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Episode 6: Permaculture Principles and Practices with Dr. Jabez Flores
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Chit Juan sits down with Dr. Jabez Flores to explore the transformative world of permaculture. Dr. Flores shares the story of what sparked his passion for permaculture and provides insights into its core principles, highlighting how it stands apart from natural, organic, and regenerative farming. The conversation also touches on his views on hydroponics, and how his expertise in mapping and drone operations supports his advocacy.
GUEST BIO:
Dr. Jabez Flores is an environmental scientist specializing in landscape ecology and agroecology. His interests lie in projects involving earth observation and drone mapping for scientific research in biodiversity, environment, agriculture, and climate change. He is also a Senior Lecturer at the University of the Philippines Open University.
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN:
- Dr. Jabez’s journey into permaculture
- Understanding permaculture principles
- Promoting permaculture to the public
- Dr. Jabez’s take on hydroponics
- Comparing permaculture with natural, organic, and regenerative farming
- Using mapping and drones in permaculture advocacy
- Dr. Jabez's journey from coffee enthusiast to agricultural entrepreneur
QUOTES:
- Permaculture is founded on three ethics, so it's Care for the earth, care for people, and fair share. So, basically every detail of your design is anchored on those three ethics. - Dr. Flores
- The quality of the food that we're growing is a reflection of the environment that we are in. So, once we are able to make that clear connection between what we eat and our environment, it will make people care more. - Dr. Flores
- Patterns on the landscape reveal patterns of human behavior. - Dr. Flores
- I think it's a natural trajectory for scientists to eventually become entrepreneurs because we invent things, we develop things, then eventually turn it into a business. - Dr. Flores
RESOURCES MENTIONED:
- Check out Dr. Flores’ website to find all his social media and other links.
- Permaculture Research Philippines
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