# Food Forest Podcast: Peter Bane – Why most intentional (food forest) communities fail

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Podcast: [Food Forest Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/food-forest-podcast-7670869)
Published: 2026-04-15T10:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/foodforestpodcast/episodes/Food-Forest-Podcast-Peter-Bane--Why-most-intentional-food-forest-communities-fail-e3dboki
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## Resource

Peter Bane, permaculture elder and founder of Permaculture Activist , shares 30+ years of experience building eco-villages and intentional communities across North America. He explores the real-life challenges of communal living – from finances and conflict to intergenerational collaboration – and why permaculture works best when people and place come first.

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