498. Glyphosate, Farmer Suicide, and Chronic Disease with Dr. Zach Bush, Gail Fuller, and Alex Woodward

Commune with Jeff Krasno

Commune Media

Health & Fitness, Society & Culture

4.6 • 654 Ratings

🗓️ 7 October 2023

⏱️ 110 minutes

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Summary

In today’s episode we explore the far-reaching consequences of modern farming practices. Our guests – Dr. Zach Bush, Gail Fuller of Circle 7 Farm, and author Alex Woodard – explain why agriculture came to rely so heavily on chemical inputs, what that has meant for farmer and consumer health, and how a shift in farming practices can restore our internal and external ecosystems.

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In this episode we cover:
0:04:36 – The Ordinary Soil Book Excerpt
0:09:41 – Conditions for American Farmers
0:11:33 – The Impact of Modern Farming
0:16:55 – Changes in Farming in the Past 50 Years
0:22:37 – The 80's Obesity Movement
0:25:41 – Herbicides and Mental Health
0:31:40 – Glyphosate as a Functioning Antibiotic
0:41:02 – A Return to Regenerative Farming
0:54:06 – Corn, Soy, Cows, and Cars
0:58:51 – The Farm Bill
0:59:58 – Crop Insurance
1:11:33 – Bringing Back Crop Rotation
1:18:19 – Carbon in the Soil
1:27:50 – Earthworms
1:40:21 – Storytelling

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Commune podcast. My name is Jeff Krasno. Okay, today's show is unique in a number of ways.
0:15.6	It features three brilliant humans brought together by a passion for regenerative agriculture. It was filmed in
0:23.6	front of a live studio audience at Coming to Panga, and it features a live musical performance.
0:30.7	My guests include Dr. Zach Bush, an internationally recognized doctor and educator on the
0:37.3	intersection of the microbiome,
0:39.6	human health and disease, and our food production systems.
0:43.8	Gail Fuller, the third and last generation owner of Fuller Farms,
0:49.1	a 3,200-acre conventional corn and soybean operation, which he transformed into Circle 7, a 100-2-200-acre conventional corn and soybean operation, which he transformed into Circle 7,
0:57.5	a 160-acre diversified farm that produces nutrient-dense whole foods regeneratively,
1:05.4	and Alex Woodard, musician and author of the new book, Ordinary Soil.
1:12.2	Alex begins today's episode by reading a harrowing portion of his new book that depicts
1:18.7	the story of a farmer attempting suicide. He points vividly to the conditions in which
1:24.9	American farmers are working and the toll it is taking on their mental health.
1:29.7	Indeed, farmers have among the highest suicide rates in the country.
1:35.2	Today we discuss the complex interplay between agriculture, health, and the environment,
1:41.6	shedding light on the challenges faced by farmers and the need for a more
1:45.9	regenerative approach to farming practices. Zach examines the connection between the decline of soil
1:52.5	and the human gut microbiome, highlighting the role of glyphosate and Roundup. He also connects
1:59.4	the dots between industrial agriculture and the scourge
2:03.3	of chronic disease. Gail Fuller chronicles decade by decade the transformation of farming from
2:10.4	more diversified crops to the widespread use of chemicals and monoculture farming. He outlines how the shift towards industrialized agriculture
2:20.6	and its heavy reliance on chemical inputs has had devastating consequences for both human health
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