Episode 116: Liz Carlisle & the Deep and Diverse Roots of Regenerative Farming
The Checkout speaks with Professor Liz Carlisle about the deep and diverse roots of regenerative farming.
Liz Carlisle is an Assistant Professor in the Environmental Studies Program at UC Santa Barbara, where she teaches courses on food and farming. She has written three books about regenerative farming and agroecology: Lentil Underground (2015), Grain by Grain (2019, with co-author Bob Quinn), and most recently, Healing Grounds: Climate, Justice, and the Deep Roots of Regenerative Farming (2022).
https://www.lizcarlisle.com/books
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Episode #116 Notes
1:00 - What led you to write Healing Grounds?
4:00 - Why focus on Regenerative, rather than Organic?
6:00 - What is the significance of land, land stewardship, and indigenous land ownership in the US?
10:00 - What is beyond the soil of Regenerative Agriculture?
13:15 - On slavery and food.
18:30 - On the Green Revolution and Food Sovereignty.
18:00 - What’s been the response from some of your new food products?
28:00 - On immigrants and agroecology.
36:15 - On the potential for small farm and racial solidarity.
Healing Grounds: Climate, Justice, and The Deep Roots of Regenerative Farming, Lis Carlisle
