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What Industrial Agriculture Can't Accomplish Jun 19, 2017

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John Ikerd, professor emeritus of agriculture and economics, started his career gung-ho for industrial ag. But one day, he realized the negative social, environmental - even ehtical and cultural - impacts far outweighed any economic benefits. He says it takes courage to turn away from industrial agriculture practices - but, he says, we must.

Propagating 100 Episodes! (And a Healthy Planet) Jun 12, 2017

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This week's Rootstock Radio show marks 2 years and 100 episodes of amplifying honest and inspirational voices from all corners of the good food movement! Hosts Theresa Marquez and Anne O'Connor honor the occasion by sitting down together to talk about what Rootstock Radio, sustainability, social justice, agriculture and plain old lip-smacking good food, mean to them.

Pt 2: Indigenous Food Sovereignty and Activism, DAPL, Fracking and more Jun 05, 2017

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Paul DeMain is a member of the Oneida Nation and of Ojibwe descent and is the managing editor and CEO of News from Indian Country. In this Part 2 of a two-part episode, Paul talks about his experience covering the activism surrounding the Dakota Access Pipeline project, as well as his community's objections to other extreme extractions of resources such as open pit mining, fracking and tar sand oil processing. Paul's Ojibwe name, Skabewis, means "messenger," which is entirely appropriate for his profession as a journalist and messenger on behalf of his Native American community.

Pt 1: Indigenous Food Sovereignty and Activism, DAPL, Fracking and more May 29, 2017

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Paul DeMain is a member of the Oneida Nation and of Ojibwe descent and is the managing editor and CEO of News from Indian Country. In this Part 1 of a two-part episode, Paul talks about his experience covering the activism surrounding the Dakota Access Pipeline project, as well as his community's objections to other extreme extractions of resources such as open pit mining, fracking and tar sand oil processing. Paul's Ojibwe name, Skabewis, means "messenger," which is entirely appropriate for his profession as a journalist and messenger on behalf of his Native American community.

Finance Meets Food - Bringing our Money Back to Earth May 22, 2017

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Woody Tasch, founder of the Slow Money Institute and an author, says that it's time to bring our money back down to earth--literally--and invest in local, organic, small food enterprises that build local food systems and rebuild our precious soils.

Simran Sethi: Preserving the 'Element of Deliciousness' May 15, 2017

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Simran Sethi, author of "Bread, Wine, Chocolate: The Slow Loss of Foods We Love," says that losing agricultural biodiversity "compromises not only the kinds of foods that we are eating and our health, but also the real opportunity to savor food--the element of deliciousness." Simran, like most of us, enjoys food with varied and interesting flavors and hopes future generations will be able to do the same.

What You Need to Know about Livestock and Antibiotic Resistance May 08, 2017

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"A woman in Nevada died from an antibiotic-resistant infection. ...they gave her 26 antibiotics. That's the entire suite of antibiotics available to US doctors and not one of them worked," says Lena Brook of the Natural Resources Defense Council. Overuse of antibiotics in agriculture is contributing to the problem of antibiotic resistance in humans. Lena is alarmed and fighting back.

Growing Home: Urban Farming that Transforms Lives May 01, 2017

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"Giving people a real hands-on job opportunity where they can have time to become more stable and to think about what they want to do with their lives and get paid at the same time is a great recipe for transformation," says Executive Director Harry Rhodes. In this way urban farming isn't the end-goal for Growing Home, but rather a vehicle for the positive change they work to enact.

Why are the People who Feed Us Struggling to Feed Themselves? Apr 24, 2017

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Navina Khanna, director of HEAL Food Alliance, shares that people who work in our food system are actually twice as likely to be dependent on food assistance programs as workers in any other sector. Find out why the people who feed us are struggling to feed themselves -- and what we can do about it.

Perennial Crops: A New Solution for Sustainable Agriculture Apr 17, 2017

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Fred Iutzi, president of The Land Institute, shares the importance of developing perennial food crops to our food system, as well as to the planet. Notably, the organization has developed a trademarked strain of perennial wheat called Kernza whose root systems are substantially more robust than annual wheat root systems, which has many benefits to our climate and environment.

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