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What's the closest you've gotten to your food?

by emily | 11/30/2011

What's the closest you've gotten to your food? We're asking you to share what you think about food and how it gets to your table. Tell us your story and share your photos of food with us and the Public Insight Network. Our show with Cheryl Rogowski this season got us thinking about the different ways we connec tto food, and how it impacts all of us. And we wanted to hear from you, too.

Majora interviews Wes Jackson, a Perennial Pioneer

by emily | 11/16/2011

In our new short podcast series on MacArthur "Geniuses," Majora Carter interviews Wes Jackson, founder of The Land Institute, which works to breed perennial grains that mimic the way grasses grow naturally – next to other species, and without tilling or replanting. Wes tells Majora Carter how to bring the processes of the wild to the farm.

Listen to the full podcast here.

Majora interviews Pedro Sanchez, Tropical Soils Innovator

by emily | 11/09/2011

In our new short podcast series with MacArthur "Geniuses," Majora interviews Pedro Sanchez, who literally wrote the  book about how to farm in tropical soil. He tells Majora Carter that in rural Peru and outermost Zambia, farmers have told him - with tears in their eyes - that his book has taught them to feed their families and neighbors.

Listen to the full podast here.

What have bees taught you?

by emily | 11/02/2011

What have bees taught you? We're asking you to share what you've learned from bees. Tell us your story and share your photos of bees with us and the Public Insight Network. One of our shows this season focuses on bee champion and MacArthur "Genius" Marla Spivak. We ask her about what she's learned from bees and how it impacts all of us. And we wanted to hear from you, too. You can share your thoughts and read the stories from others:

Majora interviews Carl Safina, Ocean Champion and Conservationist

by emily | 11/02/2011

In our new short podcast series with MacArthur "Geniuses," Majora Carter talks with Carl Safina, an ecologist, writer, and television host who has made it his mission to bring people closer to the ocean. Majora talks with Carl about the pivotal moments in his life where he realized he had to change course.