The negative environmental consequences of industrial food production are well known, but how does this system affect the people producing the food? Alex Woodard joins to discuss his book Ordinary Soil, a story that offers insight into the human impacts of "modern" farming methods. The book covers a broad spectrum of social and environmental issues including soil degradation, toxins, the opioid epidemic, chronic disease, and intergenerational trauma. Trigger warning: suicide and addication. Resources discussed in this episode:

Ordinary Soil book

Analog Sun book

Alex Woodard website

Dr. Zach Bush website

Farmer's Footprint website

Chemical Farming & The Loss of Human Health (Dr. Zach Bush) video

Previous Sustainably Geeky episodes about non-industrial farming methods:

Episode 31: Uncharted Terrane with the Local Terrane Podcast

Episode 42: Food for Thought with James Rebanks, Author

Episode 44: The Bare Necessities with Taelor Monroe, Austin Permaculture Guild

Episode 61: Food for the Soul with Clara AgborTabi, Soul Fire Farm

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