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Tractor Time Episode 36: Kathleen Merrigan on the Future of Food
Tractor Time Episode 36: Kathleen Merrigan on the Future of Food
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Length:
67 minutes
Released:
Nov 14, 2019
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Podcast episode
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Kathleen Merrigan was instrumental in crafting the Organic Foods Production Act in 1990. She also served as the U.S. Deputy Secretary of Agriculture during the Obama Administration. During that time, she spearheaded the Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food program. And just recently, she was named as the first executive director of the Swette Center for Sustainable Food Systems at Arizona State University. She previously served as executive director of sustainability at George Washington University. And she was named one of the "100 most influential people in the world" by Time Magazine in 2010. As you’ll hear, she has a lot to say about the true cost of food and the future of organic farming. She has a big vision for a food system that takes into account biodiversity, human health, water quality, climate and waste.
Released:
Nov 14, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
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