We know that U.S. industrial agriculture has had monumental effects on our climate, but how has climate change reciprocally impacted our agricultural system? And, an even more pressing question, how close is our agricultural system to total collapse? In his new book, “Perilous Bounty: The Looming Collapse of American Farming and How We Can Prevent It,” Tom Philpott looks for answers in the nation’s primary farming hubs: California’s Central Valley and the Corn Belt of the Midwest, both of which are in a state of accelerating ecological decline. Host Jenna Liut sits down with Tom to talk about California water barons, toxic petrochemical stews, and why we should make almonds a special occasion snack.
Photo Courtesy of Tom Philpott.
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Episode 118: The Dead Zone: Runoff in our Waterways
Episode 117: Past Due: The Farm Bill
Episode 116: Big Chicken
Episode 115: (Not So) High Times
Episode 114: Eating NAFTA
Episode 113: A Small Word After All
Episode 112: SNAP Software Snafu
Episode 111: Got Milk?
Episode 110: Taste The Future
Episode 109: How to Feed the World
Episode 108: A Conversation with Deb Eschmeyer
Episode 107: Water, Water Everywhere
Episode 106: Nudge, Nudge
Episode 105: Interview with Jillian Hishaw, Founding Director of F.A.R.M.S.
Episode 104: Hemp on the Horizon
Episode 103: SNAP Decisions
Episode 102: Reaping What We Sow
Episode 101: Magic 8 Ball
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