Terra Madre ecosystems: agroecology, identity & resistance.

In the framework of the Slow Food event Terra Madre, today we are exploring the ecosystems shaped by agroecology. You are going to get deeper into the topic of sustainable agriculture, food sovereignty, school gardens, cultural identity and much more. Mélanie Antin is the podcast host for today. She is a young activist of Slow Food France, she has a background in anthropology and she is a drama teacher. Mélanie is passionate about agroecology and writing. She has a beautiful blog showcasing stories of resistance among farmers of all over the word called “les mauvaises herbes”: http://lesmauvaisesherbes.blog/

Guests: 

• Helda Morales: biologist, professor and researcher at ECOSUR, México;
• Edie Mukiibi: agronomist, vice-president of Slow Food International and executive director of Slow Food Uganda, Uganda;
• Paola Migliorini: assistant Professor of Agronomy and Crop Production at UNISG, president of Agroecology Europe, Italy.

Project manager & host: Valentina Gritti.

Special host: Mélanie Antin.

Composition, production & editing: Leonardo Prieto Dorantes.

Music: Mexican music: Tres Ríos: Pablo Rodríguez, Manu Pinzón, Patricia Mancheño, Leonardo Prieto; African music: Kabele bah, Paul Valdivia, Guillermo siliceo, Jorge whaley y Juan Domingo Rogel; maestro Gwagoro Keita; Tala lesson Codarts. 

Links:

The healthy eating plate: https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/harvard-to-usda-check-out-the-healthy-eating-plate-201109143344 
Terra Madre website: https://terramadresalonedelgusto.com/
The SFYN Patreon page: https://patreon.com/join/slowfoodyouthnetwork/ 

 

Financed by the European Union.

The contents of this podcast are the sole responsibility of the author and the EASME is not responsible for any use that may be made of the information contained therein.

A project by the Slow Food Youth Network