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Where have you been??!









Let’s welcome ourselves back to the soil, having deployed these techniques we’ve come to understand. What did we learn?









* Works Referenced:



* Tackling food insecurity through urban farming







* A youth-led program in Charlotte’s West Boulevard neighborhood combats food insecurity







* Odù to Sow Seeds To







* “God made the Soil, but we made it Fertile”







* Dr. Isaac Zama – Amba Farmer’s Voice Part 3













Asante Sana ߊߛߊ߲ߕߌ ߛߣߊMedase Paa   ߡߍߘߊߛߋ ߔߊ Modupe O ߡߏߘߎߔߋ ߏThank you for listening to Jìgìjìgì ߖߜ߭ߌ߬ߖߜ߭ߌ߬







Transcript (automated)







Where have you been?







Peace,







I am Mason Olonade and this is Jìgìjìgì: Africulture Podcast. Here we believe building a healthy soil builds a healthy soul, so we share strategies for how to do both.







To do both we ask two questions:How do you grow while you grow Kale, Collards, Tomatoes, and Melons.And why, do you think, the healthiest soils are Black?







And today, a third.







Where have you been?







It’s been over two years since I last spoke to you, my patient Siblings of the Soil, and I have no quick answer. Not that you’d expect one from me anyway.







Shortly after my interview with Dr. Zama I began my primary research, implementing these discussed theories, and moving forward I will be sharing the results of this research with you all.







However, there is just…some issues with it.







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I started as the Farm Manager of Three Sisters Farm and Market in March of 2022. I managed a modest city plot of a quarter-of-an-acre, or just over 1,011 m2. We had bees and teenaged boys and girls.







I was featured on both television and local radio with one of my boys!







From this television appearance I was asked to contribute to a forthcoming publication that I am immensely excited to share with you all when it comes out.







As I listened back to these programs I now understand what my issue is. I then had the same issue.







What have I gotten myself into!?







When I listen back to my voice I hear a exhausted excitement. On its face it seems contradictory but it isn’t. Running just that quarter acre was physically exhausting. Moving wet, moldy, and fungal wood chips to build up sun-baked eroded soils was strenuous, dusty, and sweaty and navigating the internal landscape of my youth. That was hardest part.







On the other hand, one afternoon I asked my staff if anyone, over the weekend, had any interesting dreams. One of them said,
 “Mr. Mason I just slept all weekend.”and another“Yo, no bullshit, sorry Mr. Mason, I’ve never slept better than right now.”







Indeed, we were all being rejuvenated.







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One morning in the fall of 2021 when I was a mere volunteer, the then manager Mr. Rickey had a family emergency and left me in charge.

Dr. Isaac Zama – Amba Farmer’s Voice Part 3









To conclude the illustrious interview with Dr. Isaac Zama we begin our talk about “Humanure” and we receive our challenge for 2022!







* Works Referenced* Amba Farmer’s Voice* Amba Farmer’s Voice Facebook Page* Amba Farmer’s Voice YouTube Channel* How to Make Your Own Organic Fertilizer With Urine (Piss) Part 1* Ambazonia* Future Fertility: Transforming Human Waste into Human Wealth* Urine fertilizer: ‘Aging’ effectively protects against transfer of antibiotic resistance* Urine fertilizer: ‘Aging’ effectively protects against transfer of antibiotic resistance – ScienceDaily.com* Advancing Technologies and Improving Communication of Urine-Derived Fertilizers for Food Production within a Risk-Based Framework* UC Davis Chimney Solar Dryer* Dr. Amos Wilson on the purpose of education.* Akissi Stokes’ Wundergrubs* Episode #78: Adam Chappell* Post Traumatic Slavery Syndrome* UDC CAUSES* Mchezaji “Che” Axum







Asante Sana ߊߛߊ߲ߕߌ ߛߣߊMedase Paa   ߡߍߘߊߛߋ ߔߊ Modupe O ߡߏߘߎߔߋ ߏThank you for listening to Jìgìjìgì ߖߜ߭ߌ߬ߖߜ߭ߌ߬





* Where have you been??!

* Dr. Isaac Zama – Amba Farmer’s Voice Part 3

* Dr. Isaac Zama – Amba Farmer’s Voice pt 2

* Dr. Isaac Zama – Amba Farmer’s Voice pt 1

* Urban Agriculture and Climate Change: “The New Normal”







Transcript (automated)







Dr. Isaac Zama 1:53:16What is one question I wish asked me that could would I eat something that came out of poop?







MO 1:53:35Okay, would you eat something that came out of poop?







Dr. Isaac Zama 1:53:38Absolutely. Because you know what? Poop is very, very organic. Absolutely. Because poop comes from the human body. Except it is mixed with external organisms. That is when it becomes dangerous. But just coming out from you is not dangerous. I’ll give an example. When we’re growing up, when you go to the farm, and you’re bitten by a snake, your mom or your dad, they will force you, you pee. And do you drink that pee right there. And as soon as you drink that pee in neutralizes the venom of the snake. Yes, oh yes. Wow. Your mom though.

Dr. Isaac Zama – Amba Farmer’s Voice pt 2









In this second part of our interview with Dr. Zama we move through the different possibilities for food, pidgin, and how libations connect us to the soil. This particular segment is powerful and it is my honor to share it with you all.







* Works Referenced* Amba Farmer’s Voice* Amba Farmer’s Voice Facebook Page* Amba Farmer’s Voice YouTube Channel* How to Make Your Own Organic Fertilizer With Urine (Piss) Part 1* Ambazonia* Future Fertility: Transforming Human Waste into Human Wealth* Urine fertilizer: ‘Aging’ effectively protects against transfer of antibiotic resistance* Urine fertilizer: ‘Aging’ effectively protects against transfer of antibiotic resistance – ScienceDaily.com* Advancing Technologies and Improving Communication of Urine-Derived Fertilizers for Food Production within a Risk-Based Framework* UC Davis Chimney Solar Dryer * Dr. Amos Wilson on the purpose of education.* Akissi Stokes’ Wundergrubs* Episode #78: Adam Chappell* Post Traumatic Slavery Syndrome* UDC CAUSES* Mchezaji “Che” Axum







Asante Sana ߊߛߊ߲ߕߌ ߛߣߊMedase Paa   ߡߍߘߊߛߋ ߔߊ Modupe O ߡߏߘߎߔߋ ߏThank you for listening to Jìgìjìgì ߖߜ߭ߌ߬ߖߜ߭ߌ߬





* Where have you been??!

* Dr. Isaac Zama – Amba Farmer’s Voice Part 3

* Dr. Isaac Zama – Amba Farmer’s Voice pt 2

* Dr. Isaac Zama – Amba Farmer’s Voice pt 1

* Urban Agriculture and Climate Change: “The New Normal”







Transcript (automated)







MO 1:07:03So now we get to our third question. How have you grown while growing all that you got growing on? Meaning? How has your well being improved? By being in the soil?







Dr. Isaac Zama 1:07:19Oh, the for that there’s absolutely no question that eating natural food, or eating organic food improves your health? There’s no, there’s no question about that. You don’t need to have gone to school to know that. You remember, our parents us would stay up to the 100 years? For the night? Yeah. Why? Because they were eating natural organic food. So organic food is natural medicine in itself. So you know,

Dr. Isaac Zama – Amba Farmer’s Voice pt 1

















Dr. Isaac Zama honors us with his wisdom and knowledge as he ushers in the second season of the podcast.







Dr. Isaac Zama founded Amba Farmer’s Voice and through that is how I found him. His program showcase no-to-low-cost method of natural farming tailored to the people of Ambazonia. In this conversation we spoke a lot about the different topics. We had a lot of fun sharing our enthusiasm, and for that reason it has been broken up into three parts!















* Works Referenced* Amba Farmer’s Voice* Amba Farmer’s Voice Facebook Page* Amba Farmer’s Voice YouTube Channel* How to Make Your Own Organic Fertilizer With Urine (Piss) Part 1* Ambazonia* Future Fertility: Transforming Human Waste into Human Wealth* Urine fertilizer: ‘Aging’ effectively protects against transfer of antibiotic resistance* Urine fertilizer: ‘Aging’ effectively protects against transfer of antibiotic resistance – ScienceDaily.com* Advancing Technologies and Improving Communication of Urine-Derived Fertilizers for Food Production within a Risk-Based Framework* UC Davis Chimney Solar Dryer * Dr. Amos Wilson on the purpose of education.* Akissi Stokes’ Wundergrubs* Episode #78: Adam Chappell* Post Traumatic Slavery Syndrome* UDC CAUSES* Mchezaji “Che” Axum







Asante Sana ߊߛߊ߲ߕߌ ߛߣߊMedase Paa   ߡߍߘߊߛߋ ߔߊ Modupe O ߡߏߘߎߔߋ ߏThank you for listening to Jìgìjìgì ߖߜ߭ߌ߬ߖߜ߭ߌ߬





* Where have you been??!

* Dr. Isaac Zama – Amba Farmer’s Voice Part 3

* Dr. Isaac Zama – Amba Farmer’s Voice pt 2

* Dr. Isaac Zama – Amba Farmer’s Voice pt 1

* Urban Agriculture and Climate Change: “The New Normal”







Transcript (automated)







MO 0:02All right, peace. I am Mason Olonade and this is Jigijigi Africulture Podcast. Here we believe building a healthy soil builds a healthy soul and we share strategies for how to do both. To do both, we asked two questions. How do you grow while you grow kale, collards, tomatoes, and melons? And why do you think the healthiest soils are black? Today,

Urban Agriculture and Climate Change: “The New Normal”









Join Instructor Mason Trappio to gain an understanding of how climate change affects the urban farmer and the growth of new crops. This course informs the urban and peri-urban farmer about how climate change affects them and provides strategies for how to successfully adapt.







Our growing environments are affected, to varing degrees, by climate change. Increased temperatures, greenhouse emissions, and insect populations all challenge our farming operations. In this course, you will gain an understanding of how climate change affects the urban farmer, and new crops to grow in this New Normal.







Credentials Earned: This a noncredit stand-alone course.







What You Will Learn:







– How climate change can impact farming operations







– How to use cover crops to mitigate climate change







– How to use climate-smart crops in the face of climate change







Link to the slides.



















Asante Sana ߊߛߊ߲ߕߌ ߛߣߊMedase Paa   ߡߍߘߊߛߋ ߔߊ Modupe O ߡߏߘߎߔߋ ߏThank you for listening to Jìgìjìgì ߖߜ߭ߌ߬ߖߜ߭ߌ߬





* Where have you been??!

* Dr. Isaac Zama – Amba Farmer’s Voice Part 3

* Dr. Isaac Zama – Amba Farmer’s Voice pt 2

* Dr. Isaac Zama – Amba Farmer’s Voice pt 1

* Urban Agriculture and Climate Change: “The New Normal”













Transcript (automated)







All right, so let’s begin. Objectives, you will gain an understanding of the myriad effects climate change is having on the urban and semi urban farmer. Will learn some suggested solutions to the potentially negative effects of climate change, and Will share some tested varieties of common crops capable of handling the changing climate.







The future ain’t what it used to be is a the title of a very popular song from 1977 with very somber lyrics could also be the title for Climate Change scenario that we are facing today. The changes that we are expected to see or hear the last decade was the hottest on record, thanks to global warming. According to expert experts at the National Oceanic administration, Atmospheric Administration, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.







At the University of the District of Columbia, a land grant university, our primary focus is on addressing the very critical questions related to urban agriculture. If you set aside the jokes about it, one thing is for sure, Mother Nature always bats last. Her batting average is very good these days. My personal identification and interaction with the change in climate occurred in the 90s. While running a very small certified organic farm in Jessup, Maryland. I noticed that the early spring rains were extremely excessive. scientists agree that the earth is getting warmer every year is warmer than the previous year. Also, if you are very in tune farmer, you have probably noticed that the frost free seed gr...

Smelling Funk to Power









You mean to tell me this whole time I’ve been making funky compost, it could crank a crankshaft?? Meaning, in this episode we discuss how we arrived at our next experiment, Anaerobic Digestion and the creation and opportunity of Biomethane. Enjoy!















* Works Referenced:* Composts* When Odors Warn: What Does the Nose Know?* Microbes with characteristic smells (good and bad)* Researchers Find Pathogens in Compost* Philosophical Background* Anaerobic Digestion* Digestate* Digeponics* Circular food: crops from digested waste in a controlled environment* Energy Fields Biogas Production – Botswana* Kenyan Farmers Make Use of Biogas* Biogas in St. Vincent and the Grenadines* Solar CITIES IBC Biogas System Tutorial Complete* How we run our 4K generator on Biogas* Compressing Biogas into a BBQ Bottle * Propane tank for us in the USA* Biogas scrubbers – removing the CO2 and H2S – part 1* HOW TO COMPRESS BIOGAS IN CYLINDER B* How do you purify biogas to increase the methane content?* Biogas at home Cheap and Easy* Hydrothermal Vent – Black Smokers and White Smokers







Asante Sana ߊߛߊ߲ߕߌ ߛߣߊMedase Paa   ߡߍߘߊߛߋ ߔߊ Modupe O ߡߏߘߎߔߋ ߏThank you for listening to Jìgìjìgì ߖߜ߭ߌ߬ߖߜ߭ߌ߬





* Where have you been??!

* Dr. Isaac Zama – Amba Farmer’s Voice Part 3

* Dr. Isaac Zama – Amba Farmer’s Voice pt 2

* Dr. Isaac Zama – Amba Farmer’s Voice pt 1

* Urban Agriculture and Climate Change: “The New Normal”







Transcript (automated)







Peace,







I am Mason Olonade and this is Jìgìjìgì: Africulture Podcast. Here we believe building a healthy soil builds a healthy soul, so we share strategies for how to do both. To do both we ask two questions: How do you grow while you gro...