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How This Aquaponics Farmer Is Reinventing Urban Agriculture

17m 11s

There are numerous barriers in place when it comes to growing food in cities, but education and lack of access to space are the hardest to overcome. Yemi Amu has dedicated her life as a farmer to solving this problem, starting the only Aquaponics farm in NYC, and actively engaging the public in education on how to grow food for in urban environments.

Episodes

  • How This Aquaponics Farmer Is Reinventing Urban Agriculture: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    How This Aquaponics Farmer Is Reinventing Urban Agriculture

    S1 E4 - 17m 11s

    There are numerous barriers in place when it comes to growing food in cities, but education and lack of access to space are the hardest to overcome. Yemi Amu has dedicated her life as a farmer to solving this problem, starting the only Aquaponics farm in NYC, and actively engaging the public in education on how to grow food for in urban environments.

  • How This Indigenous Farmer Is Solving Food Insecurity: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    How This Indigenous Farmer Is Solving Food Insecurity

    S1 E3 - 16m 11s

    As climate chaos increases around the world, Michelle Week, a farmer outside of Portland Oregon is drawing on her Sinixt indigenous knowledge to adapt her farm to the changing seasons. By practicing techniques like seed saving and dry farming, Michelle is combating the increasing food security crisis while continuing to provide fresh food to her local community.

  • How Two Sisters Are Reviving Damaged Farmland With Hemp: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    How Two Sisters Are Reviving Damaged Farmland With Hemp

    S1 E2 - 16m 10s

    Before 1937, hemp had been used for millennia as a means of fiber, paper, and fuel - and yet it became illegal to cultivate in the United States for decades. Today, two sisters in New York's Hudson Valley are re-introducing hemp on their farm as a way to heal their soil, while blazing a trail in regenerative agriculture.

  • How this Shepherdess and Her Sheep are Restoring California: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    How this Shepherdess and Her Sheep are Restoring California

    S1 E1 - 14m 33s

    Today, Grasslands are the least protected habitat on earth. And due to factors - such as development, wildfires, industrial agriculture, and extreme biodiversity loss - our Grasslands continue to be in serious danger. Shannon Waldron has made it her life’s mission to live and work as a nomadic shepherdess in California, where she utilizes sheep grazing to help heal the California landscape.

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