Recombination Nation

Sean Dembrosky runs Edible Acres, a permaculture nursery in New York. We explore his recent successes with edible Canna, and his appreciation for persimmons, plus all the ins and outs of managing a huge range of plants for sale.

Check out the nursery: https://www.edibleacres.org

Take a tour of his gardens on the YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/EdibleAcres

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Fred Pearce is a prolific author and environmental journalist with fifteen extraordinary books under his belt, including the one which transformed my own perspective on invasive species "The New Wild".

In this conversation we discuss the numerous topics he has investigated, and probe the state of science journalism today.

Check out Fred's latest book "Despite it All" that finds hope among the chorus of climate catastrophism : https://www.amazon.com/Despite-All-Handbook-Climate-Hopefuls-ebook/dp/B0FT6GFTFP

My personal favourite "The New Wild" : https://www.amazon.com/New-Wild-Invasive-Species-Salvation-ebook/dp/B00N6PB69A/

And all his other titles here: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B001HMRS9Q

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Read Shane's book, Taming the Apocalypse, about the future of post industrial biological technology: https://www.amazon.com/Taming-Apocalypse-Shane-Simonsen-ebook/dp/B0D2XCLJ85/

Bunya Halasz is a permaculturalist and syntropic practitioner from the lush hinterland of northern New South Wales. This in depth conversation explores his winding journey through the roots of permaculture in Australia, his experience in reuniting the ongoing selection of crops in the context of spaces that produce an economic yield.

You can sign up for Bunya's course on Dynamic Agroforestry beginning April 30- https://www.growingrootspermaculture.com/events/p/dynamic-agroforestry-refining-food-forests-incorporating-fungi-animals-and-community-dynamics-into-agroforestry-systems-march-26-29

And check out all the other work he does with Growing Roots Permaculture: https://www.growingrootspermaculture.com/about

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Read his book, Taming the Apocalypse, about the future of post industrial biological technology: https://www.amazon.com/Taming-Apocalypse-Shane-Simonsen-ebook/dp/B0D2XCLJ85/

Sam runs the brilliant Youtube channel, documenting his adventures exploring the traditional agriculture of the Andes, Papua New Guinea and the natural world in his own back yard in the chilly plains of North America.

You can watch Sam's many wonderful videos here:https://www.youtube.com/@AmblingwithSam/featured

I recommend starting with this impressive documentary about Andean agriculture: https://youtu.be/CWYAWX9rOPE?si=hPZINZO4qsrGlUmg

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Read his book, Taming the Apocalypse, about the future of post industrial biological technology: https://www.amazon.com/Taming-Apocalypse-Shane-Simonsen-ebook/dp/B0D2XCLJ85/

Stetson is a medical geneticist who writes about his extensive interests on Substack, dipping into a wide range of topics including genetics, neuroscience, human behaviour, psychology, history, literature, culture, politics, and much more.

Check out his writing: https://stetson.substack.com

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Read his book, Taming the Apocalypse, about the future of post industrial biological technology: https://www.amazon.com/Taming-Apocalypse-Shane-Simonsen-ebook/dp/B0D2XCLJ85/

Nate is a long term experimental crop breeder who has also invested heavily in building community to bring other growers together, most notably with the Experimental Farm Network which is developing a wide range of perennial crops.

You can follow Nate on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/experimentalfarmnetwork/

Join the Experimental Farm Network: https://citsci.org/organizations/experimental-farm-network/

Buy seeds from the EFN: https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org

Sign up to Shane's Substack: https://recombinationnation.substack.com

Read his book, Taming the Apocalypse, about the future of post industrial biological technology: https://www.amazon.com/Taming-Apocalypse-Shane-Simonsen-ebook/dp/B0D2XCLJ85/

Jonathan Harris is the spark behind the Church of Burn, a UK group which burn money to reimagine our relationship to this mysterious substance which follows us everywhere. In this conversation we talk about money, sex, privacy and death along with countless other aspects of society which are up for renegotiation during these turbulent times.

Read more about the Church of Burn:https://churchofburn.org

And find more of John's writings at the Vestry:https://churchofburn.substack.com

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Read his book, Taming the Apocalypse, about the future of post industrial biological technology: https://www.amazon.com/Taming-Apocalypse-Shane-Simonsen-ebook/dp/B0D2XCLJ85/

Mark Christensen transitioned from a career in accounting to a passion for quantifying the astonishing health benefits of select heritage crops through the power of modern chemistry. He founded the Heritage Foods Crops Research Trust in New Zealand and created a potent organisation to spread his work into the wider community.

Check out his organisation: https://www.heritagefoodcrops.org.nz

Their Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/heritagefoodcrops

And their superstar apple : https://www.heritagefoodcrops.org.nz/montys-surprise-apple/

Find more of Shane's work at Substack: https://recombinationnation.substack.com

Read his book, Taming the Apocalypse, about the future of post industrial biological technology: https://www.amazon.com/Taming-Apocalypse-Shane-Simonsen-ebook/dp/B0D2XCLJ85/

Stephen Skolnick is a human microbiome researcher exploring the outer fringes of this rapidly expanding field. His theories on the microbiological origins of a host of significant and baffling diseases like schizophrenia and type 1 diabetes can be found on his substack.

Stephen's Substack Eat Shit and Prosper: https://stephenskolnick.substack.com

Another episode about the power of microbiology with Bacterium: https://rss.com/podcasts/zeroinputagriculture/2198945/

https://youtu.be/I30ZJcklA3Q?si=HWKM6yL-GB-ywtGh

Find more of Shane's work at Substack: https://recombinationnation.substack.com

Read his book, Taming the Apocalypse, about the future of post industrial biological technology: https://www.amazon.com/Taming-Apocalypse-Shane-Simonsen-ebook/dp/B0D2XCLJ85/

Professor Jiang brought deep historical, economic and cultural analysis to the masses through his popular YouTube lectures.

In this interview Shane digs deeper into his perspective on the east/west divide as we navigate the unfolding end of the industrial era.

Find all of Professor Jiang's videos here: https://www.youtube.com/@PredictiveHistory

And sign up to read his substack articles: https://predictivehistory.substack.com

Find more of Shane's work at Substack: https://recombinationnation.substack.com

Read his book, Taming the Apocalypse, about the future of post industrial biological technology: https://www.amazon.com/Taming-Apocalypse-Shane-Simonsen-ebook/dp/B0D2XCLJ85/