How Regenerative Farming Can Solve Climate Chaos With Mark J. Easter
Care More Be Better: A Podcast For Sustainable Social Impact and Regeneration
Corinna Bellizzi
5 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 25 September 2024
⏱️ 59 minutes
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Summary
Despite the rampant disinformation and a huge number of skeptics online, the planet is indeed facing serious climate chaos. Carbon emissions are at an all-time high, greenhouse gases continue to warm up the earth, and climate change severely destroys biodiversity. Ecologist and author Mark J. Easter joins Corinna Bellizzi to discuss how regenerative farming can address this alarming global problem. They talk about what it takes to adopt better farming practices to produce nutritious organic food without causing a destructive impact on the environment. Mark also explains how the same regenerative approach is needed for producing animal products and why the burning of fossil fuels must be halted as soon as possible.
About Guest:
Mark J. Easter (Fort Collins, CO) is an ecologist who has conducted research in academia and private industry since 1988. He received a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Purdue University in 1982 and a M.S. in Botany from the University of Vermont in 1991. Easter authored and co-authored more than fifty scientific papers and reports related to carbon cycling and the carbon footprint of agriculture, forestry, and other land uses. He contributed analyses to multiple reports published by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). In 2018 he was named a fellow of the Colorado State University School of Global Environmental Sustainability. Besides his scientific work, Easter co-founded the organization Save The Poudre and is a founding board member of the organization “Save the Colorado.” He works with these organizations to help restore rivers to healthy conditions and protect rivers from water development. He loves to read, cook from his garden, hike and ski in wild places, and spend time with his wife, Leslie Brown and their dog, Bonny.
Additional Resources Mentioned:
How Regeneration Can Change The Future Of Farming And Winemaking With Carlo Mondavi
Regeneration: Ending the Climate Crisis in One Generation with Paul Hawken
Proforestation featuring Dr. William Moomaw, lead architect of the first 6 IPCC reports
The Blue Plate: A Food Lover's Guide to Climate Chaos by Mark J. Easter
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| 0:00.0 | The best way that there seems to be right now is through agriculture and through reforestation |
| 0:07.4 | where it works and aforestation, these sorts of things, planting trees. And regenerative agriculture |
| 0:15.3 | appears to be one of the best ways to go about that. It's a very hopeful process. It's a very hopeful vision |
| 0:22.7 | that I see coming from the farmers and ranchers that are doing this sort of thing. It seems to be |
| 0:28.4 | a win-win across the board. It's a no-regret strategy, helping to cool the planet while producing |
| 0:34.6 | more nutritious food, being able to create a more profitable agricultural |
| 0:38.9 | system that's more resilient, that's healthier for watersheds and for healthier air, and better |
| 0:45.5 | for the livestock that are raised there. |
| 0:47.9 | There don't seem to be downsides, despite the challenges. |
| 0:51.8 | Welcome to Care More Be Better, a podcast for people like you who care about the social impact |
| 0:58.0 | of conscious companies and everyday heroes. |
| 1:01.3 | Hear inspiring stories from those who put people in planet before profit and personal gain. |
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| 1:11.4 | Here's your host, Karina Belizzi. |
| 1:15.9 | Hello and welcome to Care More Be Better, a Circle B podcast. |
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| 1:47.2 | If you're a foodie who cares about the environment, you are in for a treat today. |
| 1:52.3 | I'm joined by Mark Easter. |
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