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The Minimum Human Habitat
Season 1 Episode 11
This episode calculates the minimum area of land needed to provide water, calories, protein and vegetables to a perfectly efficient human being under…
1 year, 3 months ago
Evalisa McIllfaterick
Season 1 Episode 10
Shane chats with Evalisa McIllfaterick about her collaborative watermelon breeding project in chilly Canada.
Evalisa's Market Farm- Root Cellar Garden…
1 year, 3 months ago
Book Review- Agriculture of the Hidatsa
Season 1 Episode 9
This episode reviews the book "Agriculture of the Hidatsa" which can be read for free online. Rare first hand accounts of pre-industrial agriculture …
1 year, 3 months ago
Professor Porcupine
Season 1 Episode 8
Shane interviews Professor Porcupine about the ways that young people without access to their own land can nevertheless get involved in crop breeding…
1 year, 3 months ago
The Three Times Plants (Almost) Destroyed the Planet
Season 1 Episode 7
This is an audio version of a blog post from the Zero Input Agriculture substack.
In it, Shane explores the deep history of life on Earth and the recu…
1 year, 3 months ago
Sam Bonney
Season 1 Episode 6
Shane interviews Sam Bonney about his journey into low input agroforestry and the challenges of breeding slower growing crop species.
You can find mor…
1 year, 4 months ago
The Staple Crop to Vegetable Pipeline
Season 1 Episode 5
In this audio version of a blog post from the Zero Input Agriculture substack Shane explores the recurring pattern of robust staple crops being trans…
1 year, 4 months ago
Episode 4 - David Holmgren
Season 1 Episode 4
Shane interviews David Holmgren, cofounder of permaculture and all-round inspiration, about the potential synergies between modern permaculture pract…
1 year, 4 months ago
Episode 3 - Book Review : Seeing Like a State
Season 1 Episode 3
This is an audio version of a blog post from Zero Input Agriculture on January 3 2024.
This episode explores the book by James C. Scott and applies it…
1 year, 4 months ago
Episode 2 - Brian Reeder
Season 1 Episode 2
Shane interviews Brian Reeder, life-long breeder of the beautiful and delicious daylilies (Hemerocallis) among many other obsessions.
Check out Brian…
1 year, 5 months ago