Monday Oct 17, 2022

The Future of Farming with George Monbiot

George Monbiot is one of Britain's finest writers on Climate. He has a weekly column where he writes on political and environmental issues with The Guardian and is the author of multiple books.  His book feral has inspired a rewinding movement in the UK, and his latest book Regenesis looks at the future of farming. 

 

In this podcast we discuss

  • The complexity of soil 
  • How common farming practices are destroying the structure of soil  
  • What working on a pig farm is like 
  • How much DEFRA suck 
  • Where there is hope in eco-farming
  • The impact of animal agriculture 
  • The future of protein
  • How farmers control farming policies

 

Find more from George on his website: https://www.monbiot.com/about/

 

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