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CAFOs, Fracking & GMOs, Oh My! Jan 30, 2017

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Food and Water Watch is working to shift control of our food and water systems away from industry corporations and back to communities. Today, Michele Merkel discusses the legal battles being waged around inhumane confined animal feeding operations (CAFOs), hydraulic fracturing--or "fracking"--and the nasty business of GMOs and all the pesticides that go hand in hand with them.

Erika Allen on Creativity in Urban Agriculture Jan 23, 2017

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Erika Allen, daughter of Growing Power's founder Will Allen, sees creativity as a necessary component of her work in urban agriculture and youth education. This inventive bent might be precisely why Growing Power is having such a huge impact in the Chicago area.

Food as the "Great Equalizer" with Malik Yakini Jan 16, 2017

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Detroit food activist Malik Yakini views the good food revolution as one piece of the larger movement for freedom, justice and equality in agriculture, and beyond. He focuses his activism on food because "everyone eats, and everyone wants access to good food," and so his work tends to cut through divisions of race, religion, gender, and more. Malik and his team at the Detroit Black Community Food Security Network see food as a "great equalizer."

Rural Renewal with Robert Wolf Jan 09, 2017

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The realization that many former fixtures of American life are vanishing led Robert Wolf to examine the concept of rural renewal in his latest book. Formerly a Chicago Tribune columnist, Robert currently serves as the director of Free River Press. He has written several books and is the producer of American Mosaic, a weekly half-hour radio program featuring stories written and read by men and women from all walks of life and all regions of the country.

Nutrition Talk with Ashley Koff, RD Jan 02, 2017

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We talk with dietician and award-winning nutrition expert Ashley Koff, RD, about how the environment and our health are all connected. Find out which vegetable Ashley can't live without and why organic agriculture matters so much from her perspective as a dietitian.

Holistic Farming with Allan Savory Dec 27, 2016

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Much of the work Allen is doing with holistic land management started with the desertification of land. Desertification is land degradation in a form so extreme that it creates desert. He noticed that the areas where the land was healthiest was where there was livestock grazing, contrary to the belief that heavily grazing livestock with cause the land degradation. The soil plant an animal life had to co-evolve, so it wasn't the animals ruining the land but poor land management. Allen, along with farmers and rancher in the area, began to experiment with grazing animals and came up with a plan for holistic land management. Since it was devised, his plan has helped farmers all over the world, and, as long as people follow the process exactly, he can almost guarantee the results they will see.

Mindful Cooking with Cynthia Lair Dec 20, 2016

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Cynthia believes in being present in your cooking and reaping the benefits of being conscious of the food that you prepare. She says if you're more intentional and present with your cooking, it's going to taste better and it's going to be better for you. "When you're eating food that comes from nature," says Cynthia, "there's this immediate relationship that can happen if you take the time to stay in the moment."

Keefe Keeley and Perennial Agriculture Dec 13, 2016

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Keefe says perennial agriculture is part of the answer to sustainable farming. Perennial agriculture does not require yearly plowing where much of the carbon in the soil is lost. Pasture farming is one of the most tried and true methods of raising food with perennial plants. Cattle are able to turn grass, which humans can't eat, into nutrient rich food for humans.

Maria Rodale on Living Well Dec 06, 2016

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Maria believes in not only spreading knowledge on how to live a healthy life, but also how to live a good life. People can live a healthy life and still be sick, says Maria, while people who lead unhealthy lives might live a long life, "at the end of the day you can live a long life and leave damage behind you or you can live a short or long life and leave a lot of happiness behind you." And she believes that food is one of the answers to living a happier life, "People who are well fed and well-rounded tend to be happier than people who are starving or starving themselves."

Chris McCullum-A Different Kind of Dietitian Nov 29, 2016

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Chris can be described as a different kind of dietitian. Instead of only focusing on a healthy diet, she also focuses on the environmental impact of the food we consume. Chris says, "Biodiversity is connected to both environmental and human health." She believes it is important to preserve and pass along the concepts of biodiversity and environmental health for generations to come.

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