Double Canopy: Recent Episodes
Double Canopy
Featuring guests who are committed to soil health in their respective fields, from grad students to farmers to expert consultants to backyard soil enthusiasts, Double Canopy seeks ways to restore the degraded soils of the world and celebrate solutions when we find them.
Stacey Grace is the co-founder and CEO of KENT, a made in America, regenerative organic, clothing line with a mission to teach their customers to compost their clothes when they are done with them.
wearkent.com
@wearkent on instagram and tiktok
In July of 2023, Stacey agreed to sponsor a #soilyourundies challenge for SJND High School's AP Biology class. KENT provided us 26 pairs of their Hipster Underwear, which we buried in the forgotten garden bed behind the school’s offices. 2 months later, in April of 2024, they were unearthed and the results of the experiment were jaw dropping.
Global Textile Standard (GOTS)
https://global-standard.org/
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
https://ecochain.com/blog/life-cycle-assessment-lca-guide/
Shark Tank season 14 ep1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6eGu4XUDrFY&list=PLDe0CguuqcMBcJT31qy8dFi9nvZUWyx9X&index=48 (negative comments mostly focused on the show’s “live” format)
Shark Tank Reddit:
https://www.reddit.com/r/sharktank/comments/xmgbb9/s14e01_episode_discussion_kent/
Interview recorded May 19th, 2024
Jill Ashey is a PhD candidate at the University of Rhode Island in the Department of Biological Sciences. She is primarily focused on Coral physiology, epigenetics, and adaptation.
@jillashey (x)
Astrangia Poculata, “Northern Star” Coral
https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-release/northern-star-coral-study/
Dr. David Vaughan
https://mote.org/news/article/mote-scientist-recognized-by-u.s.-coral-reef-task-force
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7n19msJhmQ
https://plantamillioncorals.org
Crustose Coralline Algae (CCA)
https://ocean.si.edu/ocean-life/plants-algae/coralline-algae-unsung-architects-coral-reefs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rt-ZtmizeRg
Beneficial Microorganisms for Corals
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5339234/
Interview Recorded on Nov. 10th 2023
Jake Dailey is the founder and CEO of US Rake Force, whose mission it is to better manage Forests by clearing hazardous fuels and creating water retention structures like Hugelkulturs. His efforts in Regenerative Agroforestry is garnering national attention in the wake of devastating fires in the Pacific West of the last decade.
www.rakeforce.us/
www.tiktok.com/@usrakeforce
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koyaanisqatsi
www.allpowerlabs.com
Double Canopy
@canopyx2
Recorded on September 4th, 2023
Ben utilizes drone photography, satellite data, and LiDAR technology to create stunning topographic maps. These maps not only showcase the landscape's beauty but also provide vital insights into its hydrology, making them essential for permaculture designers. By meticulously analyzing the terrain's features, such as contour and slope, Ben's maps serve as invaluable tools for understanding water movement. This knowledge guides his permaculture strategies, ensuring a harmonious integration of human design and natural systems that prioritize water conservation and sustainability.
Ben Missimer
https://www.pearlriverecodesign.com
https://www.facebook.com/PearlRiverEcoDesign
youtube.com/@benmissimer
twitter.com/EarthHacker
Andrew Millison
www.youtube.com/@amillison
Geoff Lawton
www.youtube.com/@DiscoverPermaculture
Recorded on August 12th, 2023
Heidi Jayne Hawkins PhD. is a research fellow at Conservation International (CI), a research associate at the University of Cape Town, and is the lead author of a new study, “Mycorrhizal mycelium as a global carbon pool” which was just published on June 5th of this year.
https://twitter.com/heidi_j_hawkins
Paper: Mycorrhizal mycelium as a global carbon pool
https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(23)00167-7#%20
Entangled Life, by Merlin Sheldrake
https://a.co/d/b8lEoWs
Fantastic Fungi, by Louie Schwartzberg
https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B08DKLWM69/ref=atv_dp_share_cu_r
Interview Recorded June 24th, 2023
Sam Osborne is an independent researcher and farmer in Poland, whose observations and conclusions about herbivore and extinct megafauna grazing patterns are staggering in their implications. “Ecology is highly complex, but it sits on a very simple framework”
Sam Osborne https://twitter.com/SamOsbo05700900
Check Dam https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Check_dam
Extinct Megafauna https://www.treehugger.com/extinct-megafauna-that-are-out-of-this-world-4868804
Deforestation in Scotland https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAGHUkby2Is
BioMass on Earth: Chart https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2018/5/29/17386112/all-life-on-earth-chart-weight-plants-animals-pnas
P A Yeomans https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P._A._Yeomans
Allan Yeomans: Priority One https://www.amazon.com/Priority-One-Together-Global-Warming/dp/0646438050
“By Hook or by Crook” https://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/by-hook-or-by-crook.html
Sheep Grazing in Hyde Park, London https://www.royalparks.org.uk/whats-on/blog/when-sheep-flocked-in-the-royal-parks
Paul Saladino MD / Carnivore Code https://www.amazon.com/Carnivore-Code-Unlocking-Returning-Ancestral/dp/035846997X
Interview Recorded November 29th, 2022
Idan Ben-Barak is the author of whimsical and informative children's picture books about life science, microbiology and more.
www.idanbb.com
@IdanBenBarak on twitter
@idan.bb on instagram
amazon.com/stores/Idan-Ben-Barak/author/B002AU0WQK?ref=ap_rdr&store_ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true
Linnea Rundgren www.linearimaging.com
Julian Frost julianfrost.co.nz/work
Philip Bunting philipbunting.com
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonie_van_Leeuwenhoek
Myth of Beer drinking instead of dirty Water www.tastesofhistory.co.uk/post/dispelling-some-myths-dirty-water-drink-beer
Microbes in Hawaiian Lava Caves www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9349362/
Ocean Cleanup of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch theoceancleanup.com/
Philosophy of Microbiology by Maureen O'Malley https://www.amazon.com/Philosophy-Mic...
Interview recorded November 26th, 2022
John Rasic is probably among just a handful of people who have dug so many deep pits, in so many places around the world. His soil studies and insights are not only valuable to the many agricultural projects he has consulted on globally, but also to a layman like me who seeks deeper understanding. I highly recommend John's Youtube channel which is very informative, eye-opening, and entertaining.
jirasic.com
@johnrasic14 on twitter @johnivorasic on instagram
https://www.youtube.com/c/JohnRasic
Milankovitch (Orbital) Cycles and Their Role in Earth's Climate https://climate.nasa.gov/news/2948/milankovitch-orbital-cycles-and-their-role-in-earths-climate/
Keeping Your Cool on the Climate Debate with Bjorn Lomborg (funding experimental solutions at ~29:30) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Te5al2APrQ
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasily_Dokuchaev
GUIDELINES FOR SURVEYING SOIL AND LAND RESOURCES Australian Soil and Land Survey Handbooks Series Second Edition By: NJ McKenzie, MJ Grundy, R Webster, AJ Ringrose-Voase https://www.publish.csiro.au/book/5650
Interview Originally Recorded October 19th 2022
Dr. Nina Bassuk is one of the world’s leading Urban Tree experts and founder of Cornell University’s Urban Horticulture Institute, where she has worked and taught for over 40 years. Here we talk about the science she has contributed to, and it's documented, real world applications.
Urban Horticulture Institute https://blogs.cornell.edu/urbanhort/
Woody Plants Database https://woodyplants.cals.cornell.edu/home
“Scoop and Dump” Soil Remediation https://blogs.cornell.edu/urbanhort/outreach/scoop-and-dump-soil-remediation/
CU-Structural Soil™ https://blogs.cornell.edu/urbanhort/outreach/cu-structural-soil/
CU Structural Soil 7-year Tree Excavation Study https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yFHLPL904Q
Locating tree roots with ground penetrating radar https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jVxG9E2xME
iTree Design https://design.itreetools.org/
SWAT Team https://blogs.cornell.edu/hort/2015/09/10/swat-team-tackles-tree-inventory/
Million Trees Initiative https://www.milliontreesnyc.org/
Interview Recorded September 29th, 2022
Michael Martin Melendrez is an intrepid Soil scientist and entrepreneur. His innovations with Soil amendments and his out-of-the-box thinking have garnered many successes over a long career. Watch here as he challenges long standing assumptions, and backs it all up with science and experience.
https://www.soilsecrets.com/@soilsecrets
Soil Secrets on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnlgJd7e5rUBAxkzAsqEaUg
https://www.treesthatplease.org/
1990 Organic Food Production Act https://www.congress.gov/bill/101st-congress/senate-bill/2108/text
Mycorrhizal Fungi “Mining” Rock and Mineral https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/artful-amoeba/the-world-s-largest-mining-operation-is-run-by-fungi/
Lex Fridman Podcast w/ Elon Musk https://youtu.be/DxREm3s1scA?t=1645
NASA growing plants in Moon Soil https://www.npr.org/2022/05/14/1098753238/scientists-grow-plants-soil-moon-nasa-university-of-florida#:~:text=In%20a%20NASA%2Dfunded%20study,said%20in%20a%20press%20release.
Handbook of Lunar Soils (Regolith) https://curator.jsc.nasa.gov/lunar/catalogs/other/lunar_soils_catalog.pdf
International Oak Society https://www.internationaloaksociety.org/content/10th-international-oak-society-conference-2022
Nitrogen in the Environment: Leaching https://extension.missouri.edu/publications/wq262
Permaculture Drylands Institute is now Permaculture Institute https://permaculture.org/
Electrified Fog Collection! https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.aao5323
https://youtu.be/NBhFxXT9mUQ?t=277
Interview Recorded August 16th, 2022
Back in 2017, Tim and Jon wrote a paper about a unique and audacious experiment in Costa Rica. Truckloads of Orange peels were dumped onto degraded pasture in the late 1990's, and left to decompose. The result is renewed forest with increased biodiversity, which begs the question: where else in the world can agricultural waste streams help restore degraded soil?
Original Paper 2017: https://spia.princeton.edu/system/files/research/documents/Treuer_et_al-2017-Restoration_Ecology%20(1).pdf
Reporting from 2017: https://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode/a-fruitful-experiment-in-land-conservation/
Área de Conservación Guanacaste https://www.acguanacaste.ac.cr/index.php
Coffee Pulp Forest: https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/2688-8319.12054 https://mbgecologicalrestoration.wordpress.com/2021/04/23/30-dump-truck-loads-of-coffee-pulp-help-restore-a-costa-rican-rainforest/
Costa Rica Orange Juice Companies: http://www.delorocr.com/
http://www.ticofrut.com/home/
Tim on twitter: @Treuer
Jon on twitter: @jonjchoi
Interview Recorded on May 23rd, 2022