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Feat. Maddie Marmor, Stuart Oke, Aliyah Fraser

Join Aliyah, Stuart and Maddie one last time to reflect on the conversations, takeaways, throughlines of the past seven episodes. The power of nuance, semantics and intersectionality are all present as the crew shares what stood out to them. Keep your ear’s piqued for a series 3 too!

Continue learning at the links below.


Who Will Feed Us: New Farmer Perspectives on Agriculture for the future


National Farmers Union - Agroecology 


La Via Campesina: Agroecology and Peasant Seeds


Rooted Oke Farm / IG: rootedoakfarm


Lucky Bug Farm / IG: luckybugfarm




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Feat. Maddie Marmor, Stuart Oke, Brenda Hsueh, Manish Kushwaha, Julia Smith, Anastasia (Ana) Fyk

Co-host Stuart Oke sits down with four farmers from across the country to learn how when you  are forced to change, age-old skills and tools can serve us well, and the solutions are scalable if we use the values behind them as our guide - open-mindedness, adaptability, creativity, cooperation, reciprocity. 

Check out the links below for more on what you heard in this episode.


Gaiaorganics.ca


Justblacksheep.com


Blueskyranch.ca 


fyksoba.com


Surviving the Heat: The impacts of the 2021 heat dome in Canada 


What are Atmospheric Rivers?


How to Survive the End of the World 


Onbeing.org  “adrienne maree brown “we are in the time of new suns”


www.rootedoak.ca - @rootedoakfarm



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Feat. host Maddie Marmor, co-host Aliyah Fraser and guest Dave Skene 

In our second episode on land, co-host Aliyah Fraser sits down with David Skene of Wisahkotewinowak to bring to the forefront the perspective that a deeper relating to the land around us would positively impact our decisions on land use, an often underreported cause of climate change. 



Find out more about what you heard at the links below.

Wisahkotewinowak / IG: @wisahkotewinowak / FB: Wisahkotewinowak

Food Secure Canada -  Indigenous Food Sovereignty Discussion Paper  

Human Rights Watch - “My Fear is Losing Everything”: The Climate Crisis and First Nations’ Right to Food in Canada



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Learn how the decisions farmers are making day-to-day and more so for the future are significantly impacted by the stress, anxiety and depression felt while farming in a time of crisis through the testimonies of young farmers across the country and by host Maddie Marmor and guest Toby Malloy’s conversation about the feelings felt farming in a time of crisis. 

Feat. Host Maddie Marmor and guest’s Toby Malloy, Hannah Dyer, Ari Westhaver, Kishon Warmington, Jordan Rivers with contributions from Elizabeth Cyr and Jessie MacInnis

*Disclaimer* This episode deals with mental health issues like depression, anxiety and suicide ideation. From all of us here at the show, we want to express our sympathy and care - it’s hard out there. If we can offer anything, it’s to call/text/message a friend. Making this show helped all of us mentally, and hopefully you have someone to chat to too. 

If you need more information about what you heard today, please check out the links below:


National Farmers Union - Resources and Support for Mental Health, Legal Aid and Financial Assistance 


Academic Research Paper - Stress, Anxiety, Depression, and resilience in Canadian Farmers


Farmer Wellness Initiative (Ontario Specific)


Toby Malloy Counselling 


Resmaa.ca 




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How do we use our land is a question that invites and warns us to take a critical look at the decisions we are making about the land we steward. Join co-host and show producer Aliyah Fraser as she brings forward this narrative of land use change as a major cause of climate change in her conversation with guest Thorsten Arnold.



Feat. Host Maddie Marmor, co-host Aliyah Fraser and guest Thorsten Arnold



Want more information about what you’ve heard? Check out the links below. 


Persephone Market Garden 


Eat Local Grey Bruce 


Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems 


Additional Reading on Dehesas 


B.E.S.H 


Agrarian Trust 


Ontario Farmland Trust


NorthEast Farmers of Colour Land Trust


Not Just Bikes




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Uncover the truths behind the big rallying cries of the current climate moment. Alongside our guest Ayla Fenton, the team will give their hot takes on some of the biggest myths and falsehoods when it comes to the narratives and representation of the relationship between farmers and the climate in mainstream culture. 

Feat. Host Maddie Marmor, co-hosts Stuart Oke and Aliyah Fraser and guest Ayla Fenton



More on the myths you heard about today at the links below.


Nyeleni - Newsletter no 46 Dec 2021


La Via Campesina  - Agroecology and Peasant Seeds


ETC Group / IG: etc_group_


ETC Group - Who Will Feed Us report


Hootwinked in the Hothouse - Third Edition


Bioneers - Decolonizing Regenerative Agriculture: An Indigenous Perspective




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