756: Richard Heinberg on Power, Energy, and Climate Change

Working to remove fossil fuels from the food system. Richard Heinberg joins the show to talk about how our power and energy systems affect our food system and how that affects the planet’s ability to sustain our species. He shares his insight on how we’ve gotten to where we are now and some proposed solutions that are becoming more well known. He gives us ways to get involved and to just be more educated.

719: Phil Howard on Who Controls What We Eat

Researching the Changes Occurring in Our Food Systems. – The grocery aisle appears to provide a whole buffet of choices, but who are the companies behind those choices? Phil Howard has studied our current food system and discovered that there are a surprisingly small number of companies who…

597: Uncovering the Root Causes of Blossom End Rot

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Gardening tips, tricks, and advice, in short bite-size episodes – Marlene Simon, host of the Flower Power Garden Hour Podcast, joins us this week as she uncovers the truths and busts the myths about blossom end rot. Marlene explains how many people believe the issue stems from a…

520: Quilen Blackwell on Urban Flower Farms

Quilen Blackwell on Urban Flower Farms

Encouraging youth to bloom through off-grid farming on vacant lots. – In This Podcast: We usually speak with food farmers, however, Quilen Blackwell is doing something so amazing with flower farming we needed to get him on the show! Learn why he chose to farm flowers over food, got…

483: Tiffany Panaccione on Starting an Urban Farm Business

Tiffany Panaccione

Moving from dreaming about it, to doing what it takes to grow a farm. – In This Podcast: How does an having an adventurous spirit, practicing yoga and following your intuition lead someone to start a farm? Listen in to learn how Tiffany Panaccione plans to turn her dream of farming into a profitable…

440: Akiva Silver on Working ​with Trees as Allies

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Having trees as partners in farming projects. Akiva Silver spent years observing and learning from nature. He discusses how to partner with trees, talks about his new book, and shares some of his favorite trees. Listen in to learn about the different functions of trees, all the amazing ways we can…

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