Summary
Is Glyphosate really that bad? Does buying local produce actually make a difference? Why should we care about soil — it’s just dirt, right? WRONG! So pumped to bring you this conversation with environmental filmmaker, citizen journalist, and musical activist, Rob Herring. Rob is the director and producer of the award-winning film The Need to GROW, which explores the opportunity we have to help regenerate our planet’s dying soils and participate in the restoration of earth. Join us for a fascinating chat on the importance of restoring our connection to nature, rethinking our food system and regenerating our most precious natural resource: soil.
Discover
- Why using the herbicide Glyphosate has become common-practice for farmers around the world and its detrimental effects on our soil, food and health
- Why soil biodiversity is so freaking important and why we should care as consumers
- What regenerative agriculture is and why it’s the key to a healthy planet and people
- The simplest and most powerful steps you can take to mitigate the effects of destructive/conventional agricultural practices on your health and that of the environment
- The health benefits of gardening, getting your hands dirty and eating fresh food
00:00 Intro
00:36 The Need to GROW
08:07 Why destructive agriculture is the norm
23:42 How you can help
31:15 Connecting with nature and the positive health effects
40:17 The environmental cost of corruption
48:56 What could happen if we let nature regenerate
52:03 Returning to nature
Connect
- Watch this episode on Youtube
- Watch The Need to GROW for free here!
- Farmacy of Light | farmacyoflight.com
- Earth Conscious Life | EarthConsciousLife.org
- Tip News | Tip.News
- Make Soil | makesoil.org
- This Is Your Brain on Food by Dr Uma Naidoo
- The Biggest Little Farm Documentary
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