Soul Soil: Where Agriculture and Spirit Intersect with Brooke Kornegay
Science:Earth Sciences
Microbes make the world go ‘round. In regenerative agriculture, we rely on microbes to supply our crops to with the nutrients they need to flourish. On a larger scale, microbes play the role of the Earth’s immune system, springing into action when disasters such as petroleum spills assault her waters. Today we talk about the magic of microbes in the soil, oceans, and human body. Dr. Patricia Tavormina is a research scientist who's worked on the Human Genome Project at the University of California, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill at Caltech, and a dozen things in between. She's an occasional educator at local community colleges and a passionate advocate for greater science communication. When there's not a global pandemic underway, you can catch her doing outreach at Earth Day events, K-8 classrooms, and library lecture series.
In this episode…
How environmental microbes act as the planet’s immune system, supporting the Gaia theory that the Earth is intelligent
Patricia’s work at petroleum spill sites
The human microbiome
Symbiants in the body and in the soil
Metaorganisms
The Porter Ranch gas leak near Los Angeles, California
Speculations on our ecological future
Aerovoyant: The Industrial Age, Volume One by Patricia Tavormina
Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
Patricia on Twitter: @pltavormina
Giuliana Viglione: What did we learn from the Deepwater Horizon disaster?
Sharon McNary: After Aliso
John J. Berger: Can soil microbes slow climate change?
Anthony Finbow: How Microbiomes could save the planet
Ram Swaroop Meena et al: Impact of Agrochemicals on Soil Microbiota and Management: A Review
Anne Armstrong, Marianne Krasny, and Jonathan Schuldt: Communicating Climate Change: A Guide for Educators
Akiva Silver - 3223 12.11 PM
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048, Amy Dempster: The Nature Experience
047, Asia Suler: Earth-Centered Personal Growth
046, Seán Pádraig O'Donoghue
045, Deatra Cohen and Adam Siegel: Ashkenazi Herbalism
044, Amy Dempster: Gridkeeping 101
043, David O’Carroll: Korean Natural Farming for the Ultimate Sustainable Solution (continued)
042, David O’Carroll: Korean Natural Farming for the Ultimate Sustainable Solution
041, Dr. Eben Alexander: Going Within--The Power and Promise of Unity Consciousness
040, Jennifer Maynard: Staying Healthier and Living Longer with Phytonutrient-Rich Foods
038, Kami McBride: Communication with the Natural World
037, Brigit Strawbridge Howard: Dancing with Bees—Reclaiming Awe and Wonder in the Presence of Nature
036: Shannon Brescher Shea: Sustainability on the Home Front
035, Lori Taylor: Fresh Food Activism with The Produce Moms
Episode 034, Lexie Gropper: Restoring Ecosystems, Health, and Community in the Amazon
033, Heather Kelejian: Transformation Through Horticulture Therapy
032, Northeast Farmers of Color Land Trust: Land Sovereignty for POC
031, Elizabeth West and Lisa Redman: Woodland Harvest Mountain Farm
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