3 episodes
The Only Thing That Lasts Sarah Mock / Ambrook
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- Society & Culture
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5.0 • 17 Ratings
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They say there’s only one thing in the world worth working for, worth fighting for, and worth dying for. It’s not love or money, not vengeance or virtue. It’s land.
To understand how the existence, value, and costs and benefits of our agricultural lands affects us all, join journalist Sarah Mock for a journey into American’s mysterious farm landscape.
An Ambrook Research podcast.
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Alchemy of Farmland
In the second episode of our 8-episode limited series, agriculture journalist Sarah Mock takes us on a journey to the origins of what we think of as farmland today — and with it, the very definition of private property. Your house, your land, and your concept of owning them, have everything to do with the agricultural origins of the United States.
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Is the U.S. Running Out of Farmland?
In the first episode of our 8-episode limited series, agriculture journalist Sarah Mock unpacks the dire warnings advocates are making — namely, that we're losing thousands of acres of U.S. farmland every day. What does this loss actually mean, contrasted with issues like our lack of affordable housing? And, perhaps more importantly, should we be worried about our food supply?
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Customer Reviews
Hooked after the second episode
This is a really well done show. The second episode provides a really thorough history of the colonization of American land and draws really concise through lines from how our land was obtained to our current systems of property for American land. When confronted with the history of US land, non-native Americans often either memory-hole it and move on, or reach for platitudes that don’t meaningfully translate into how we think about our property in our day to day lives. Sarah’s outlook uses all of this context to actually shape how we think about property in a pragmatic way, it feels like I can actually start to understand what this means for my life and my morals.
Great first episode on farmland and food
Informative look at some of the assumptions we hold about U.S. farmland and where our food comes from. I always enjoy how Sarah Mock explores and questions our commonly held beliefs about farms. Also appreciated the perspectives of the podcast guests. Looking forward to more.
Super informative for the Ag-Curious
I really enjoyed this first episode and was able to learn a lot about farmland in the US and several misconceptions around it, like where it comes from. Great first episode!