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Obsessed with Plants Podcast

Obsessed with Plants Podcast

Written by: David & Kris
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Welcome to the Obsessed with Plants podcast with David Starbird and Kristofer Edler. This deep-dive podcast will cover some of the nerdy topics that need a little more attention in the permaculture community. Both David and Kris have extensive backgrounds in regenerative agriculture with years of growing experience. In this introductory prelude to the podcast, you’ll have the opportunity to get to know your hosts a bit and learn about their passion and experience.

And along for the journey are our friends, a diverse group of plant, animal, and ecosystem enthusiasts; we all share a passion for education and learning. However, with a group that loves to ramble for hours... and hours, it's hard to condense their info into a short video.

So that's where this podcast comes in! The goal of the podcast is to provide useful information that we normally summarize into very brief snippets.

And to give an outlet to ramble on about our love for plants.

Each episode will be themed and cover a range of topics.

We hope you love our rambling about plants, and we hope to see you in the garden!!

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Episodes
  • Episode 5: Living with the Pests

    Episode 5: Living with the Pests
    Jan 10 2026

    Crack the code on how to deal with pests in the garden and food forest. In this podcast, you will learn about how to deal with various insects, rodents, and other pests around the homestead. Learn how to stop songbirds from eating fruit, halt insect and rat problems, and how to prevent deer from eating your fruit trees.


    As a permaculturist, there are unique ways to deal with pest problems around the farm. This podcast will help you navigate the journey of living with the pests and helping them find balance within your ecosystem.

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    56 mins
  • Episode 4 When a food forest stops producing food

    Episode 4 When a food forest stops producing food
    Dec 24 2025

    If your food forest is struggling to meet the expectations for annual food production, it is often beneficial to step back and analyze the system. No one wants a "food-less forest" when the initial goal was abundance. In this permaculture podcast episode, we will have a lengthy chat about what can cause a slowing of production and what can be one to bring back the abundance.


    Whether your new system (< 3 years old) has never started producing OR your mature food forest (5+ years) has stopped or slowed in its production - there is a solution. So, before we solve the problem, let's figure out what is causing the bottle neck.


    It's time to go from a food-less forest to productive abundance.
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    38 mins
  • EPISODE 3: Planting Native Species

    EPISODE 3: Planting Native Species
    Nov 23 2025

    Native species of plants are a multi-layered gift to the ecosystem. Not only are they hardy and resilient, but they also support soil life, insects, and songbirds. In this episode, your hosts (David and Kris) will interview Chris & Christie Leibner from Wild Garden Co. Chris and Christie specialize in Florida native plants and garden design, and have served many families in Central Florida by integrating natives into the food forest and home landscape.

    This episode will focus on each of our favorite “native forward” plants that we suggest people integrate into their food systems. So, if you are looking for our favorite recommendations – this episode will give you plenty. This episode will cover some powerhouse natives spanning multiple layers of the food forest, including top story trees, bushes, flowering plants, vines, and more! Get ready to take notes, because you might learn about a new plant or two to add to your shopping list.

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    1 hr and 9 mins
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