Doomer Optimism DO 117 - Experimental farming with Shane Simonsen, Simon Gooder, and Tres Crow
On this episode of Doomer Optimism, Simon Gooder and Tres Crow interview experimental farmer and science fiction author Shane Simonsen. Shane talks about his farming experiments in his difficult Australian ecosystem, and then dives into the impetus behind his science fiction novella series set in the distant future.
About Shane Simonsen
About Shane Simonsen Shane is a scientist, documenting his experiments through trialling and breeding crops and livestock that can produce without irrigation, fertiliser and imported nutrients on http://zeroinputagrilculture.com. A writer of biological sci-fi, working from his farm in Australia.
About Simon Gooder
Nature, gardening, permaculture, doomer optimism, design, regenerative action, community building, homeschooling. Building Permapeople.org in his spare time.
About Tres Crow
Tres is making the world a greener place one urban space at a time with my friends at Roots Down. He's also turning his .75 acre suburban lot into Old Crow Hill, a food forest, pollinator habitat, and community space. Follow along at innisfreeatl.com.