In this episode I talk about the history of the “Organic” movement and how it came to be a national certification. I also talk about other labels - sustainable agriculture, regenerative agriculture, and permaculture. 

Time stamps for easy navigation:

• 0:30 - A Common Life plug! www.acommonlife.co 
  • Taylor’s email - [email protected]
• 2:00 - The history of how “Organic” came to be.
  • An Agricultural Testament
  • Rodale Institute
  • USDA Organic
• 6:35 - Benefits of the Organic Certification
• 10:42 - History of Sustainable Agriculture and prominent names
  • Rachel Carson
    • Silent Spring
  • Wes Jackson
  • Wendell Berry
  • Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program
• 13:00 - Regenerative Agriculture
• 14:10 - Permaculture
  • Bill Mollison
  • David Holmgren
    • Permaculture One
• 15:15 - Comparing Convention, Organic, Sustainable, Regenerative, Permaculture
• 18:49 - Where I land among the labels

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