VFTWT S01E11: Agriculture & Where Our Food Comes From
Air Date: 2021.11.21
Welcome to the public show notes for
- VFTWT season 1, episode 11
- Thanksgiving Special 2021
Introduction:
Welcome to Views From the World Tree. On today’s Thanksgiving special, we take a look at how agriculture has changed and modernized and we examine where our food comes from.
Personal News:
Steven:
- Discovery+ reality TV woes
Adam:
- New office chair
- Dog-sitting for friends
Current Events:
Steven:
- Commuting game in Hounslow, UK
Adam:
- The FBI is re-opening the search for Jimmy Hoffa
Main Topic: Agriculture
- “Classic” farming – horses & plows
- Modernization
- Cattle grazing
- Agrivoltaics, solar farming
- Vertical farming
- Drip irrigation and hydroponics
- Aquaponics (aquaculture + hydroponics)
- Laser weed removal by AI
- Robotics
- Other
- No young people stepping up to be farmers
- Slowness of modernization
- Corporate takeovers
- Corporations forcing small farmer out
- Non-reproducing seeds force farmers to buy seeds every year
- Cost of land
- Water rights
- Final thoughts
Mindfulness Moment:
Podcast is now in 11 countries across all continents except Africa.
We are thankful for you!
Next Episode Sneak Peek:
Potpourri, ala Jeopardy!