Food and agriculture looks different in different places. Stories will showcase solutions, innovations and viewpoints that bridge the gap between small and large scale solutions. From a community garden to a thousand acre farm. From a non-profit to an agtech startup.
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Agri-Food Musings
- Jul 27, 2021 Three different views of regenerative agriculture Jul 27, 2021
- Mar 17, 2021 Dear U.S. Grain Industry... Mar 17, 2021
- Nov 27, 2020 Can "Hippie Farms" Make a Difference? Nov 27, 2020
- Nov 1, 2020 Get Small or Get Out Nov 1, 2020
- Sep 26, 2020 Fixing our Agri-Food System With Systems Thinking Sep 26, 2020
- Jun 9, 2020 What Is Lost When We Prioritize Efficiency In Our Food System Jun 9, 2020
- May 28, 2020 Discovering New Zealand Agriculture One Conversation at a Time May 28, 2020
- May 14, 2020 Farmers Are, In Many Ways, the Ultimate Entrepreneurs May 14, 2020
- Apr 21, 2020 Something Is Wrong With This Picture: Why Farmers Continue To Plant Commodity Crops Despite Low Prices Apr 21, 2020
- Mar 22, 2020 New Zealand Moments Mar 22, 2020
- Mar 21, 2020 The Mad Gardener: Order In The Disorder Mar 21, 2020
- Mar 5, 2020 A Real Conversation: Plant-Based AND Conventional Meat Mar 5, 2020
- Feb 26, 2020 When Backpacking And Business Professional Worlds Collide Feb 26, 2020
- Feb 19, 2020 Lessons I will Take With Me From Evoke Ag - Asia Pacific Agri-Food Tech Conference Feb 19, 2020
- Jan 22, 2020 A Perspective On The Meaning Of Regenerative Agriculture Jan 22, 2020
- Jan 7, 2020 It's Complicated: Plant-Based Burger Vs. Beef-Burger Jan 7, 2020
- Jan 3, 2020 Why Is It Corn And Soybeans In The U.S. And Dairy And Beef In New Zealand? Jan 3, 2020
- Dec 13, 2019 Learnings From Wilderland Dec 13, 2019
- Nov 26, 2019 Learning To Ask The Right Questions Nov 26, 2019
- Nov 14, 2019 Learnings From A New Zealand Dairy Farm Nov 14, 2019
- Nov 11, 2019 Why Is The Food So Expensive? Nov 11, 2019
- Sep 30, 2019 Cultivate Conversation Sep 30, 2019
- Feb 15, 2018 The Farmer Consumer Divide Feb 15, 2018
- Jan 17, 2018 Eat More Beef? Jan 17, 2018
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Covid-19 & Agriculture
- Feb 18, 2021 Growing fungi becomes a pandemic past time Feb 18, 2021
- Jun 9, 2020 What Is Lost When We Prioritize Efficiency In Our Food System Jun 9, 2020
- Apr 28, 2020 Rapid Innovation Is One Side Effect Of Covid-19 Apr 28, 2020
- Apr 21, 2020 Something Is Wrong With This Picture: Why Farmers Continue To Plant Commodity Crops Despite Low Prices Apr 21, 2020
- Apr 8, 2020 Everybody Eats: Covid-19 & The Food On Our Plates Apr 8, 2020
- Apr 6, 2020 Now Is The Time To Support Local Food Systems Apr 6, 2020
- Mar 30, 2020 Brainstorming For Our Future: Ideas For Addressing Concerns Of Commodity Grain Growers In The U.S. During The Covid-19 Crisis Mar 30, 2020
- Mar 24, 2020 What U.S. Grain Growers Are Thinking About During The Covid-19 Pandemic Mar 24, 2020
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Farm Stories
- Aug 25, 2020 Fried Chicken Dinner - August 1959 Aug 25, 2020
- Dec 13, 2019 Learnings From Wilderland Dec 13, 2019
- Dec 2, 2019 The Three Sisters Dec 2, 2019
- Nov 20, 2019 On Being A Farmer Nov 20, 2019
- Nov 9, 2019 Learnings From a 15 Acre Permaculture Farm Nov 9, 2019
- Nov 5, 2019 The Farm Gym Nov 5, 2019
- Oct 31, 2019 From Pig to Plate Oct 31, 2019
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Food
- Feb 18, 2021 Growing fungi becomes a pandemic past time Feb 18, 2021
- Mar 20, 2020 Pears, Pears, Pears Mar 20, 2020
- Feb 8, 2020 Travels With Laurie Feb 8, 2020
- Dec 17, 2019 Diving Into Food Waste Dec 17, 2019
- Dec 7, 2019 A "Wilder" Salad Dec 7, 2019
- Dec 2, 2019 The Three Sisters Dec 2, 2019
- Oct 25, 2019 Flowers Are Food Oct 25, 2019
- Oct 14, 2019 Free Farm Stand: Where food and community come to life Oct 14, 2019
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Interviews
- Jan 31, 2021 What I've Learned from Working in AgTech Startups Jan 31, 2021
- May 28, 2020 Discovering New Zealand Agriculture One Conversation at a Time May 28, 2020
- Jan 30, 2020 Interview with Andrew Bowmar Jan 30, 2020
- Dec 22, 2019 Interview with Open Food Network New Zealand Dec 22, 2019
- Dec 10, 2019 Interview with Wilderland Resident and Gardener Dec 10, 2019
- Nov 12, 2019 Interview with Matt and Claire: New Zealand Dairy Farmers Nov 12, 2019
- Oct 28, 2019 Interview with Rory Fogerty: Permakai Farms Oct 28, 2019
The reality of the farm business (with the idyllic red barn and bountiful locally grown, organic vegetables) is much more complex than the rosy stories that are told in these documentaries. Every conversation I have with a regional-scale food producer is a reminder that the path toward success is not straightforward.