A Brief History of the Alliance for A Green Revolution in Africa part 2

Urban Community Composting with the Denver Compost Collective: We're joined by the Denver Compost Collective to discuss the concept of urban composting and utilizing compost as a tool for building community. How can we leverage our mutual understanding of the importance of soil health and local, healthy food to ... by The Poor Prole’s Almanac

53 min listen

The Science of Compost: In this episode, we highlight the fundamentals of compost. What's actually going on in your compost pile, and how does that influence the decisions you make to keep your compost pile healthy? Why does compost sometimes seem to be beneficial and somet... by The Poor Prole’s Almanac

45 min listen

A Biochar Future with the International Biochar Initiative: In this episode, we're joined by Kathleen Draper, the Board Chair of the International Biochar Initiative. We chat about the past 3 decades of biochar research, its limitations, and its potential. While biochar gets most of its attention around building ... by The Poor Prole’s Almanac

37 min listen

The Great Biochar Conspiracy: Everyone who has spent time on homesteader youtube has heard about biochar, but what exactly is it, is it actually that good for your soil, and most importantly, do you actually need it? Well, that's what we we're here to discuss! What does the research ... by The Poor Prole’s Almanac

30 min listen

No-Till Viticulture & Climate Change with Éric Texier of Brézème Vineyards: We return to the concept of natural, 'do-nothing' farming proposed by Masanobu Fukuoka and chat with Éric Texier, a wine-maker in Brézème, France, who has applied the concepts of natural farming to his vineyards over the past three decades. We chat abou... by The Poor Prole’s Almanac

49 min listen

Absolute Truth, Masanobu Fukuoka, & Natural ’Do-Nothing’ Farming: We're back for season 3! In our first episode, we're talking about Masanobu Fukuoka, do nothing farming, and how he ended up coining this concept of natural farming. Fukuoka has an interesting history that led him to repeated failed attempts that brought... by The Poor Prole’s Almanac

47 min listen

Defending the Atlanta Forest: We're joined by two activists working to defend the Atlanta Forest during an attempt to tear down the forest in order to build both a mock city for police to develop urban trainings, which would train police nationally. We talk about what different tacti... by The Poor Prole’s Almanac

40 min listen

The Fight for Red Hill with the O’ahu Water Protectors: We're joined by Mikey & Keoni from the O'ahu Water Protectors to discuss the recent history of Red Hill & the destruction of Hawaii's largest aquifer and primary source of fresh water for the residents of the island. How did we get to the point that the ... by The Poor Prole’s Almanac

49 min listen

Holistically Grazing for Insects with the Ecdysis Foundation: In this episode, we're joined by Dr. Ryan Shmid & Katya Busenitz from the Ecdysis Foundation to discuss the impacts of grazing on both native and non-native insects. How can regenerative grazing improve honey production while also helping increase native... by The Poor Prole’s Almanac

37 min listen

The Future of California’s Almond Industry with Tommy Fenster: In this episode, we're joined by researcher Tommy Fenster to discuss how we can transition California Almond farms for future climates. What potential is there to keep nut crops in these regions in California, and what does that look like? You can chec... by The Poor Prole’s Almanac

44 min listen

Liberating Tools with Liberation Tools: In this episode, we're joined by Chloe & Max from Liberation Tools to discuss the question of heirloom tools and designing tools to meet the needs of marginalized and non-traditional farmers. The modern era's model of disposable tools is inhere... by The Poor Prole’s Almanac

37 min listen

A New Future for Old Growth Forests with Kentucky Heartwood: We're joined by Chris from Kentucky Heartwood to discuss protecting old-growth forests and unique ecosystems that are home to rare and endangered species from clearcutting by the forestry service. Your first thought might be, "Why is the forestry service... by The Poor Prole’s Almanac

32 min listen

The Perennial Future that Almost Was; The LSU Groundnut Project with Dr. Bill Blackmon: Apios Americana, hopniss, or the American Groundnut. Whatever you call it, the nitrogen-fixing perennial root crop has been of much interest to homesteaders, permaculturalists, and native-crop enthusiasts for decades. However, the American Groundnut was ... by The Poor Prole’s Almanac

27 min listen

The Solutions are Already Here with Peter Gelderloos: Peter Gelderloos joins us again to discuss his recent book "The Solutions are Already Here: Strategies for Ecological Revolution from Below". The conversation is framed around ecological collapse, the complexity of tackling these issues, and detangling ... by The Poor Prole’s Almanac

56 min listen

Endangered Maize with Helen Anne Curry: The role of corn in our diet cannot be overstated, whether it's through animal feed for meat production, ethanol to transport our food, high fructose corn syrup, corn flour, or any of the other ways it has been introduced. Corn is a staple for good reaso... by The Poor Prole’s Almanac

66 min listen

The Future of Wild Buffalo with Buffalo Field Campaign: In this episode we're joined by James Holt, the Executive Director of the Buffalo Field Campaign, a non-profit focused on restoring the rights of the wild buffalo to manage the landscape similarly to how it has in the past. What's the difference between... by The Poor Prole’s Almanac

35 min listen

Fossil-Free Farming & Food as a Public Work with Maseualkualli Farms: In this episode, we're joined by Panteleon from Maseualkualli Farms, a small fossil-free farm in northeast Kansas. We discuss the importance of relearning to farm without petrochemicals and petrofuels, building community, and the Florentine Codex-- a te... by The Poor Prole’s Almanac

46 min listen

Indigenous Stories with Joe Yates of Molly of Denali: In this episode, we're joined by writer & producer Joe Yates, who is part of the Yawk'laanaas tribe. We discuss the PBS award-winning show 'Molly of Denali', the importance of TV that reflects very complicated realities around representation and finding ... by The Poor Prole’s Almanac

27 min listen

The Decolonizing Diet with Dr. Martin Reinhardt: We're joined in this episode by Dr. Martin Reinhardt to discuss a unique project focused on what decolonized foods look like & how these diets impact health. When foods aren't easily available at the grocery store, how does that change your relationship ... by The Poor Prole’s Almanac

47 min listen

Community Skillsharing with the Cempazúchitl Collective: In this episode, we're joined by Jacqueline form the Cempazúchitl Collective to discuss street medic training for communities in their communities, as well as the variety of care that we should be thinking about as we prepare for more government crackdow... by The Poor Prole’s Almanac

30 min listen

Reclaiming Ancestral Farming with Ancestral Acres of Seeding Sovereignty: Food scarcity is prevalent within every city in the U.S. The pandemic, systemic oppression and escalating climate change have exacerbated existing needs. One solution to food scarcity is food sovereignty and community health. In 2021 Seeding Sovereignty ... by The Poor Prole’s Almanac

31 min listen

Beyond Land Acknowledgements with Redbud Resource Group: In this episode, we're joined by Taylor Pennewell from Redbud Resource Group to discuss the complex web of conversations around the concept of land acknowledgements, landback and sovereignty for indigenous people across North America. What does this look... by The Poor Prole’s Almanac

36 min listen

Community Resilience with Linda Black Elk & Ruth Plenty Sweetgrass-She Kills: In this episode, we're joined by Linda Black Elk & Ruth Plenty Sweetgrass-She Kills to discuss food sovereignty, seed rematriation, food systems collapse, and how social media plays into these conversations. What does the future hold for our food systems... by The Poor Prole’s Almanac

41 min listen

Reclaiming Indigenous Foodways with NATIFS: In this episode, we're joined with Mandu from NATIFS, North American Traditional Indigenous Food Systems, to discuss food sovereignty and the future of indigenous foodways and the concept of culture and food as dynamic and evolving. North American Tradit... by The Poor Prole’s Almanac

48 min listen

The 2023 Farm Bill with GC Resolve: In this episode, we're joined by the team at GC Resolve to discuss the 2023 farm bill, and why it's such a big deal. What can consumers do to impact how the farm bill is written? This conversation tackles some of the issues around how the farm bills ar... by The Poor Prole’s Almanac

56 min listen

A Brief History of Corn: For our 100th episode, we decided to tackle the long and convoluted history of corn, specifically corn in the post-1492 world. Corn's rise to becoming the cornerstone of the diet for most of humanity involves a lot of moving pieces, from its early histor... by The Poor Prole’s Almanac

56 min listen

A Brief History of the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa part 1: In this episode, we dive into the non-profit world that dictates African agricultural policy. What is AGRA, where did it come from, who is funding it, and how are they doing it? In the first part, we detangle the investors and non-profits driving this c... by The Poor Prole’s Almanac

37 min listen

A Brief History of Foraging Laws in the United States: Curious about what's *actually* illegal around foraging, and more importantly, why it is? We dive into a long and convoluted history and series of laws which have left foraging law as a tool to be used by state organizations as they see fit. Foraging r... by The Poor Prole’s Almanac

51 min listen

A Brief History of Prohibition: In this episode, we talk about the history of prohibition and how politicians and tacticians pushed through an overwhelmingly unpopular law making alcohol sales illegal. We chat about what overlaps we see with contemporary wedge issues, and the power of ... by The Poor Prole’s Almanac

59 min listen

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A Brief History of the Alliance for A Green Revolution in Africa part 2

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