On this week's show, we'll talk to Ben Falk from Whole Systems Design in Vermont about burning fuelwood. Ben will discuss his trial and error with his 4th generation wood heating system, providing an integrated and complete home heating solution meeting cooking, baking, and most crucially--hot water needs. Ben will also discuss why he burns in 2024, air quality issues, heat conservation, dealing with the stove pipe & ventilation, maintenance, burning tips, and wood preparation.
Ben developed Whole Systems Design, LLC as a land-based response to biological and cultural extinction and the increasing separation between people and elemental things. Life as a designer, builder, ecologist, tree-tender, and backcountry traveler continually informs Ben’s integrative approach to developing landscapes and buildings. His home landscape and the WSD studio site in Vermont's Mad River Valley serve as a proving ground for the regenerative land developments featured in the projects of Whole Systems Design.
Ben studied architecture and landscape architecture at the graduate level and holds a master’s degree in land-use planning and design. He has conducted more than 650 site development and land inspection consultations across the US and abroad, and has facilitated dozens of courses on property selection, permaculture design, and resilient systems. He has given keynote addresses and presented dozens of workshops at venues ranging from Bioneers to the Omega Institute. Ben is the author of the award-winning book The Resilient Farm and Homestead (Chelsea Green, 2013) and serves as an Advisory Council for the international regeneration group Ecosystem Restoration Camps.
Alternative Energy
Kiln Drying Wood With Gary Mead
Serviceberry
Hazardous Trees
Four Day Hike Thru The Catskills
Tentrr--A Better Way To Camp
A History Of Catskill Logging With John Hoeko
Catskill Native Nursery
Highgrading The Forest
Hunting & Fishing With Cody & Tami
Black Bears
Winter Mast For Wildlife & More
Forest Food Plots
Catskill Trees With Gary Mead Balsam Fir
Catskill Trees With Gary Mead Tulip Poplar
Catskill Trees With Gary Mead Butternut
Forest Tools & More With Bob Conyea
Arboriculture With Charlie Blume
Catskills Trees With Gary Mead - Trees In Review
Tree Juice With Jake Fairbairn
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