Eco-Logic

Wed, Feb 28, 2024 10:00 AM

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Hosts: Ken Gale, Donna Stein, Sally Gellert

Topics:

FAMILY FARMS & SLOW FOOD -
attacks on water and farmland in California, -
artificial turf (a concern mentioned by a listener not long ago), -
lithium mining, -
right - to
a proposal by National Grid to raise rates again. -

Synopsis:

FAMILY FARMS & SLOW FOOD

On this episode we talk with Slow Food USA’s Brian Solem about one of the most important things in life: food. Slow Food is an organization that was formed in Italy in outrage over a proposed MacDonald’s at the Spanish Steps in Rome. The movement has gone global. Here Brian brings us the U.S. perspective.

We’ve been reading about attacks on farmland in California through lawsuits over water rights and land grabs by corporations to turn farmlands into cities. Of course, these issues are universal.

The developers in Solana County actually described farming solely in terms of “low-yield economy of yesterday”—fighting words for sure!

Our news reports this week cover artificial turf (a concern mentioned by a listener not long ago), lithium mining, right-to-repair news, and a proposal by National Grid to raise rates again.

We have environmental music for you: Tom Chapin singing “Locally Grown” from his album “Give Peas a Chance”.

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Join us in 2 weeks, on Wednesday, March 13, 2024 at 10a.m. EST for a Celebration of Nature: Turtles and Tortoises.

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Stay tuned,

Ken Gale, Donna Stein, Sally Gellert, Paul Presendieu, and Charlie Olson/TheEnvironmentTV

Guests:

Brian Solem - Slow Food U.S.A.

Playlist:

Locally Grown - Tom Chapin

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