Tractor Time Episode 33: Doug Fine, Author, ‘Hemp Bound’
Doug Fine believes hemp is an opportunity to change agriculture — and maybe fight off the effects of climate change in the process.
Interview: Dr. Caius Rommens Questions Biotechnology Safety
Today Rommens is a plant breeder who develops genetically diverse potato and tomato varieties for the public domain. He also creates new crops that can be used to create tastier and healthier alternatives to French fries. In his spare time, he continues to write about the hidden issues arising from his previous work in genetic engineering.
Interview: Raw Milk for Real Health, Wealth with Joseph Heckman
As a soil scientist, the concept of “fresh food from fertile soil” strikes a chord with me. And long before as a child I got to see the big picture — a flow of energy from soil to grass to milk into the glass. So your question is a great place to begin. By profession I am a professor of soil science with responsibility for soil fertility research, teaching and extension.
Tractor Time Episode 32: Bob Quinn, Liz Carlisle, Authors, Grain by Grain
I’m joined by Bob Quinn and Liz Carlisle, co-authors of “Grain by Grain: A Quest to Revive Ancient Wheat, Rural Jobs, and Healthy Food.”
Opinion: Pesticide Safety Unproven (André Leu)
It might surprise you to learn that there is no scientific proof of safety for the majority of the pesticides, additives or chemicals that companies put in our food and our body care and household products. Most are not tested, and when there is testing, it misses the vast majority of diseases at the normal rates at which they occur due to faulty protocols.
Opinion: Plant sentience and the Impossible Burger (André Leu)
Plants are conscious, sentient beings. Act accordingly.
