THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19.
PROGRAM # 7656 12:00 PM PT
Conservation Farming.
An interview with a farmer who won national recognition for innovative conservation agriculture practices. He moved from conventional farming, heavy on chemical fertilizers and pesticides, to using cover crops, less water, less diesel and strip-tillage. The results: improved soil health and crops of higher quality. The program includes a statement from Vandana Shiva: “We are eating oil. We should be eating soil”.
Guests: Jesus Sanchez, Farm Manager, Sano Farms, White House Champion of Change for Sustainable and Climate-Smart Agriculture, Firebaugh, CA; Carmen Marin, Micro Farmer, Vallejo, CA; Dr. Vandana Shiva, thinker and environmental leader, author of the book “Soil not Oil”, Richmond, CA (fragment of keynote speech).
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