Hands in the Soil
Welcome to Hands in the Soil, the podcast that dives deep into all things food, farming, and our intricate connection to the planet.
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66. Reflections on Foundations in Land Stewardship (opens the original)
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Foundations in Land Stewardship, the three-month farm school program I co-hosted with Cat Henning, just wrapped its inaugural cohort on August 1st. Though it’s impossible to fully capture the magic that unfolded throughout this program, this episode is my attempt to put words to what happened - for myself, for anyone who's been curious about the program, and for anyone who might want to create something like it in their own community. Farm school went deep. Yes, we explored soil science and mark
65. Know Your Fisher w/ Emily Soye Miller (opens the original)
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In this episode of Hands in the Soil, we venture into new waters and explore the seafood industry. Our guest is Emily Soye Miller, seafood system educator, commercial fisheries consultant, and the managing force behind Fishful Future, a San Diego-based initiative for greater consumer awareness of local seafood that she ran from 2021 through 2025. Emily recently co-curated San Diego Seafood: Then & Now , a community cookbook that traces the history and future of San Diego's seafood culture. Emily
64. Lettuce Talk About the Diarrhea Outbreak (opens the original)
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We’re back with a solo episode, because I couldn’t resist the topic. A Cyclospora parasite outbreak linked to iceberg lettuce is making headlines across the US, and while the CDC's warnings have left a lot of people wondering whether they can safely eat a salad, I want to set the record straight: this moment is less about contaminated lettuce and more about what happens when 40% of a country's salad comes from one company. This is a short episode where I break down exactly how a parasite ends up
63. From Ownership to Stewardship w/ The Farmers Land Trust & Earthen Heart Farmland Commons (opens the original)
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In this episode of Hands in the Soil, we’re joined by four guests - Ian and Kristina, co-founders and co-executive directors of The Farmers Land Trust, and Julian and Alita, the visionaries behind the Earthen Heart Farmland Commons in Bangor, Michigan - to talk about a hopeful and replicable model in food systems work happening right now. The conversation that unfolds in this episode is a story about what becomes possible when land is decommodified, when ownership is reimagined as stewardship, a
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