Land Language

Join hosts Brit Sastrawidjaya and Bethany Rydmark as they share bold ideas, practical strategies, and inspiring conversations with designers, scientists, vendors, and visionaries who are rethinking the way we design & build our outdoor spaces.

Land Language is a business podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 19 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

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  Episode #9

  Plantable Retaining Walls and Regenerative Design with Mark Woolbright

  Sep 3, 202656 minS2

  In this episode of Land Language, host Brit Sastrawidjaya sits down with Mark Woolbright, founder of Verdtech (verdtech.com), maker of Varden, a lightweight, plantable retaining wall and vertical garden block system. Mark invented one of the first plantable concrete retaining wall systems in the US after seeing vertical gardens built into small Swiss retaining walls on a backpacking trip, spent decades engineering drainage, soil, and structural systems for that original system before industry consolidation moved him to sell, and has now rebuilt the idea from the ground up as Varden. CHAPTERS 00:00 Start 00:33 Meet Mark Woolbright 02:38 Europe Inspiration 04:06 Concrete Wall Business 07:55 Engineering and Drainage 11:57 Soils Compost Carbon 14:50 Industry Consolidation Exit 19:20 Why Plastic Blocks 22:28 Testing Policy Barriers 28:33 Design Focus and Planting 40:09 Marketing Webinars Education 50:03 Habitat Toad Condos 54:42 Closing Thoughts -- Follow Mark: Website: https://www.verdtech.com/ Verdtech on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Greenwallmojo Follow Land Language: Land Language Website: https://www.landlanguage.org/ Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thelandlanguage/ Connect with Us: Got questions? Ideas for future guests? DM us on Instagram or visit our website to share your thoughts. We're building this together. -- ABOUT MARK WOOLBRIGHT: Mark Woolbright is an inventor and innovator of living walls with over 30 years in design, manufacture, marketing, and installation of plantable, living wall systems. Mark graduated from Eastern Illinois University and is currently Managing Member of Greenwall Ventures, LLC, and most recently, CEO/Founder of Verdtech, Inc. Throughout his career, he has been awarded twenty patents, with more applications pending. Mark has served on the Board of the St. Louis USGBC, as a member of the Green Wall Committee of GRHC which develops course curriculum for its Green Walls 101 course and has been a certified Biophilic Design trainer through GPGB. He is passionate about educating the building community on the environmental benefits of Living Walls and best practices for their use. 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.

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  Episode #8

  Regional Design, Bushfire Resilience, and Rainwater Harvesting with Sarah Lebner

  Aug 20, 202653 minS2

  Sarah Lebner is the founder and director of Cooee Architecture, a sustainable residential practice based in the alpine region of south-east Australia, where she designs energy-efficient, low-carbon homes for rural and regional communities. We discuss bushfire-resilient design beyond codes, including defensible sites and landscape strategies, and contrast Australian mandates for rainwater tanks and firefighting reserves with U.S. approaches. Chapters: 00:00 Start 02:49 Sarah’s Origin Story 06:23 Trust and Greenwashing 09:12 The 18 Intentions 11:56 Bushfire Resilient Design 16:31 Rainwater Rules and Storage 22:12 Energy Ratings and Retrofits 33:26 Sharing Knowledge at Scale 38:41 Better Team Collaboration 46:02 My First Architecture Job 48:51 Why It’s Called Cooee 50:13 Getting Back to Yourself 51:47 Closing Thoughts Follow Sarah: Website: https://www.cooeearchitecture.com.au/ Xera Plants on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cooee_architecture Follow Land Language: Land Language Website: https://www.landlanguage.org/ Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thelandlanguage/ Connect with Us: Got questions? Ideas for future guests? DM us on Instagram or visit our website to share your thoughts. We're building this together. 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. About Sarah: Sarah Lebner is the founder and director of Cooee Architecture, a sustainable residential practice based in the alpine region of south-east Australia, where she designs energy-efficient, low-carbon homes for rural and regional communities. Before returning to the area she grew up in, Sarah was Principal Architect at Light House Architecture and Science in Canberra, one of Australia's leading building science practices, where she spent years working at the intersection of passive design, thermal performance, and affordability. She is the author of 101 Things I Didn't Learn in Architecture School, a 2023 recipient of the Australian Institute of Architects Dulux Study Tour Prize, and the sole winner of the Institute's 2020 National Emerging Architect Prize. Alongside her architectural work, Sarah runs Cooee's scalable resources arm, creating affordable tools and guides to help everyday homeowners retrofit their homes for comfort and efficiency.

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  Episode #7

  How to Let Nature Be the Feature with Molly Sedlacek

  Aug 6, 202658 minS2

  Molly Sedlacek is the founder of ORCA, a female-founded landscape design and product studio based in Los Angeles. In this episode, she shares how her upbringing with a landscape-designer mother and forester father shaped her belief that materials are living participants, emphasizing simplicity, permeability, and designing for visible time and patina rather than permanence. We address fire-smart landscape design, including Class A fire-rated black locust lumber and the importance of keeping trees, plus advocacy through client questionnaires that tap sensory memories. Chapters: 00:00 Start 00:34 Meet Molly of ORCA 02:49 ORCA Name and Roots 04:14 Nature First Design 08:06 Client Questionnaire Prompts 11:37 Designing for Enough 13:41 Visible Time in Gardens 16:39 Local Materials and Pavers 23:30 Wood and Fire Smart Design 31:46 Advocacy Through Education 34:57 Docent Workshops Launch 42:28 Patina Over Maintenance Free 49:19 Rethinking Concrete and Pools 54:32 Closing Thoughts Follow Molly: Website: https://www.orcaliving.com/ ORCA on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/orcaliving/ Follow Land Language: Land Language Website: https://www.landlanguage.org/ Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thelandlanguage/ Connect with Us: Got questions? Ideas for future guests? DM us on Instagram or visit our website to share your thoughts. We're building this together. 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.

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  Episode #6

  From Vanity Fair to Great Dixter: Becoming a Garden Steward with Julie Weiss

  Jul 23, 202659 minS2

  In this episode of Land Language, we sit down with Julie Weiss, a designer and gardener based in the Pacific Northwest and board member of the North American Friends of Great Dixter. Julie spent eighteen years at Vanity Fair. She then went on to apprentice for two years at Great Dixter under head gardener Fergus Garrett, and came home calling herself a garden steward instead of simply a designer. Julies shares with us: cover planting standards, soil and aftercare, trusted research sources, and the value of native plants for resilience and biodiversity. Chapters: 00:00 Start 02:43 From Art School to Magazines 03:51 Roof Garden Awakening 04:36 Great Dixter Training Years 06:00 Design Skills Carry Over 08:45 Biodiversity and Bug Love 10:43 How Dixter Teaches 13:34 Planting Standards and Soil 16:43 Regenerative Soil Practices 22:23 Natives and Nursery Education 24:18 Garden Culture England vs US 28:00 Resilient Gardens and Ethos 32:39 Native Plants Ease Anxiety 33:04 Manzanitas and Dry Summers 33:59 Stewardship and Bossy Natives 35:27 Realistic Garden Maintenance 37:21 Succession Planting Basics 42:00 Matrix Planting Over Mulch 43:45 Control Culture and Invasives 46:58 Gardens That Move and Biodiversity 49:43 Old World Ethos and Materials 54:45 Gardening for Wildlife and Hope 56:45 Ecological Design Ripple Effects 58:46 Closing Thoughts Follow Julie: Website: https://www.julieweissdesign.net/ Instagram: @julieaweiss Follow Land Language: Website: https://www.landlanguage.org/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thelandlanguage/ 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.

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  Episode #5

  AI, Leadership, and What the Land Teaches Us with Andrea Palacio

  Jul 9, 202655 minS2

  In this episode of Land Language, hosts Brit Sastrawidjaya and Bethany Rydmark sit down with Andrea Palacio, co-founder of Crewless. Andrea walks through how she used AI to rescue her Florida lawn care company from near-collapse, and what she learned when she stepped too far away. Andrea went from answering 50+ calls a day with a newborn in her arms to building Crewless: an AI implementation consultancy that helps home service businesses get their time back. Chapters: 00:00 Start 00:53 What AI Implementation Means 03:13 Crewless Origin Story 05:47 Crisis Sparks Automation 08:16 Quick Wins With AI 11:45 AI for Human Connection 17:39 Leadership Cannot Be Delegated 21:52 Scorecards and Metrics 26:19 Regenerative AI Concerns 33:03 Balancing Innovation and Nature 40:22 Policy and Data Centers 49:10 How to Work With Andrea 54:06 Closing Thoughts Follow Andrea: https://www.instagram.com/andreapalacio Follow Land Language: Land Language Website: https://www.landlanguage.org/ Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thelandlanguage/ Connect with Us: Got questions? Ideas for future guests? DM us on Instagram or visit our website to share your thoughts. We're building this together. About Andrea: Andrea Palacio is co-founder of Crewless, an AI implementation consultancy helping home service businesses solve operational problems with AI. She and her husband also co-own a Florida lawn care company, where she first built the systems that became Crewless. Before going into business, she spent four years living on a sailboat and sailing the Caribbean. 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.

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