Farm From a Box is a sustainable, regenerative, environmentally friendly, and efficient way to build your own personal garden filled with nutrient-dense, culturally affirming foods.

Meag Sargent believes everyone deserves this. She’s a horticulturist, farmer, artist, and a member of the sales team at Farm From a Box. She joins the show to share her insights from over a decade of experience growing food.

Tune in to learn:

• The primary components of the all-in-one Farm From a Box
• What ‘sustainable agriculture’ really means and how it works
• The most important aspects of regenerative farming and how to get started
• How Farm From a Box can deploy multiple systems that work together on the same farm, creating large-scale operations

Interested in learning more?

Press play for the full conversation and check out https://farmfromabox.com/.

Episode also available on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3bO8R6q

Is green energy really the solution, or just a false promise?

Press play to explore:

• Whether electric vehicles are truly a better choice than gas-powered vehicles
• How cobalt is obtained and what it’s used for
• A clear way to make dramatic energy improvements now, and why these changes aren’t being implemented
• The problem of being overly dependent on one energy source
• What energy policies might look like in the coming years

Andrew Morriss is a lawyer and economist who has been teaching for almost three decades. As a Professor of, Bush School of Government and Public Service and School of Law at Texas A&M University, he analyzes regulatory measures – investigating how they work, why we adopt the ones we do, and how they can be improved.

Having heard about “green energy” since high school, and always being told it was the ultimate solution almost within reach, he decided to enter the field and dig into the topic himself. His work is data-driven above all else, which demands the attention of anyone who disagrees with it or follows the pervasive narrative of green energy.

Tune in for all the details and find his work at https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/results.cfm.

Episode also available on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3bO8R6q

Today we sit down with Emma Torbert to discuss her distinctive approach to sustainable farming practices. Emma is the Market Garden Manager and Educator for the Student Farm at UC Davis. Started in 2020, the Student Farm is a nine-acre mixed vegetable farm and adjacent hedgerow that familiarizes UC Davis students with agriculture and teaches them how to grow organic crops.

With a passion for community-supported agriculture, Emma is a foundational part of the UC Davis community. Using her position in this program, Emma facilitates experiential learning for students across all majors…

Join the podcast now to learn more about:

• What a market garden is.
• The challenges that can arise in the Student Farm program.
• How sustainability plays a role in Emma’s work.
• The importance of providing students with hands-on learning experiences.

Farming is a valuable skill that can be challenging to learn without the proper resources. Fortunately, experts like Emma are passing this knowledge on to people from varying walks of life so that they can participate in this essential part of sustainability!

You can find out more about Emma and her work with the Student Farm by clicking here!

Episode also available on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3bO8R6q

News of a worsening climate crisis is everywhere. It’s accepted as fact by many, including top scientists and experts. But is there any evidence to suggest that the climate isn’t in the state we believe it is?

William Happer shares an eye-opening perspective that’s scientifically backed but nearly unheard of.

Tune in to discover:

• Why carbon dioxide is not a pollutant but “the gas of life.”
• Current levels of carbon dioxide are exceptionally low in the context of geographical history -- why are we being told otherwise?
• Why wind and solar energy drive rising costs of electricity and must always be backed up by fossil fuels.
• The negative environmental impacts of electric vehicles and wind and solar energy.
• Why banning fossil fuels would have horrendous consequences

Happer is a Cyrus Fogg Bracket Professor of Physics Emeritus in the Department of Physics at Princeton University. An impressive amount of research in physics eventually led him to climate and environmental research. It didn’t take long for him to realize that there was something unique about these fields: reluctance and defensiveness instead of open-mindedness and authentic scientific inquiry, even by research leaders.

Happer offers his opinion of why this is the case and explores the science of energy and climate change from an angle you probably haven’t heard.

Press play to hear all the details and learn more about the truth of carbon dioxide at https://co2coalition.org/.

Episode also available on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3bO8R6q

Joining us today is Eddy Badrina, the CEO of Eden Green Technology and co-founder of BuzzShift. With Buzzshift being a digital growth agency and Eden Green Technology being a vertical farming company, Eddy utilizes his knowledge of sales and advertising strategies to innovate every industry he works in.

Eden Green Technology is Eddy’s primary business focus – an AgTech solution transforming how we farm our produce and feed our communities. Intending to establish food safety and independence, Eden Green Technology is using sustainable farming methods to equip retailers, researchers, cities, and governments around the world…

In this episode, we cover:

• The two ends of the controlled environment agriculture industry spectrum.
• What vertical farms are, and the operational expenses that come with them.
• How Eden Green Technology is revolutionizing the food-growing industry.

To find out more about Eddy and his work with Eden Green Technology, visit www.edengreen.com now!

Episode also available on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3bO8R6q

Are you ready to step up your gardening knowledge? In this episode, we chat with soil scientist Ashley Esakin about her informative Youtube channel, Gardening in Canada. Here, Ashley brings science to gardening in a way that is both informative and helpful to those learning how to garden.

Ashley has a background in soil science and is currently pursuing a career in agriculture. Gardening and keeping houseplants all her life, Ashley became the “go-to” contact for people seeking information on plant cultivation during the pandemic. Out of this, her Youtube channel was born – providing a gardening resource for people around the world…

Press play to explore:

• How Ashely translates large-scale gardening data into a small-scale resource.
• What makes hydroponics a more nutrient-rich gardening method.
• The advantages and disadvantages of gardening in soil.
• How to get started with your own garden in the face of potential food shortages.

You can connect with Ashley’s content for yourself by visiting Gardeningincanada.net!

Episode also available on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3bO8R6q

Today we connect with Todd Riley Callaway to discuss microbiome and dairy science-related issues. Todd is an Associate Professor in the Department of Animal and Dairy Science at the University of Georgia, where he unravels “the microbial ecology of the gut in food animals, and how this can affect foodborne pathogenic bacterial populations as well as antimicrobial resistance transfer.”

Todd grew up on a small horse, dairy, and beef farm, and pursued a career path as a ruminant microbiologist as an undergraduate at the University of Georgia. Since receiving his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Animal and Dairy Science in 1993 and 1996, Todd has gone on to research topics related to the microbial population of the gastrointestinal tract of animals – seeking to improve animal health, animal welfare, and food safety.

Click play to hear Todd discuss:

• How microbes across various ecosystems interact with each other.
• Why it is difficult to understand what good and bad microbiome really is.
• How microbial populations affect meat quality.

Want to find out more about Todd and his work with animal and dairy science? Click here now!

Episode also available on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3bO8R6q

John Sheppard joins this episode to discuss the biological processes attached to beer fermentation. As a Professor in the Department of Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences at NC State, John teaches in the Bioprocessing Science major with particular interests in upstream processes and validation.

Click play and you will discover:

• The difference between major beer production and craft beer production.
• How John’s brewing research influenced his career path.
• The physical and chemical factors that determine beer quality.
• How breweries make low and non-alcoholic beer.

Wondering how scientists contribute to the innovation behind beer fermentation? If so, this episode is sure to pique your interest!

Click here to learn more about John and his work!

Episode also available on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3bO8R6q