Jonathan Clay: Regenerative Leadership, Permaculture Principles, and Local Food Systems
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Jonathan Clay built The Kalos Project to close Houston's local food gap using permaculture design. The same principles guide how he leads his team.
In this episode of Land Language, hosts Brit Sastrawidjaya and Bethany Rydmark sit down with Jonathan and explore how permaculture's closed-loop principles translate to team leadership, what it takes to create a safe container for conflict on a job site, and the platform Jonathan is building to transform Houston's local food economy.
Chapters:
00:00 Start
00:34 Meet Jonathan Clay
04:05 Handling Conflict On Teams
07:37 Boundaries And Timing
10:19 Making Space For Quiet Voices
16:50 Permaculture As Leadership
21:05 Team Goals And KPIs
25:59 Right Fit For The Role
28:14 Ground Zero Resources
29:06 Profitability Not Woo Woo
31:44 Why Kalos Project
33:02 Volunteer Powered Food Hubs
35:16 How To Follow Kalos
35:57 Closing Thoughts
References:
- The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom by Don Miguel Ruiz
- The Surrender Experiment by Michael A. Singer
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Website: https://kalosproject.earth/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kalosproject.earth
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About Land Language:
Land Language is a podcast for landscape professionals, plant lovers, and anyone who wants to understand what it really takes to build regeneratively. Hosted by contractor/designer Brit Sastrawidjaya and designer Bethany Rydmark, each episode brings you expert insights, practical tools, and honest conversations about transforming the landscape industry from the ground up.