Visit to get our entire library of TED Talks, transcripts, translations, personalized talk recommendations and more. Farming feeds all of us — yet in rural communities, farmers are under pressure from mounting climate volatility and […]
It might be easy to assume that if you’re eating a whole foods diet rich in plants, you’re getting lots of nutrients. Compared to a processed diet, that’s true, but you might not be getting […]
Most of us don’t think about food and farmworkers when we are eating or shopping for groceries, but this is actually the largest sector of workers in the United States. Unfortunately, these workers have historically […]
Visit to get our entire library of TED Talks, transcripts, translations, personalized talk recommendations and more. Farmers stand at the center of the world, says Andrew Youn, cofounder of One Acre Fund, an agricultural organization […]
Racial and ethnic disparities are sadly alive and well when it comes to health outcomes, land ownership, and how food is grown in the US. White farmers are at an overwhelming advantage when it comes […]
Allen Willams joined me on The Doctor’s Farmacy to talk about the many issues that stem from our food system. Whether it’s health care, the chronic disease epidemic, the economic consequences from it, the environmental […]
Did you know that an acre of healthy soil can hold 25,000 gallons of water? Think about the impact this can have on mitigating flooding events which can then help out farmers during severe draughts. […]
I’m joined by Allen Williams on this week’s episode of The Doctor’s Farmacy where we take an in-depth look at the struggles modern farmers face. They’re stuck in a difficult cycle when it comes to […]
When we look at rapidly declining soil health, rising rates of depression and suicide in farmers, and our climate crisis, it can be easy to wonder how we got here. The answer is multifaceted, but […]
Mark Bittman joined me on The Doctor’s Farmacy to break down the difference between nutrients and real whole foods, and how that affects agriculture, our health, and so much more. Mark Bittman is the […]
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