Margaret webs stories from soil and see will change your next visit to the
will change your next visit to the
will change your next visit to the supermarket hi and welcome to
supermarket hi and welcome to
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watchmojo.com i’m your host Layla and I’m it up with this author of apples to
I’m it up with this author of apples to
I’m it up with this author of apples to oysters for her impressions on
oysters for her impressions on
oysters for her impressions on contemporary farming can you please
contemporary farming can you please
contemporary farming can you please explain the following terms organics
explain the following terms organics
explain the following terms organics sustainable farming and industrial
sustainable farming and industrial
sustainable farming and industrial farming well we’ll start with the worst
farming well we’ll start with the worst
farming well we’ll start with the worst industrial farming that’s where you have
industrial farming that’s where you have
industrial farming that’s where you have huge monocultures of crops like single
huge monocultures of crops like single
huge monocultures of crops like single fields of corn where the farmer is using
fields of corn where the farmer is using
fields of corn where the farmer is using a lot of inputs chemical inputs in order
a lot of inputs chemical inputs in order
a lot of inputs chemical inputs in order to grow that crop sustainable farming
to grow that crop sustainable farming
to grow that crop sustainable farming will be farming that is gentle in the
will be farming that is gentle in the
will be farming that is gentle in the environment where they don’t use a lot
environment where they don’t use a lot
environment where they don’t use a lot of chemical inputs that can flow off
of chemical inputs that can flow off
of chemical inputs that can flow off into our waterways and organic farming
into our waterways and organic farming
into our waterways and organic farming is a principle of using no synthetic
is a principle of using no synthetic
is a principle of using no synthetic chemicals and also restoring the soil
chemicals and also restoring the soil
chemicals and also restoring the soil fundamental principle of organics is
fundamental principle of organics is
fundamental principle of organics is composting to continually rebuild the
composting to continually rebuild the
composting to continually rebuild the fertility of the soil which is huge and
fertility of the soil which is huge and
fertility of the soil which is huge and important because fertile soil feeds
important because fertile soil feeds
important because fertile soil feeds plants which feeds animals which feeds
plants which feeds animals which feeds
plants which feeds animals which feeds us so our fertility is soil fertility
us so our fertility is soil fertility
us so our fertility is soil fertility like the pro chemical farms are
like the pro chemical farms are
like the pro chemical farms are receiving the bigger budgets aren’t they
receiving the bigger budgets aren’t they
receiving the bigger budgets aren’t they I think the principal with industrial
I think the principal with industrial
I think the principal with industrial farming is that the government’s have
farming is that the government’s have
farming is that the government’s have said for a long time go big produce a
said for a long time go big produce a
said for a long time go big produce a lot of food of poor quality it as cheap
lot of food of poor quality it as cheap
lot of food of poor quality it as cheap as possible and people are getting tired
as possible and people are getting tired
as possible and people are getting tired of the food not tasting like anything
of the food not tasting like anything
of the food not tasting like anything now people are saying no we want quality
now people are saying no we want quality
now people are saying no we want quality food that actually tastes like food and
food that actually tastes like food and
food that actually tastes like food and for that you need to buy local food how
for that you need to buy local food how
for that you need to buy local food how did you discover the 11 quintessential
did you discover the 11 quintessential
did you discover the 11 quintessential foods what I wanted to do was pick one
foods what I wanted to do was pick one
foods what I wanted to do was pick one signature food for every province and
signature food for every province and
signature food for every province and then go out and find a farmer who raises
then go out and find a farmer who raises
then go out and find a farmer who raises that signature food and a passionate way
that signature food and a passionate way
that signature food and a passionate way and then I went out and actually worked
and then I went out and actually worked
and then I went out and actually worked on the farm for a week hung out with a
on the farm for a week hung out with a
on the farm for a week hung out with a farmer and I did this for a couple of
farmer and I did this for a couple of
farmer and I did this for a couple of reasons one is that I wanted to
reasons one is that I wanted to
reasons one is that I wanted to understand physically and emotionally
understand physically and emotionally
understand physically and emotionally what the challenges are to modern
what the challenges are to modern
what the challenges are to modern farming and the other is that farmers
farming and the other is that farmers
farming and the other is that farmers once you put them in a truck or a
once you put them in a truck or a
once you put them in a truck or a tractor they really loosen up and
tractor they really loosen up and
tractor they really loosen up and actually begin to tell stories so so I
actually begin to tell stories so so I
actually begin to tell stories so so I did that to connect with the farmers as
did that to connect with the farmers as
did that to connect with the farmers as well and how has it changed your palate
well and how has it changed your palate
well and how has it changed your palate I want to equality food now and I want
I want to equality food now and I want
I want to equality food now and I want to know who grew it when I go to a
to know who grew it when I go to a
to know who grew it when I go to a restaurant I don’t like it if it just
restaurant I don’t like it if it just
restaurant I don’t like it if it just says New York strip loin I want to know
says New York strip loin I want to know
says New York strip loin I want to know who’s the farmer who grew that New York
who’s the farmer who grew that New York
who’s the farmer who grew that New York Strip point we know who the
Strip point we know who the
Strip point we know who the phys isn’t the farmer at least as
phys isn’t the farmer at least as
phys isn’t the farmer at least as important if not more important because
important if not more important because
important if not more important because you know the farmer is ultimately the
you know the farmer is ultimately the
you know the farmer is ultimately the most important person in the food chain
most important person in the food chain
most important person in the food chain I want to see the farmers name on the
I want to see the farmers name on the
I want to see the farmers name on the food I want to know the farmer that i
food I want to know the farmer that i
food I want to know the farmer that i buy food from and that way beyond labels
buy food from and that way beyond labels
buy food from and that way beyond labels if I can talk to that farmer and discuss
if I can talk to that farmer and discuss
if I can talk to that farmer and discuss what kind of growing techniques they
what kind of growing techniques they
what kind of growing techniques they have then I could trust that food we
have then I could trust that food we
have then I could trust that food we have our own doctors lawyers no
have our own doctors lawyers no
have our own doctors lawyers no financial planners why don’t we have our
financial planners why don’t we have our
financial planners why don’t we have our own farmer I really think that one of
own farmer I really think that one of
own farmer I really think that one of the professionals that we should have in
the professionals that we should have in
the professionals that we should have in our life is our farmer
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