Vandana Shiva: "Agroecology and The Great Simplification"
The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens
Nate Hagens
4.8 • 555 Ratings
🗓️ 23 November 2022
⏱️ 71 minutes
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Summary
Today, ecology activist and regenerative agriculture advocate Vandana Shiva joins me to discuss how her lifetime of work has shaped the way she sees the world. From chaining herself to trees to winning against powerful agriculture giants like Monsanto, Vandana shares the many lessons she's learned in fighting for food systems that are better for the Earth and better for humans. Can we shift away from fossil input intensive agriculture that produces commodities lacking in full nutrients towards one with more labor, more community and more nutritious food?
About Vandana Shiva:
Vandana Shiva is a well known activist, author of many books, and is a global champion on regenerative local agriculture, biodiversity and nutritious food. She has a PhD in physics and 40 years ago founded the Research Foundation for Science, Technology and Ecology, an independent research institute that works on the most significant ecological problems of our times.
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| 0:00.0 | You're listening to The Great Simplification with Nate Higgins. |
| 0:06.2 | That's me. |
| 0:07.7 | On this show, we try to explore and simplify what's happening with energy, the economy, the environment, and our society. |
| 0:17.0 | Together with scientists, experts, and leaders, this show is about understanding the bird's-eye view of how everything fits together, where we go from here and what we can do about it as a society and as individuals. |
| 0:33.6 | Van Dana Shiva is a well-known activist, author of many books, and is a global champion on regenerative agriculture, biodiversity, and nutritious food. |
| 0:46.6 | She has a PhD in physics, and 40 years ago founded the Research Foundation for Science, technology, and ecology, an independent |
| 0:56.3 | research institute that works on the most significant ecological problems of our time. |
| 1:02.3 | I have known of Van Daneeshiva for over 20 years. |
| 1:06.1 | We have many mutual friends, but the moment I hit record on this podcast was the very first time I've ever spoken |
| 1:14.1 | with her. |
| 1:15.2 | And what turned out to be a delightful first interview on the central topics of our |
| 1:22.2 | unsustainable world and where we go from here. |
| 1:25.8 | I'm very pleased to welcome Van Danna Shiva. |
| 1:44.9 | Hello, Van Dana. Hello. Thank you so much for your time. |
| 1:47.5 | We are 11 and a half hours difference, and I'm just having coffee, and you've not had your dinner, |
| 1:55.4 | but I really am honored to have you on the program. |
| 2:02.1 | My pleasure, too. There's... |
| 2:02.6 | My pleasure, too. |
| 2:03.3 | There's so many things I want to ask you. |
| 2:06.7 | What an amazing time to be alive. |
| 2:09.2 | You've been working on the core issues of our time for your entire life. |
| 2:14.3 | I don't even know where to start. |
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