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Our food choices can have a surprising effect on climate change. Learn about agroforestry, regenerative agriculture, and exciting new foods on the Food for Climate podcast! Hosted by Ben Bishop, a graduate student in Agroforestry at the University of Missouri, this podcast hopes to inspire people to…

Ben Bishop

  • Apr 13, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
  • infrequent NEW EPISODES
  • 26m AVG DURATION
  • 6 EPISODES


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Transitioning to Regenerative Agriculture with Wade Archer

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2020 55:44


Wade Archer has been working in organic farming and regenerative agriculture since 2010. He grew up on a 1,000 acre cattle farm with corn & soybeans. Wade has lived both models of conventional and regenerative and understands the complexities of the transition into farming practices that promote carbon sequestration and thus has a unique perspective of the history of U.S. agriculture. Through his regenerative landscaping business, Wade has designed managed and executed projects for multiple clients in the last three years. Wade studies at the Project Management Institute. Contact him at: Wade.Archer05@gmail.com

Forest Farming - Agroforestry Series Part V

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2019 13:54


Forest farming is the cultivation of high-value specialty crops under a forest canopy that is intentionally modified or maintained to provide shade levels and habitat that favor growth and enhance production levels. In this episode, we discuss what this can look like in a small-scale farm or homestead and talk about the economics of how it can be profitable.

Windbreaks - Agroforestry Series Part IV

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2019 14:09


In this episode we talk about windbreaks. While at first this seemed like the least interesting agroforestry practice to me, I was surprised to learn how they can provide a multitude of benefits on farms and may be an easy way for landowners to see tangible benefits of planting more trees!

Silvopasture - Agroforestry Series Part III

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2019 25:22


In this episode, Ben discusses the concept of Silvopasture, the intentional combining of animals with trees. It is a powerful carbon-sequestering technique to restore degraded lands and maximize yields for farmers.

Riparian Buffers - Agroforestry Series Part II

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2019 24:37


In this episode, we discuss our second Agroforestry practice: Riparian Buffers.

Alley Cropping - Agroforestry Series Part I

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2019 23:09


This episode is the first in a 5 part series about Agroforestry, one of the climate change-fighting techniques of growing food.

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