Farming, Food, Regenerative Agriculture Alice Irene Whittaker Farming, Food, Regenerative Agriculture Alice Irene Whittaker

Episode 46 - Fire, Food, Futuresteading

Fire, food, and the future come together in this conversation about relearning forgotten skills we need in the modern world. We explore permaculture, regenerative farming, seeds, and cycles, as well as six seasons of activities that people can do to nourish, create, feast, ritualize, and localize. 

Jade Miles is a regenerative heritage fruit farmer. Together with her husband and three kids, Jade runs Black Barn Farm, a biodiverse orchard, nursery and workshop space in Northeast Victoria, Australia. She is the author of Futuresteading: Live like tomorrow matters and Huddle: Wisdom, skills and recipes for building a tomorrow of togetherness.

This conversation is about challenging an anesthetized numbness, and instead living differently through embracing old and new skills, and building community. We are not designed to be cogs in an industrialized machine but rather we are a custodial species.

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Farming, Food, Climate Alice Irene Whittaker Farming, Food, Climate Alice Irene Whittaker

Episode 32 - Local Food Reinvented with Tech

How do we feed everyone, how do we feed cities? How do we tackle food deserts and food injustice? And what if there is not one answer to these questions - but many?

This experiment of how humanity tackles environmental breakdown requires all of us. People will find their niches. For Eddy Badrina, that niche is the intersection of economics, technology - and lettuce.

Eddy Badrina is the Chief Executive Officer of Eden Green, a part vertical farm, part technology company that produces year-round harvests of locally grown leafy greens.

This conversation explores vertical hydroponic farming, reducing water and energy, and how to feed cities with locally-grown food. We explore how, when facing environmental breakdown - that most complex of problems - technology and innovation can be a part of a complex mix of solutions.

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Farming, Food, Climate, Circular Economy, Systems Change Alice Irene Whittaker Farming, Food, Climate, Circular Economy, Systems Change Alice Irene Whittaker

Episode 30 - Relocalizing Our Food Future

Imagine creating a food future where all people have access to nourishing affordable food, growing practices are regenerative, and our food systems transition from being global and fragile to regional and resilient.

An expert in reimagining resilient local food systems, Barbara Swartzentruber is currently Executive Director of the Smart Cities Office at the City of Guelph, where the City and County of Wellington are collaborating with public and private sector partners to build a circular, regenerative regional food system.

Facing international problems of daunting proportions, we interrogate: what are the roles of individuals, communities, and cities? Can we stomach the current economic model, and what are the alternatives? How can food connect and strengthen community?

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