Author David Tracey has a new, 6-part series of articles about urban agriculture, currently running in the The Tyee.
The series is called Good to Grow: Raising Food in BC’s Cities.
I recently sat down with David to find out more about the series…
Runs: 11:08
podcast ISBN: 978-1-926758-02-2
podcast and photo © Bigsnit Media Consulting Inc.
Spring Gillard and David Tracey have released the latest in their series of podcasts, Can Urban Agriculture Save the World?
A bit of serendipity was involved with this one.
While on their way to interview Cam MacDonald in Mt. Pleasant, they passed a small corner store. Taking a peak inside they discovered a very unusual city corner store – packed with local products and oozing country charm.
It’s called the Home Grow-in Grocer, and it’s a place where trust trumps the credit card…
Runs 10:28
Podcast ISBN: 978-1-926758-01-5
photos and podcast © Robert Ouimet & Bigsnit Media 2009
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The Home Grow-In Grocer is at 196 West 18th in Vancouver.
The owner Colleen refers to in the interview is Deb Reynolds.
cross posted to VanGoGreen
Cam MacDonald is a new breed of farmer.
He has no land, and his farm is scattered around the city of Vancouver.
Cam is practising urban agriculture, using yards donated by people he and his partners have met, people who are interested in converting lawns into food producing gardens. No tractor or gas-spewing farm machinery here; Cam zips between his plots on an electric scooter.
He’s the subject of the latest podcast in a series I’m producing with writers Spring Gillard and David Tracey called Can Urban Agriculture Save the World ?
runs 14:42
Podcast ISBN: 978-1-926758-00-8
photos and podcast © Robert Ouimet & Bigsnit Media 2009
Cam MacDonald is also a professional artist – his latest work and exhibits have a food and food-supply related theme. You can see examples of his work on his website, CamMacDonald.ca
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The PLAN Institute and BC Women’s Hospital recently asked me to record a podcast with Dr. Mehret Mandefro.
She’s an HIV/AIDS educator and activist who’s also the subject of an incredibly moving documentary called All of Us. Dr. Mandefro is the founding director of Truth Aids
You can find out more about her on her website.
In the podcast I think you’ll get a real sense of her inspiration and drive to make a difference – she’s got an incredibly dynamic personality and at the same time, is very down to earth and realistic about the challenges of health education.
It’s on the Plan Institute website here – you have to register on their site first in order to get it.
Or you can also listen to it here:
Thanks to Emily Apt of Pureland Pictures for permission to use clips from the film, All of Us .
Some shocking data (courtesy TruthAids website):
** UPDATE **
Dr. Mandefro has just been appointed a White House Fellow. Details here
I got a note from Craig Strong at Oakwood Broadcast today. With the state of the US dollar, the time’s never been better to buy certain US made audio gear. If you’ve got some podcast or other audio gear on your wish list, now’s the time.