Beyond Organic: "Regenerative" Agriculture, feat. Melissa Hoffman of Sho Farm

Melissa Hoffman is a co-owner with Shawn Smith of Sho Farm, LLC, in Vermont. Sho Farm is a unique place where regenerative farming, agroforestry, rewilding and a duck sanctuary all mix in what Melissa calls a “living laboratory.” Melissa and I talked shop about the various experiments and methodologies they are trying out on their 1300 acre parcel, including veganic approaches, integrating wildlife, utilizing so-called “invasive” plants, relocalizing our diets, encouraging pollinator habitats, indigenous land management practices, and the need for adaptability in both practical approach and in mind. Sho Farm entered the CBD market last year, and is applying an ecological approach to that crop as well.

This episode is of special interest to farmers and gardeners but will be eye-opening for anyone else interested in true sustainability.

Sho Farm website: https://www.shofarm-cbduck.com/

Sanctuary at Sho: https://www.sanctuaryatsho.org/

Living Future Foundation: https://www.livingfuture.org/

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"George Floyd Protests in Portland" feat. Blank

Special breaking news edition!

I speak with "Blank," an old Indymedia comrade in Portland, Oregon. Blank attended the last two evenings of George Floyd protests there. The second night he was teargassed. Blank gives blow-by-blow accounts of both evenings, and in the final third, we talk about some of the larger issues behind the protests.

[Photo credit: Mural portrait of George Floyd by Eme Street Art in Mauerpark (Berlin, Germany), by Singlespeedfahrer. License: Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication.]

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"George Floyd Protests in Chicago" feat. Dan Hanrahan

Ep. 15: "George Floyd Protests in Chicago" feat. Dan Hanrahan

This is a special breaking-news edition.

Dan Hanrahan is a Chicago-based musician, translator, poet, performer, and teacher of Latin American literature. He has written essays for Counterpunch, El Beisman, The Mantle, and OpEd News, and stage music for Chicago’s Spanish-language theater company Colectivo El Pozo. He recently released "Radical Songs for Rough Times," an album of original protest songs. Currently operating within Chicago’s genre cross-fertilizing music scene, this multilingual Milwaukee native has built a following for his songs, stage performances, and theatrical scores.

Dan and I talked on June 1, 2020, about activism, racism, and the George Floyd protests, with special attention given to a Chicago protest that he attended personally.

Dan's website: https://www.danhanrahan.net/

Dan's blog: https://danhanrahan.blogspot.com/

Dan's MUSIC on: Bandcamp: https://danhanrahan.bandcamp.com/album/radical-songs-for-rough-times Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/4mo2fQ7wUfvTmqLgFXHhSH YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mx7syVI2eE1zCfQlNcUhapbgZPRifR9PQ

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"The Need to Smash the System" feat. Kristine Mattis

Kristine Mattis received her PhD in Environmental Studies. As an interdisciplinary environmental scholar with a background in biology, earth system science, and policy, her research focuses on environmental risk information and science communication. Before returning to graduate school, Kristine worked as a medical researcher, as a science reporter for the U.S. Congressional Record, and as a science and health teacher. She is no relation to the mad-dog general.

I've been a big fan of Kristine's writing for a few years now. More than once, I would have a particular thought about current events rolling around in my head that I wanted to write about, but then I'd go online and see that Kristine had just covered it. Few people are able to bring together science and compassion, or facts and ethics, or a sharp eye for both problems and solutions, as well as she does.

Kristine & I talked on June 1st and covered a lot of ground, including the dire state of the planet's ecology; the disarming of US environmental law; genetically modified crops; the danger of overemphasizing; the willingness of people to change; the George Floyd protests; the folly of the "jobs jobs jobs" refrain; the myth of "progress"; the narcissism of social media; the fruitless attempt to make capitalism "green"; and the necessity of profound paradigm change.

Kristine's blog: https://rebelpleb.blogspot.com/

Kristine on Medium: https://medium.com/@k_mattis

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"Advocating for Mexican Gray Wolves" feat. Amy Harwood

On June 2nd, 2020, I interviewed Amy Harwood of Lobos of the Southwest about her organization’s advocacy for the Mexican Gray Wolf, and particularly for its reintroduction into the wild.

Lobos of the Southwest is a joint outreach and education initiative of several different environmental organizations and individuals who live in the southwest US.

In our conversation, we talked about how the Mexican Gray Wolf nearly went extinct; breeding and reintroduction efforts, including cross-fostering puppies; the challenges of working with the US Fish & Wildlife Agency; cultural challenges; how 2020 was a rough year for the Wolf; and the joys of public advocacy, especially working with young people.

Lobos of the Southwest https://mexicanwolves.org/

How to participate in commenting on new Wolf rule https://mexicanwolves.org/index.php/news/2058/51/TAKE-ACTION-US-Fish-Wildlife-Begins-60-Day-Public-Comment-Period-on-Mexican-Wolves

Pup Naming Contest! https://pupnamingcontest.org/

Webcam: Mexican Gray Wolves Lighthawk and Trumpet https://nywolf.org/meet-our-wolves/webcams/webcam-mexican-gray-wolves-lighthawk-and-trumpet/

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The Unsustainability of Civilization Itself

Will Falk is a biophilic essayist, poet, and lawyer. He believes the intensifying destruction of the natural world is the most pressing issue confronting us today and he aims his writing at stopping this destruction. His work has been published by Earth Island Journal, the Dark Mountain Project, CounterPunch, Whole Terrain, and the San Diego Free Press, among others. He is also the author of the book, "How Dams Fall." His newest project is an ongoing multimedia project called "The Ohio River Speaks."

Will and I spoke on June 14th. We talked about the problem of civilization, about depression as a gateway to understanding that, and about the profound cultural changes required for collective, individual and ecological health.

Will's website: http://willfalk.org/

Will's current multimedia project: "The Ohio River Speaks" https://www.theohioriverspeaks.org/

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"Interview with a Tree-sitter" feat. Lupine

Episode 19: Interview with a Tree-sitter, featuring Lupine

When I first moved to Portland, Oregon, in the spring of 2001, I happened to end up living across the street from the Cascadia Forest Alliance (CFA). CFA was involved in direct action protests to stop logging in the Pacific Northwest, including tree-sits. I covered their efforts as an Indymedia reporter, and got to spend time with them in the forest, learning about ecology and resistance.

So I was thrilled to have the chance, in the second week of June, 2020, to interview Lupine, a tree-sitter who is currently participating in a Redwood Forest Defense campaign to stop logging at a site in Humboldt County, California. We spoke on the phone, and though we were disconnected several times by a weak signal, we were able to have a great conversation. Tree-sitters have always been heroes to me, and I really appreciated the chance to connect with someone from the newest generation to be out there fighting the good fight.

Redwood Forest Defense on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/redwoodforestdefense/

On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/redwoodforestdefense/

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We Are All Prey, featuring Joanna Pocock

Joanna Pocock is an Irish-Canadian writer living in London. Her writing has notably appeared in the LosAngeles Times, the Nation and on the Dark Mountain blog. Her most recent book is entitled, "Surrender," and is a memoir that mostly focuses on her adventures in the western United States. There, as she experienced menopause, she explored the history and nature of the landscapes, and met various rewilders including the notorious Finisia Medrano. The book takes its name from an eco-sex convergence she attended.

Joanna and I talked on June 25, 2020. Using her book as a jumping off point, we covered a variety of topics including settler colonialism, rewilding, cultural appropriation, how sexuality changes with age, social media, the challenges for youth in today's world and finding home in a placeless society. In the background of all these subjects was the environmental crisis, which alarms us both.

[Warning: Multiple uses of the F-word by both parties]

Where to order "Surrender": https://houseofanansi.com/products/surrender

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Episode 21: The Corruption of the Democratic Party, featuring Ted Rall

Ted Rall is a graphic novelist, a syndicated columnist and the author of many books of art and prose, including biographies of Edward Snowden, Bernie Sanders and Pope Francis. You've probably seen his political cartoons, which are often published in urban weeklies. His newest book is called, "Political Suicide: The Fight for the Soul of the Democratic Party," which uses the graphic novel form to trace the history of the Democratic Party's rightward movement over the last few decades, and how its leadership has worked to suppress the party's progressive wing.

Ted & I talked on June 27th. We talked about how Biden is the toughest case in years as a "lesser evil" candidate; how COVID could affect voter turn-out; the history of Democrats presenting themselves as something they're not; how Jimmy Carter was not a saint; Jesse Jackson's 1988 presidential run; the lack of Democratic calls for defense cuts since Bill Clinton; the lack of Democratic proposals for anti-poverty programs since LBJ; how not only the Democratic party but the nation as a whole is just coasting on undeserved reputations at this point; the question of where a progressive or leftist can go in the electoral arena; how the corporate duopoly throttles third parties; Ranked Choice Voting; how this year's protests are really something different; and a quick preview of Greg Palast's upcoming book, for which Ted created a 48 page comic insert.

Ted Rall's books, comics, & more: rall.com

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"The Necessity of Creating a Political Crisis" feat. Margaret Kimberley

Margaret Kimberley is an Editor and Senior Columnist at the Black Agenda Report, which publishes news, commentary and analysis from the black left. She is author of the book, “Prejudential: Black America and the Presidents,” which is an eye-opening and very well researched volume published by Steerforth Press in February 2020. (Read my review.) She contributed to the anthology, “In Defense of Julian Assange,” which includes essays by over three dozen other well-known figures including Noam Chomsky, Daniel Ellsberg and Matt Taibbi. Margaret is also on the coordinating committee of the Black Alliance for Peace, which seeks to recapture and redevelop the historic anti-war, anti-imperialist, and pro-peace positions of the radical black movement.

Margaret and I spoke on July 2nd, 2020 and covered a lot of topics: the George Floyed protests; the "ground-breaking" movement that seems to be emerging from it; the need for organizatin and leadership to push it forward; the importance of community control of the police; the importance of removing monuments and statues, including Mt. Rushmore; how COVID has increased the intensity of Black Lives Matters protests; the COVID disaster in general; the cultural resistance to wearing masks; the indulgence of the Left in COVID conspiracy theories; the inability of US Americans to come together in solidarity; the hope provided by young people; living in a time of collapse; the unfortunate selection of Biden; the lack of free and fair elections in the US; the Green Party; how third parties DON'T "spoil" elections; how the Black Alliance for Peace connects domestic and foreign policy; and the need for radical, revolutionary change.

Margaret's book: "Prejudential: Black America & the Presidents" http://steerforth.com/titles/prejudential/written+by-margaret+kimberley?feature=cover

Margaret's weekly column at the Black Agenda Report: https://blackagendareport.com/author/Margaret%20Kimberley,%20BAR%20senior%20columnist

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