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This is the 3rd episode of season 3 of "I ask therefore I am": How are urban farmers changing the world. Maarten Crivits & Zjef Van Acker talk about urban farming and the questions that need to be answered in order to fully fulfil the potential of this movement/industry.  

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http://www.iaskthereforeiam.com Maarten Crivits is:  

+ Senior researcher at ILVO, institute for research on Agriculture and Fisheries.
+ Professor for the master Conflict and Development University of Ghent. - Rural Sociology.
+ Active at the center for Sustainable Development by the University of Ghent.
+ Part of the Food Counsel of Ghent. A group of key stakeholders in Ghent, that advise the city of Ghent on their food policy.   


https://www.cdo.ugent.be/ 

https://ilvo.vlaanderen.be/en/ 

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TIMESTAMPS  

00:00:00 Introduction to Season 3
00:01:14 Responses to Feedback episode 2
00:07:00 Introduction to Maarten Crivits 00:18:40 Social Justice & sustainability
00:21:20 What is food citizenship? 00:30:06 How can farming benefit society, and how can society strengthen farming?
00:44:55 How can we quantify the benefits of urban farming?
00:58:59 How much organic farmland is there?
01:04:38 How can policy and government help with supporting food systems?
01:15:00 How do we value de benefits of sustainable farming?
01:20:53 A glorious solution to make farming more sustainable and help farmers
01:32:28 Cooperatives as solutions to all our problems
01:45:04 Outro  

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I ask therefore I am (IATIA) investigates the philosophies that are at the foundations of our civilisation, starting there IATIA builds solutions to complex problems.  Find out more about IATIA:  

Website http://www.iaskthereforeiam.com
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Patreon https://www.patreon.com/IaskthereforeIam
Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/5JBsxDWnv7xCz4xAaA7Ur3 

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Recording happened on 8 March 2022 at Mono podcast studio in Ghent, Belgium:  https://podcast.mono.eu.com/ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++  

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TIMESTAMPS

0:00 Introduction to Season 3
1:11 Responses to Episode 1
11:22 Introduction to Nele Lauwers
22:02 What is urban farming?
30:33 What does Nele like about urban farming?
41:33 Quiz intermezzo 1 - How Much cooler is a green roof?
47:30 Benefits of urban farming
1:02:40 Nele's vision for urban farming
1:07:09 Quiz intermezzo 2 - scaling urban farming with Infarm
1:13:32 The enemies of urban farming
1:24:36 How to make financial returns better for urban farmers?
1:30:30 Outro

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This is the 2nd episode of season 3 of "I ask therefore I am": How are urban farmers changing the world. Nele Lauwers & Zjef Van Acker talk about urban farming and the questions that need to be answered in order to fully fulfil the potential of this movement/industry.

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Support the Urban Farming Movement: Like this video and subscribe to this channel! 

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http://www.iaskthereforeiam.com

Nele Lauwers is expert new business models at BoerenBond, Belgiums biggest farming organisation. She is also active in Generation Food, an organisation that supports sustainable food entrepreneurs. And last but not least, she is a driving force within EFUA, the European Forum for Urban Agriculture.

https://www.boerenbond.be/

https://www.rikolto.be/nl/project/generation-food

www.efua.eu

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I ask therefore I am (IATIA) investigates the philosophies that are at the foundations of our civilisation, starting there IATIA builds solutions to complex problems.

Find out more about IATIA:

Website

http://www.iaskthereforeiam.com

Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/i_ask_therefore_i_am/

Youtube-channel

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCL_oYg4uhQDjVzBJA9VF2OA

LinkedIN

https://www.linkedin.com/company/i-ask-therefore-i-am

Patreon

https://www.patreon.com/IaskthereforeIam

Spotify

https://open.spotify.com/show/5JBsxDWnv7xCz4xAaA7Ur3

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Recording happened on 8 February 2022 at Mono podcast studio in Ghent, Belgium:

https://podcast.mono.eu.com/

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TIMESTAMPS 

0:00 Introduction to Season 3
1:14 Introduction to Koenraad Depauw
10:51 What is Urban Farming?
20:00 Why urban farming?
38:10 What is the potential and the numbers of urban farming?
53:07 Why is there no big breakthrough yet in urban farming?
59:30 Who are the enemies of urban farming?
1:09:50 What to we want to change as urban farmers?
1:23:37 What are the biggest successes in urban farming?
1:34:25 Consultancy for the urban farming movement
1:40:14 Outro

This is the first episode of season 3 of "I ask therefore I am": How are urban farmers changing the world. Koenraad Depauw & Zjef Van Acker talk about urban farming and the questions that need to be answered in order to fully fulfil the potential of this movement/industry.  

++++++ Support the Urban Farming Movement: Follow this channel! ++++++  http://www.iaskthereforeiam.com 

Koenraad Depauw is founder  of Strategies & Leaders, a cooperative consultancy agency that advices organisations about social and ecological impact. Website:   https://www.strategiesandleaders.com/ 

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I ask therefore I am (IATIA) investigates the philosophies that are at the foundations of our civilisation, starting there IATIA builds solutions to complex problems.  Find out more about IATIA:  Website http://www.iaskthereforeiam.com 

Instagram 

https://www.instagram.com/i_ask_therefore_i_am/ 

Youtube-channel 

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCL_oYg4uhQDjVzBJA9VF2OA 

LinkedIN 

https://www.linkedin.com/company/i-ask-therefore-i-am 

Patreon https://www.patreon.com/IaskthereforeIam 

Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/5JBsxDWnv7xCz4xAaA7Ur3 

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Recording happened on the 15th of December 2021 at Mono podcast studio in Ghent, Belgium:  https://podcast.mono.eu.com/

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There’s a saying that triggers me a lot these days. It goes like this: “Everyone can choose for themselves whatever they want to eat”.

It triggers me because in my opinion it’s just completely false.

It triggers me even more because so many people use it all the time to justify not taking responsibility for actions that have a negative impact on others.

But, I will try to stay calm as I take you through the reasoning on why I see it this way. Moreover, I will try not to be grudgeful, I will actually come up with solutions so we can eat more of what we want to eat.

And at the same time, this whole thing will teach us something about freedom, philosophy, economics and ecosystems.

Website: www.ikvraagdusikben.be
Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/zjefvanacker  
Medium: https://medium.com/@zjefvanacker

References

Land use for agriculture: Hannah Ritchie and Max Roser (2013) — “Land Use”. Published online at OurWorldInData.org. — Link
Amazing presentation by Prof Imke De Boer on optimal land use for circular farming, — Prof Imke de Boer presentation at WUR about circular farming — Link
Difference in uptake between animal based proteins and plant based proteins: Berrazaga, Insaf et al. “The Role of the Anabolic Properties of Plant- versus Animal-Based Protein Sources in Supporting Muscle Mass Maintenance: A Critical Review.” Nutrients vol. 11,8 1825. 7 Aug. 2019, doi:10.3390/nu11081825 — Link
Isaiah Berlin’s Positive and negative freedom: Carter, Ian, “Positive and Negative Liberty”, The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Winter 2019 Edition), Edward N. Zalta (ed.) — Link
Doughnut Economics by Kate Raworth — Link

Why is poop less valuable than an apple pie? It sounds like a no-brainer….but….

What if I told you that valuing poop as much as an apple pie is of key importance for the survival of our civilisation?

Yes! Our culture, and therefore our societal structures have been too human-centric for too long. This has caused us to lose sight of the bigger picture, leading us into the state that we are in now: a society that is structurally undermining itself by destroying the ecosystems on which its very survival depends. And, yes, the solution to the end of days is as simple as: make poop as valuable as an apple pie!

Not convinced yet? Well, okay, I get that. Then just join me through my train of thought, from poop to solution and back.

Website: www.ikvraagdusikben.be
Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/zjefvanacker  
Medium: https://medium.com/@zjefvanacker

Timeline podcast
04min50 Introduction to Grace and space farming
13min35 Why is space exploration good for earth?
18min00 Why is going to Mars the greatest challenge of our time?
22min00 The Melissa Project
29min30 About the nuances of converting urine into plant fertilizer
38min00 How long will it take until we have an ecosystem in space?
44min00 The impact of loss of material in a space ecosystem
53min50 Fermentation, mushrooms and insects for space exploration
65min50 Can we breed animals in space farming? And what does that mean for earth farming?
74min00 Can we replicate earth ecosystems?
81min30 How would politics and economy look like on a Mars Colony

It sounds counterintuitive but it is real: Space exploration teaches us a lot about life on earth! This is yet again proven during this podcast-conversation with Grace Crain, MELiSSA Doctoral Student at ETH Zurich Group of Plant Nutrition.

Before her PhD, she studied a Master in Biology in El paso, Texas (USA). She knows a lot about plant ecology, natural resource management and restoration, and desert ecology/biogeochemistry. As a US citizen she is our first podcast guest from another continent! EXCITING!

Grace’s research within the MELiSSA project focuses on determining the suitability of using human excreta for hydroponic crop production for future long-term space missions. Or in other words: Research on using pee and poo to grow plants in space.

This podcast conversation starts with Grace’s research, but of course the dialogue expands with the latest developments in space exploration, earth ecosystems, food producing ecosystems, circular economy and even space-colony politics!

Basically, this became a podcast with 2 people/nerds that are passionate about space exploration as a challenge for humanity, and as a way to better the understanding of our planetary ecosystems.

ENJOY the delightful and in depth conversation with Grace Crain!