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Green Dreamer: Seeding change towards collective healing, sustainability, regeneration

159) How urban farming may be key to reclaiming our food sovereignty with Greg Peterson

Green Dreamer: Seeding change towards collective healing, sustainability, regeneration

Kaméa Chayne

Earth Sciences, Philosophy, Society & Culture, Science

4.8694 Ratings

🗓️ 30 July 2019

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

Greg Peterson is a green living and sustainability innovator and the Creator of the Urban Farm, a real-world environmental showcase home in the heart of Phoenix, Arizona. Open periodically throughout the year to offer classes, lectures, and tours, The Urban Farm features an entirely edible landscape and the extensive use of recycled and reclaimed materials. 

 

On this podcast episode, Greg sheds light on how urban farming may be the answer to addressing the affordability and accessibility of healthy grown foods; why we should get inspired to grow some of our own foods even if we have the convenience of being close to supermarkets; and more.

 

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Growing food very closely to where we live is imperative.

1:19.9

And the more urban farms that we can get growing food, the more decentralized the system is,

1:21.5

the stronger the system will be.

1:29.9

That was Greg Peterson, a green living and sustainability innovator, the podcast host of Urban Farm,

1:35.3

and the creator of Urban Farm You, which is an educational platform that teaches people how to easily grow food no matter where we live. Stay tuned as we're about to explore how urban farming

1:40.6

may be the answer to addressing the affordability and accessibility of healthily grown foods,

1:46.3

why we should get inspired to grow some of our own foods, even if we have the convenience of being

1:50.7

close to supermarkets, and more. Green Dreamer, if you're ready, take a deep breath and let's dive in.

2:12.6

Hey, it's Kamea Shane, and this is Green Dreamer, a podcast exploring our paths to ecological balance, intersectional sustainability, and true abundance and wellness for all.

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If you haven't already, make sure to hit subscribe, and together, let's learn what it takes to thrive in every sense of the word.

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