I think we've ignored too much of the living energies of the universe, including the energy that we have as creative bodies. How in a disaster do you deal with climate disasters by diversity? I don't know a single person who on their own say, Oh, this is drudgery work. They're the happiest people. And if today they're having to grow opium to survive, it is not purely climate change. It is the walls that were imposed on them. So basically, industrial agriculture is a fossil fuel food system. 50% of the emissions come from a bad food system that's also making us sick. We could in 10 years pull down the excess CO2 and grow more
Today, ecology activist and regenerative agriculture advocate Vandana Shiva joins me to discuss how her lifetime of work has shaped the way she sees the world. From chaining herself to trees to winning against powerful agriculture giants like Monsanto, Vandana shares the many lessons she’s learned in fighting for food systems that are better for the Earth and better for humans. Can we shift away from fossil input intensive agriculture that produces commodities lacking in full nutrients towards one with more labor, more community and more nutritious food?
About Vandana Shiva:
Vandana Shiva is a well known activist, author of many books, and is a global champion on regenerative local agriculture, biodiversity and nutritious food. She has a PhD in physics and 40 years ago founded the Research Foundation for Science, Technology and Ecology, an independent research institute that works on the most significant ecological problems of our times.
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