Neal Spackman is not only a scholar and a gentleman, but also an internationally recognized pioneer of hyper-arid agroforestries.
He was cofounder and Director of the Al Baydha Project in Saudi Arabia, where he lived and worked with tribes of bedou to convert deserts into savannahs. He founded the webinar series Sustainable Design Masterclass, and has taught and consulted in the Middle East, Africa, and the Americas. He is passionate about the connection between ecologies and wealth.
Neal is an alumnus of Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business.
In this episode we discuss:
- The Permaculture Voices conferences
- The ecology of the pre-industrial Middle East & North Africa regions
- Pleistocene Rewilding
- Lost agricultural systems of ancient Petra
- Neal's techniques for greening the desert
- Regenerative Agriculture as Human soul food
SHOW NOTES
The Story of Al Baydha: A Regenerative Agriculture in the Saudi Desert.
Regenerative Resources Corporation
Byron's Company: Oak Tree Designs
www.oaktreedesigns.com.au
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