability #lowtech #compressedair #climatechange … More Low Tech Podcast, No. 79 — Cooksville 2100: Compressed Air

Low Tech Podcast, No. 78 – 08 Mar 2024 Winter Gardening https://lowtechinstitute.org How can we adapt our gardens for growing, or at least keeping plants alive, through the winter? A live recording from the Wisconsin Garden Expo. #sustainability #lowtech #garden #climatechange … More Low Tech Podcast, No. 78 — Winter Gardening

Low Tech Podcast, No. 77 – 23 Feb 2024 Hot Gardening https://lowtechinstitute.org How can we adapt our gardens today for a warmer and more variable climate of tomorrow? A live recording from the Wisconsin Garden Expo. #sustainability #lowtech #garden #climatechange … More Low Tech Podcast, No. 77 — Hot Gardening

Low Tech Podcast, No. 76 – 09 Feb 2024 Biogas in 2100 https://lowtechinstitute.org In 2100, we try to trap and burn methane before it gets into the atmosphere. Let’s get into this stinky story. #sustainability #lowtech #transition … More Low Tech Podcast, No. 76 — Cooksville 2100: Biogas

Low Tech Podcast, No. 75 – 26 Jan 2024 Hydrogen Power in 2100 https://lowtechinstitute.org Let’s talk #hydrogen in the year 2100. #sustainability #lowtech #transition … More Low Tech Podcast, No. 75 — Cooksville 2100: Hydrogen

Low Tech Podcast, No. 74 – 12 Jan 2024 Hot-Box Compost Study https://lowtechinstitute.org A look back at a two-year compost study we’re wrapping up here at the institute. #sustainability #lowtech #transition #compost … More Low Tech Podcast, No. 74 — Hot-Box Compost Study

Low Tech Podcast, No. 73 – 22 Dec 2023 Energy & Electricity in 2100 https://lowtechinstitute.org How do we power our lives here in Cooksville in 2100? #sustainability #lowtech #transition #futurism #localism … More Low Tech Podcast, No. 73 — Cooksville 2100: Energy & Electricity

Low Tech Podcast, No. 72 – 01 Dec 2023 Cooksville: A Model Community https://lowtechinstitute.org Today we travel back to the future, and the past, to set Cooksville in context. #sustainability #lowtech #transition #tartaria … More Low Tech Podcast, No. 72 — Cooksville: A Model Community

Low Tech Podcast, No. 69 – 07 Apr 2023 Tartarian Buildings? https://lowtechinstitute.org The idea of the Tartarian Empire is a conspiracy theory, but it gives us something to say about building longevity. #sustainability #lowtech #transition #tartaria … More Low Tech Podcast, No. 71 — Cooksville 2100

Low Tech Podcast, No. 69 – 07 Apr 2023 Tartarian Buildings? https://lowtechinstitute.org The idea of the Tartarian Empire is a conspiracy theory, but it gives us something to say about building longevity. #sustainability #lowtech #transition #tartaria … More Low Tech Podcast, No. 70 — More Low-Tech News

Low Tech Podcast, No. 69 – 07 Apr 2023 Tartarian Buildings? https://lowtechinstitute.org The idea of the Tartarian Empire is a conspiracy theory, but it gives us something to say about building longevity. #sustainability #lowtech #transition #tartaria … More Low Tech Podcast, No. 69 — Tartarian Buildings?

Low Tech Podcast, No. 67 – 10 Mar 2023 Low-Carbon Gardening https://lowtechinstitute.org How can our garden help fight carbon emissions and set us up for a locally sufficient future. #sustainability #lowtech #transition #carbonemissions … More Low Tech Podcast, No. 68 — Felling Trees

Low Tech Podcast, No. 67 – 10 Mar 2023 Low-Carbon Gardening https://lowtechinstitute.org How can our garden help fight carbon emissions and set us up for a locally sufficient future. #sustainability #lowtech #transition #carbonemissions … More Low Tech Podcast, No. 67 — Low-Carbon Gardening

Low Tech Podcast, No. 66 – 24 Feb 2023 Subsistence Wheat https://lowtechinstitute.org Today we’re talking about the history of wheat and its applicability for future subsistence. #sustainability #lowtech #transition #Wheat … More Low Tech Podcast, No. 66 — Subsistence Wheat

Low Tech Podcast, No. 65 – 10 Feb 2023 Luddites and Artificial Intelligence https://lowtechinstitute.org Today we’re talking about ChatGPT and the future of AI and human society. #sustainability #lowtech #transition #AI #ChatGPT #ArtificialIntelligence … More Low Tech Podcast, No. 65 — Luddites and Artificial Intelligence

Low Tech Podcast, No. 64 – 27 Jan 2023 Ten-Mile Building Challenge https://lowtechinstitute.org We’re introducing the 10-Mile Building Challenge on this week’s episode and previewing some of the episodes we’ll have coming up this year. 10-Mile Building Challenge website: https://lowtechinstitute.org/tmbc/ #sustainability #construction #lowtech #transition … More Low Tech Podcast, No. 64 — Ten-Mile Building Challenge

Low Tech Podcast, No. 63 – 13 Jan 2022 The Future of Composting https://lowtechinstitute.org We’re joined this week by Matt Crisp (@matt.crunchy) to hop in our time machine and visit 2073 to learn about local, post-transition compost systems in the Midwest, Southwest, and New England. #sustainability #compost #lowtech #transition … More Low Tech Podcast, No. 63 — The Future of Composting

Low Tech Podcast, No. 62 – 30 Dec 2022 Low-Tech Perspective on the News of 2022 https://lowtechinstitute.org We’re looking back at 2022 with a low-tech perspective on the events that shaped the world. #2022 #sustainability … More Low Tech Podcast, No. 62 — Low-Tech Perspective on the News of 2022

Low Tech Podcast, No. 61 – 16 Dec 2022 Future-fitting a Florida Subdivision https://lowtechinstitute.org In this episode we travel forward in time to 2042 and visit a Florida subdivision that future-fitted itself into a locally sustained community in a future without fossil-fuels. #futurefit #sustainability … More Low Tech Podcast, No. 61 — Future-fitting a Florida Subdivision

Low Tech Podcast, No. 60 – 02  Dec 2022 EcoGuerrillas Audiobook Excerpt https://lowtechinstitute.org In this episode we share a few excerpts from an audiobook germane to the institute’s ethos and mission. Members of the institute get early access (keep an eye on your emails for a link). #clifi #sustainability … More Low Tech Podcast, No. 60 — EcoGuerrillas Audiobook Excerpt

Low Tech Podcast, No. 59 – 18  Nov 2022 Wake Up to Reality https://lowtechinstitute.org In this episode we chat with Kate Ingold (https://www.kateingold.com/ IG: @kate.ingold) about coming to realize big changes are looming in our collective future when it comes to climate and energy.  #thatching #sustainabilit … More Low Tech Podcast, No. 59 — Wake Up to Reality

Low Tech Podcast, No. 58 – 04 Nov 2022 Thatch as Sustainable Roofing? https://lowtechinstitute.org In this episode we talk about the feasibility of thatch as sustainable utilitarian roofing. #thatching #sustainabilit … More Low Tech Podcast, No. 58 — Thatch as Sustainable Roofing?

Low Tech Podcast, No. 57 – 14 Sep 2022 A Day at the Institute https://lowtechinstitute.org In this episode we follow along a typical work day at the institute and all its various tasks. … More Low Tech Podcast, No. 57 — A Day at the Institute

Low Tech Podcast, No. 56 – 30 Sep 2022 Snake River Seed Co-Op In this episode we chat with three members of the Snake River Seed Co-op leadership team (https://snakeriverseeds.com/). … More Low Tech Podcast, No. 56 — Snake River Seed Co-Op

Low Tech Podcast, No. 55 -- Institute Bee Research Institute Bee Research In this episode we share a field recording out at the institute’s bee research apiary. … More Low Tech Podcast, No. 55 — Institute Bee Research

Low Tech Podcast, No. 54 – 02 Sep 2022 Gardens: The Original Social Safety Net In this episode we delve into the history of subsistence gardening and why our time is such an aberration. … More Low Tech Podcast, No. 55 — Gardening: The Original Social Safety Net

Low Tech Podcast, No. 53 – 19 Aug 2022 When Should You Transition from Fossil Fuels? In this episode, I discuss food self-provisioning with Bill Robichaud, who has been growing and gathering his food for two years. … More Low Tech Podcast, No. 53 — When Should you Transition from Fossil Fuels?

Low Tech Podcast, No. 52 – 5 Aug 2022 Could You Be Food Self-Sufficient? In this episode, I discuss food self-provisioning with Bill Robichaud, who has been growing and gathering his food for two years. … More Low Tech Podcast, No. 52 — Could You Be Food Self-Sufficient?

Low Tech Podcast, No. 51 – 22 Jul 2022 What to Do About Lawns? In this episode we look back at the history of, problems with, and alternatives to the great American obsession with lawns. #lowtech #sustainability #fossilfuels #nonprofits #resilience #climatechange #planes #trains #automobiles #travel … More Low Tech Podcast, No. 51 — What to Do About Lawns?

Low Tech Podcast, No. 50 – 01 Jun 2022 Planes, Trains, and Automobiles? #lowtech #sustainability #fossilfuels #nonprofits #resilience #climatechange #planes #trains #automobiles #travel … More Low Tech Podcast, No. 50 — Planes, Trains, and Automobiles?

Low Tech Podcast, No. 49 – 10 Jun 2022 - LTI on Doomer Optimism #lowtech #sustainability #fossilfuels #nonprofits #resilience #climatechange #wheat #ukraine #russia … More Low Tech Podcast, No. 49 — Doomer Optimist Interview

Low Tech Podcast, No. 48 – 27 May 2022 - Is a Growing Global Wheat Crisis Brewing? #lowtech #sustainability #fossilfuels #nonprofits #resilience #climatechange #wheat #ukraine #russia … More Low Tech Podcast, No. 48 — Growing Global Wheat Crisis?

Low Tech Podcast, No. 47 -- Low-Tech Innovations Panel Discussion - Part 2 #lowtech #sustainability #fossilfuels #nonprofits #resilience #climatechange … More Low Tech Podcast, No. 47 — Low-Tech Innovations Panel Discussion – Part 2

Low Tech Podcast, No. 46 -- Low-Tech Innovations Panel Discussion - Part 1 #lowtech #sustainability #fossilfuels #nonprofits #resilience #climatechange … More Low Tech Podcast, No. 46 — Low-Tech Innovations Panel Discussion – Part 1

Low Tech Podcast, No. 45 -- Keep Calm and Grow Potatoes #potatoes #sustainability #fossilfuels #nonprofits #resilience #climatechange … More Low Tech Podcast, No. 45 — Keep Calm and Grow Potatoes

Low Tech Podcast, No. 44 -- Potatoes Will Save Humanity -- Part I: History Potatoes Will Save Humanity – Part I: History #potatoes #sustainability #fossilfuels #nonprofits #resilience #climatechange … More Low Tech Podcast, No. 44 — Potatoes Will Save Humanity — Part I: History

Low Tech Podcast, No. 43 – 25 Feb. 2022 Don't Look Up or Worry About Climate Change #sustainability #fossilfuels #nonprofits #resilience #dontlookup #climatechange … More Low Tech Podcast, No. 43 — Don’t Look Up or Worry About Climate Change

Low Tech Podcast, No. 42 – 28 Jan. 2022 It Doesn't Pay to Think About the Future #sustainability #fossilfuels #nonprofits #resilience … More Low Tech Podcast, No. 42 — It Doesn’t Pay to Think About the Future

Low Tech Podcast, No. 41 – 7 Jan. 2022 Just-in-Time Supply Chain Problems #supplychain #inflation … More Low Tech Podcast, No. 41 — Just-in-Time Supply Chain Problems

Low Tech Podcast, No. 40 – 27 Mar. 2019 Introducing our new project: Foodmageddon. #LowTechResilience #ResilienceGarden #Foodmageddon … More Low Tech Podcast, No. 40 — Introducing Foodmageddon

Low Tech Podcast, No. 38 – 08 Mar 2019 Discussing the #GreenNewDeal and Low Tech New Deal. … More Low Tech Podcast, No. 39 — Sustainability Skill Share Instructor Interviews

Low Tech Podcast, No. 38 – 08 Mar 2019 Discussing the #GreenNewDeal and Low Tech New Deal. … More Low Tech Podcast, No. 38 — Low Tech New Deal

Low Tech Podcast, No. 37 – 15 Feb 2019 Discussing Wood Floors with Dan Cooper … More Low Tech Podcast, No. 37 — Wood Floors with Dan Cooper

Low Tech Podcast, No. 36 – 10 Jan 2018 2018 Year in Review: Climate and Institute News. … More Low Tech Podcast, No. 36 — 2018 Year in Review

Low Tech Podcast, No. 35 – 15 Mar 2018 A discussion of how we live today and tomorrow. Music from Podington Bear, "The Confrontation," off the album Passages (CC-BY-NC). This Is Why You Don't See People-Size Salmon Anymore - NPR The Great Norwegian Porridge Debate, Or Tradition Vs. 'Science' - NPR The great agricultural resettlement or the next chapter of the fall - Feasta Sustainable cities need more than parks, cafes and a riverwalk - The Conversation See more news stories here. https://lowtechinstitute.org/ Subscribe on iTunes, Google Play, TuneIn Radio, Stitcher, and/or SoundCloud. … More Low Tech Podcast, No. 35 — Examining How We Live

Low Tech Podcast, No. 34 – 9 Feb 2018 The concept of "Energy Slaves" and our future. Music from Visager, "Airship," off the album Songs From an Unmade World (CC-BY-NC-SA). "Thomas Jefferson and I," in Solutions, by Jean-François Mouhot. "World Energy" Cover in Fortune, by R. Buckminster Fuller "Energy Slaves" by Stuart McMillan. "How Much of a Slave Master am I?" by Jean-Marc Jancovici "Energy Slaves" by Energy Skeptic The Energy of Slaves: Oil and the New Servitude by Andrew Nikiforuk "Energy Slaves" by Extraenvironmentalist Podcast Devil’s Bargain - Grist What your trash reveals about your spending habits - TreeHugger See more news stories here. https://lowtechinstitute.org/ Subscribe on iTunes, Google Play, TuneIn Radio, Stitcher, and/or SoundCloud. … More Low Tech Podcast, No. 34 — Energy Slaves

Low Tech Podcast, No. 33 – 26 Jan 2018 Everyone's favorite game: "Is It Low Tech?" See the criteria in this post. Music from Captive Portal, "Intro for a Nonexisting Video Game," off the album Laughing Turkeys (CC-BY-SA). Are There Zombie Viruses In The Thawing Permafrost? - NPR Is There A Ticking Time Bomb Under The Arctic? - NPR Bigger, Faster Avalanches, Triggered by Climate Change - NYT How Much Energy Do We Need? - Low-Tech Magazine Don’t automate the fun out of life - C 2017 Was the Second Hottest Year on Record - MJ Explainer: What climate models tell us about future rainfall - CB New NASA Study Solves Climate Mystery, Confirms Methane Spike Tied to Oil and Gas - R See more news stories here. https://lowtechinstitute.org/ Subscribe on iTunes, Google Play, TuneIn Radio, Stitcher, and/or SoundCloud. … More Low Tech Podcast, No. 33 — “Is It Low Tech?”