Stacey Grace is the co-founder and CEO of KENT, a made in America, regenerative organic, clothing line with a mission to teach their customers to compost their clothes when they are done with them.

wearkent.com

@wearkent on instagram and tiktok

In July of 2023, Stacey agreed to sponsor a #soilyourundies challenge for SJND High School's AP Biology class. KENT provided us 26 pairs of their Hipster Underwear, which we buried in the forgotten garden bed behind the school’s offices. 2 months later, in April of 2024, they were unearthed and the results of the experiment were jaw dropping.

Global Textile Standard (GOTS)

https://global-standard.org/

Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)

https://ecochain.com/blog/life-cycle-assessment-lca-guide/

Shark Tank season 14 ep1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6eGu4XUDrFY&list=PLDe0CguuqcMBcJT31qy8dFi9nvZUWyx9X&index=48 (negative comments mostly focused on the show’s “live” format)

Shark Tank Reddit:

https://www.reddit.com/r/sharktank/comments/xmgbb9/s14e01_episode_discussion_kent/

Interview recorded May 19th, 2024

Jill Ashey is a PhD candidate at the University of Rhode Island in the Department of Biological Sciences. She is primarily focused on Coral physiology, epigenetics, and adaptation.

@jillashey (x)

Astrangia Poculata, “Northern Star” Coral

https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-release/northern-star-coral-study/

Dr. David Vaughan

https://mote.org/news/article/mote-scientist-recognized-by-u.s.-coral-reef-task-force

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7n19msJhmQ

https://plantamillioncorals.org

Crustose Coralline Algae (CCA)

https://ocean.si.edu/ocean-life/plants-algae/coralline-algae-unsung-architects-coral-reefs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rt-ZtmizeRg

Beneficial Microorganisms for Corals

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5339234/

Interview Recorded on Nov. 10th 2023

Jake Dailey is the founder and CEO of US Rake Force, whose mission it is to better manage Forests by clearing hazardous fuels and creating water retention structures like Hugelkulturs. His efforts in Regenerative Agroforestry is garnering national attention in the wake of devastating fires in the Pacific West of the last decade.

www.rakeforce.us/

www.tiktok.com/@usrakeforce

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koyaanisqatsi

www.allpowerlabs.com

Double Canopy

@canopyx2

Recorded on September 4th, 2023

Ben utilizes drone photography, satellite data, and LiDAR technology to create stunning topographic maps. These maps not only showcase the landscape's beauty but also provide vital insights into its hydrology, making them essential for permaculture designers. By meticulously analyzing the terrain's features, such as contour and slope, Ben's maps serve as invaluable tools for understanding water movement. This knowledge guides his permaculture strategies, ensuring a harmonious integration of human design and natural systems that prioritize water conservation and sustainability.

Ben Missimer

https://www.pearlriverecodesign.com

https://www.facebook.com/PearlRiverEcoDesign

youtube.com/@benmissimer

twitter.com/EarthHacker

Andrew Millison

www.youtube.com/@amillison

Geoff Lawton

www.youtube.com/@DiscoverPermaculture

Recorded on August 12th, 2023

Heidi Jayne Hawkins PhD. is a research fellow at Conservation International (CI), a research associate at the University of Cape Town, and is the lead author of a new study, “Mycorrhizal mycelium as a global carbon pool” which was just published on June 5th of this year.

https://twitter.com/heidi_j_hawkins

Paper: Mycorrhizal mycelium as a global carbon pool

https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(23)00167-7#%20

Entangled Life, by Merlin Sheldrake

https://a.co/d/b8lEoWs

Fantastic Fungi, by Louie Schwartzberg

https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B08DKLWM69/ref=atv_dp_share_cu_r

Interview Recorded June 24th, 2023

Sam Osborne is an independent researcher and farmer in Poland, whose observations and conclusions about herbivore and extinct megafauna grazing patterns are staggering in their implications. “Ecology is highly complex, but it sits on a very simple framework”   

Sam Osborne https://twitter.com/SamOsbo05700900 

Check Dam https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Check_dam 

Extinct Megafauna https://www.treehugger.com/extinct-megafauna-that-are-out-of-this-world-4868804 

Deforestation in Scotland https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAGHUkby2Is 

BioMass on Earth: Chart https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2018/5/29/17386112/all-life-on-earth-chart-weight-plants-animals-pnas 

P A Yeomans https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P._A._Yeomans 

Allan Yeomans: Priority One https://www.amazon.com/Priority-One-Together-Global-Warming/dp/0646438050 

“By Hook or by Crook” https://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/by-hook-or-by-crook.html 

Sheep Grazing in Hyde Park, London https://www.royalparks.org.uk/whats-on/blog/when-sheep-flocked-in-the-royal-parks 

Paul Saladino MD / Carnivore Code https://www.amazon.com/Carnivore-Code-Unlocking-Returning-Ancestral/dp/035846997X  

Interview Recorded November 29th, 2022

Idan Ben-Barak is the author of whimsical and informative children's picture books about life science, microbiology and more.

www.idanbb.com

@IdanBenBarak on twitter

@idan.bb on instagram

amazon.com/stores/Idan-Ben-Barak/author/B002AU0WQK?ref=ap_rdr&store_ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true 

Linnea Rundgren www.linearimaging.com

Julian Frost julianfrost.co.nz/work

Philip Bunting philipbunting.com

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonie_van_Leeuwenhoek

Myth of Beer drinking instead of dirty Water www.tastesofhistory.co.uk/post/dispelling-some-myths-dirty-water-drink-beer  

Microbes in Hawaiian Lava Caves www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9349362/  

Ocean Cleanup of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch theoceancleanup.com/  

Philosophy of Microbiology by Maureen O'Malley https://www.amazon.com/Philosophy-Mic... 

Interview recorded November 26th, 2022

John Rasic is probably among just a handful of people who have dug so many deep pits, in so many places around the world. His soil studies and insights are not only valuable to the many agricultural projects he has consulted on globally, but also to a layman like me who seeks deeper understanding. I highly recommend John's Youtube channel which is very informative, eye-opening, and entertaining.  

jirasic.com 

@johnrasic14 on twitter @johnivorasic on instagram 

https://www.youtube.com/c/JohnRasic 

Milankovitch (Orbital) Cycles and Their Role in Earth's Climate https://climate.nasa.gov/news/2948/milankovitch-orbital-cycles-and-their-role-in-earths-climate/ 

Keeping Your Cool on the Climate Debate with Bjorn Lomborg (funding experimental solutions at ~29:30) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Te5al2APrQ

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasily_Dokuchaev 

GUIDELINES FOR SURVEYING SOIL AND LAND RESOURCES Australian Soil and Land Survey Handbooks Series Second Edition By: NJ McKenzie, MJ Grundy, R Webster, AJ Ringrose-Voase https://www.publish.csiro.au/book/5650 

Interview Originally Recorded October 19th 2022

Dr. Nina Bassuk is one of the world’s leading Urban Tree experts and founder of Cornell University’s Urban Horticulture Institute, where she has worked and taught for over 40 years. Here we talk about the science she has contributed to, and it's documented, real world applications.  

Urban Horticulture Institute https://blogs.cornell.edu/urbanhort/ 

Woody Plants Database https://woodyplants.cals.cornell.edu/home

“Scoop and Dump” Soil Remediation https://blogs.cornell.edu/urbanhort/outreach/scoop-and-dump-soil-remediation/ 

CU-Structural Soil™ https://blogs.cornell.edu/urbanhort/outreach/cu-structural-soil/ 

CU Structural Soil 7-year Tree Excavation Study https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yFHLPL904Q

Locating tree roots with ground penetrating radar https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jVxG9E2xME 

iTree Design https://design.itreetools.org/ 

SWAT Team https://blogs.cornell.edu/hort/2015/09/10/swat-team-tackles-tree-inventory/ 

Million Trees Initiative https://www.milliontreesnyc.org/ 

Interview Recorded September 29th, 2022