Episodes
Monday Jun 25, 2018
Farm from a Box: A Beautiful Marriage Between Ecology and Technology
Monday Jun 25, 2018
Monday Jun 25, 2018
There are plenty of challenges to food production, including access to land, the availability of clean water, and, the right infrastructure so that the farm can be functional and productive for months and years to come, for example, access to electrical power for irrigation pumps, a cooler for appropriate post harvest handling, and so much more. Today we are exploring the intersection between ecology and technology in the form of a company that has developed a complete off-grid toolkit for operating a farm anywhere there is some land and some water.
Guest:
Brandi DeCarli, Founding Partner, Farm from a Box, San Francisco, CA
Monday Jun 11, 2018
A Kernel of Life: Seed, The Untold Story
Monday Jun 11, 2018
Monday Jun 11, 2018
A carrot seed is far less than a millimeter in size, a tiny speck of dirt, dust in the wind. And yet, it contains the DNA to sprout, and to grow big, orange, beta-carotene-rich carrots, given darkness and moisture and the right temperature. Seeds have been the foundation of life for millions of years. Seeds are an incredible invention by Mother Nature – preserving life from generation to generation, often thousands of varieties of the same species, able to withstand and learn from drought, or other weather conditions, incorporate soil quality, and other environmental factors. Seeds are a living database of the growing history, to make sure the next generation of seeds is even better equipped than the generation before. Seeds are food, diversity, and resilience. There is a new film available that is talking about the role Seeds play for society, and for life itself. We are speaking with the directors and producers today in this insightful episode on life itself.
Guests:
Jon Betz, Director & Producer
Taggart Siegel, Director & Producer
Monday Jun 04, 2018
Beyond Weather: The Geo-Political Impact of Global Warming
Monday Jun 04, 2018
Monday Jun 04, 2018
When we hear about climate change we may think of harsher storms, flooding, or extreme drought. Those are the immediate consequences of weather on land and sea. But few have ever explained to us just how far reaching the ripple effects go from there. Drought means people in hunger, large populations moving, social breakdowns, and possibly war. A new film is focused exactly on that interconnectedness of problems, causes and effects. It’s called The Age of Consequences and it is playing in film festivals all around the country right now. We are speaking with the film maker today, in this not to be missed episode.
Guest:
Jared Scott, Writer, Director, Producer, The Age of Consequences, Brooklyn, NY