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Community Ag Project

Community Ag Project

por Emily Davis

Sociedad y Cultura

Temporada 2

Algae Magic with Tajah of Out of Seam

Welcome back to the Community Agriculture Project podcast! In season 2 episode 8, we sit down with Tajah Ellis of Out of Seam. Our conversation shows the connection and inspiration of different communities that inspire a weaving of the elements and continued experimentation in the creative process. We start the episode off with hearing of Tajah’s background, and how that inspired Out of Seam, Tajah’s “empirical color shifting and bio-material exploration.” We then get into Tajah’s work of sourcing and experimenting with natural dyes and algae cultivation. Here are some follow up resources from today’s episode! Algae batteries https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3UolkmB7Qc&ab_channel=RichardWestcott Algae Cultivation https://www.researchgate.net/publication/336009959_Experimental_Study_for_Commercial_Fertilizer_NPK_202020TE_N_P_K_in_Microalgae_Cultivation_at_Different_Aeration_Periods?_tp=eyJjb250ZXh0Ijp7ImZpcnN0UGFnZSI6Il9kaXJlY3QiLCJwYWdlIjoiX2RpcmVjdCJ9fQ WHAT is ALGAE? https://algaeresearchsupply.com/pages/what-are-algae?_pos=1&_sid=f6765e3b4&_ss=r Seaweed in Belize: https://www.youtube.com/live/bzrwQ6TkdRI?si=teFBjp79kOCejb1W Seaweed in Africa: https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Kanembu-women-harvesting-Spirulina-from-Lake-Boudou-Andja-in-Chad-Photo-by-Marzio_fig5_308669168 If you want to get in touch with Tajah, check out her instagram @outofseam__

Urban Agriculture Extension in NYC with Yolanda Gonzalez

Hello and welcome back to the Community Ag Project Podcast. In season 2 episode 7, we sit down with Yolanda Gonzalez, “an Urban Agricultural Specialist with the Harvest NY program. In this role, she provides technical assistance and educational programming for urban farmers and gardeners across the five boroughs of New York City.” Yolanda has been in this role for 7 years, so I ask her some questions about her journey! In our conversation, we talk about what the agriculture extension does, who is serves, and what, more specifically, the agriculture community is like in NYC. We also discuss her current initiatives, including CRAFT, the Collaborative Regional Alliance for Farmer Training. We also talk about available online urban agriculture programming, and Yolanda’s ongoing Community Mushroom Educator project. We later touch on NYC soil classification, city soil lead contamination, and experiments with growing ginger. To learn more about Yolanda and her work, check out her instagram @the_agrotourista and the @urbanag.nyc page. Here is an expanded profile on Yolanda and some other links that she mentions throughout the episode: https://cals.cornell.edu/yolanda-gonzalez Community mushroom educator: https://smallfarms.cornell.edu/projects/mushrooms/ CRAFT program: https://craftfarmapprentice.com Cornell cooperative extension page: https://harvestny.cce.cornell.edu Map of NYC ag: https://mapnyc.herokuapp.com Thanks for tuning in and be sure to check out the remainder of season 2.

All things hemp with RJ Noble of the New Hampshire Hemp Co

Welcome back to the Community Agriculture project. In episode 6, we sit down with RJ Noble of the New Hampshire Hemp Company. In our discussion, we cover the difference between CBD, CBG and THC, navigating the hemp laws in New Hampshire, industrial applications of hemp, soil practices on his farms, quorum sensing and more! To get in touch with RJ about his work, you can visit his instagram @nhhempco

San Diego Urban Farming and Growing Seed with Javier Flores

Hello and welcome back to the Community Agriculture Project Podcast. In episode 5, we welcome Javier Flores, a farmer based out of San Diego. Javier got his start working in his local food system at the Wild Willow Farm and Education Center, and now works with the Seeds@City Sustainable Agriculture. We discuss Javier’s transition into working in the food system and finding mentors in the agriculture space. We talk about the developing community at Seeds@City and around Javier’s work in general. We also get into farming seed vs growing food, Javier’s vision for his local seed bank, and gardening at the Tijuana River Valley Community Garden space. Javier shares the key values that he holds while in farming/education spaces, and the rituals that keep him grounded in his work. Below are some of the resources Javier shared throughout our talk: Organic Seed Alliance https://seedalliance.org The Milpa Initiative https://www.plantspeoplecommunity.org/the-milpa-initiative San Diego Seed Farmer Training https://www.plantspeoplecommunity.org/san-diego-seed-farmer-training Native Seed Search and the ADAPTS Collection Database https://www.nativeseeds.org Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer Food Shed - Food Distribution Hub in San Diego https://www.foodshedcooperative.com Wild Willow Farm https://www.wildwillowfarm.org Seeds@City Farm https://www.sdcity.edu/community/seeds/index.aspx Thanks for tuning in!

Agroecology and Ferments in Borikén with Ian Jiménez Barreras

Hello and welcome back to the Community Agriculture Project Podcast! In episode 4, we sit with Ian Jiménez Barreras in Borikén aka Puerto Rico, and discuss his navigations of experiential learning in his field, finding his agroecology community, and his experimentation with ferments and Korean natural farming. We cover his background, goals and intention when it comes to agriculture, and understand how he got started working with the land in Borikén. He gives us insight into his learning process for developing living soils, including being self taught through books, attending intensives led by Chris Trump, and experimenting with different ferments with the locally abundant resources of the island. We hear from him about his shifting community throughout his learning journey, and how those community shifts led to the position he is currently in, which is a team member for projects like the Caribbean Regenerative Community Development (CRCD) and Ridge to Reefs. We really follow the arc of Ian’s journey in this episode. In reflection, for people that are looking to embrace a new practice, he recommends to find good mentors and spend time learning and observing in the spaces you find yourself in. You can contact Ian through his instagram @pr.knf and @ian_jo16 Ian’s resource recommendations: JADAM organic farming: the way to ultra-low-cost agriculture https://en.jadam.kr @marco_is_growing @soilsteward @naturesalwaysright Other resources: https://www.crcdpr.org/projects/smart-ag-puerto-rico/ https://www.ridgetoreefs.org You can always reach out to us if you have any questions communityagproject@gmail.com and don’t forget to check out our website communityagproject.com. Thanks for tuning in!

An Ethnobotanist Lens of Food with Anthony Basil Rodriguez

Hello and welcome back to the Community Agriculture Project Podcast. In S2E3, we have a conversation with Anthony Basil Rodriguez: storyteller, researcher, and documentarian of rare plants, humankind and the flux of global society. Anthony defines ethnobotany and we hear about his expeditions to different countries and areas that have focused on specific documentation efforts. We talk about bananas, cacao and quinoa as well as a few other foods of interest. We also talk food diversity, the loss of species and indigenous knowledge, seed saving, and land and displacement. Anthony shares insight on how he connects with people and the diversity of food while traveling. One of our biggest messages was to get acquainted with plants in your own way! If you want to continue following Anthony’s work, check out his instagram page and website: @Anthonybasilrodriguez Anthonybrodriguez.com Don’t forget to check out our website: communityagproject.com

Outside Looking In: WWOOF in the US with Julien and Maryam

Hello and welcome back to the Community Agriculture Project, Season 2 Episode 2. Today we welcome our guests Maryam and Julien, who are born originally in France and currently living in Berlin and Paris, respectively. Maryam and Julien spent time in the US this summer working on various farms in New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania and California through WWOOF. We start off our conversation talking about their backgrounds and their relation to food and agriculture. We talk about why they wanted to come to the US to work on farms here. They give a description of the farms they worked at, the relation of those farms to their communities, and what they take away from their WWOOF and farming experience. Here are some resources related to this episode: https://wwoofusa.org/en/ https://madlavenderfarm.com https://www.instagram.com/mohicanflowerfarm/?hl=en https://www.cheesetrail.org/business-profile/spring-hill-farmstead-goat-cheese http://savagemountainfarm.com Complimentary playlist to accompany this episode thanks to Maryam and Julien: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1LOtridZI79xlNtnxAgIVt?si=TpRTqcUcTR6ht1H8zYfHlA&pi=u-DAiUBp1mQcmH Be sure to check out our website communityagproject.com!

Solidarity Economy and Cooperative Structures with Ebony Gustave

Welcome back to the Community Agriculture Project. To start off season 2 of the Community Agriculture Project Podcast, we are delving into ways of being in community, specifically from an economic standpoint. Our guest is Ebony Gustave, the founder of the Cooperative Journal - a resource for alternative economic models. In our discussion, Ebony and I cover the values of the solidarity economy, different types of cooperative models, examples of both of these types of structures, and what it looks like to maintain them. We start by defining and talking about the solidarity economy. Several resources are mentioned in the episode that are linked for you below! Be sure to check out Ebony’s ongoing work and all of the rich resources we cover. New Roots Cooperative https://newrootscooperativefarm.com Indiana Black Farmers Cooperative https://www.facebook.com/IndianaBlackFarmersCoop/ Jubilee Justice Rice Mill https://www.jubileejustice.org/sri-rice Fiber Shed https://fibershed.org Saint louis / Marsh Food Co Op https://marshrivercoop.org Ebony’s Podcast Cooperative Journal https://www.cooperativejournalmedia.com/general-7 Karma Kitchen Established by Service Space https://www.karmakitchen.org https://www.servicespace.org Solidarity Economy Principles https://solidarityeconomyprinciples.org Essential Food and Medicine Bay Area https://www.essentialfam.org Cross Atlantic Chocolate Collective https://www.chocolaterebellion.com New Economy Coalition https://neweconomy.net US Federation of Worker Co Ops https://www.usworker.coop/en/ Grassroots Economic Organizing https://geo.coop Community Agriculture Project Resources Communityagproject.com @communityagproject on instagram PayPal: communityagproject@gmail.com Artizen Fund: https://www.communityagproject.com/single-project

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Local and Global Perspectives with Vivian and Dorothy Lee

Welcome back to the Community Agriculture Project podcast. In episode 10, we sit down with Vivian and Dorothy Lee to compare and contrast their experiences through time studying and working in the food system. Vivian discusses her experience working at farms and gardens in the New Brunswick area, and how that eventually lead to their position working with the WWF (World Wildlife Fund) on the supply chain of different food/commodities like beef and leather. Dorothy reflects on their journey of starting a composting club at their university, their post-graduate experience with AmeriCorps, and working on a farm in Massachusetts. They also discuss their more recent experiences working as a linecook and baker. We go on to reflect on the different forms of community that arise in these environments, and find ourselves discussing various scales of community as they relate to food or agriculture or both. We touch on community in family, friends, neighborhoods, work support groups, mutual aid and buy nothing groups, and just generally people with similar drives and passion. We talk about dreams of what agriculture can and might look like in the future, thinking about topics like seaweed, algae and carbon sequestration.

The Groovy Veggie Farm

Welcome back to the Community Agriculture Project! In episode 9 we talk with Christine and Adam of The Groovy Veggie Farm. The Groovy Veggie Farm is currently operating in Jefferson, NY. However, Christine and Adam have much more to their story and what makes their farm operate the way that it does today. I met Christine and Adam in 2020 at Rainshadow Organics in Sisters, Oregon when they were working for the Rogue Farm Corps. From there, they continued farming in the Methow Valley and established The Groovy Veggie Farm in 2022. They moved from the Methow Valley back to their home state of New York. The Groovy Veggie is still producing incredible and high quality fruits and vegetables, as well as dairy products from their goats. In this episode we get to dive into some of the philosophy behind Christine and Adam’s work, as well as their connection to the food that they grow and land that they steward. We touch on topics like indigenous microorganisms, soil nutrients, and the implementation of hugelkultur.

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