Planting Seeds of Change: Recent Episodes
Food Security and Sustainability Society
Presented by Hannah Clark & special guests. An interview-style podcast addressing the big questions in food security and sustainability. The episodes span environmental, economic, and social issues (often overlapping) with the purpose of sharing new perspectives and promoting change.
In this episode, Col Gordon shares his understanding of the role culture and tradition has to play in the sustainable and equitable food system of the future. Rooted in the Scottish Highlands, we discuss history, language, and human relationships with land, as it relates to food and agriculture in a rapidly changing world.
In this conversation, Jyoti Fernandes shares her understanding of the role humans have to play in the rapidly changing world of food and agriculture. She encourages us to think carefully about what kinds of knowledge and innovation are valued by society and how this impacts the development of farming around the world.
Steven Banwart shares his expertise on soil and food production to illuminate how closely intertwined our own future is with the health of Earth's land. Why is soil degrading, why does it matter, and how do we change our current trajectory?
Hannah Clark, Beth Wolff, and Cleo Pichorner - friends and fellow sustainable development students - have an approachable and inclusive conversation about the many diverse and fun ways to start eating a more sustainable diet. We cover everything from reducing meat intake to regrowing vegetable scraps to having communal dinners with your flatmates - simply take the tips that are easiest for you to implement!
In conversation with Enrique Salmón, we discuss the legacy of settler colonialism on our global food system and the possibilities offered by indigenous approaches to agriculture.