Vicki Hird: Rebugging the Planet
11/23/21 • 24 min
Vicki Hird is Head of the Sustainable Farming Campaign for Sustain: The Alliance for Better Food and Farming, and she also runs an independent consultancy. An experienced and award-winning environmental campaigner, researcher, writer and strategist working mainly in the food, farming and environmental policy arenas, Vicki has worked on government policy for many years and is the author of Perfectly Safe to Eat?: The Facts on Food.
Vicki’s passion is insects. The first pets she gave her children were a family of stick insects, and she received a giraffe-necked weevil tattoo for her 50th birthday. Vicki has a masters in pest management and is a fellow of the Royal Entomological Society (FRES).
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EPISODE LINKS
Rebugging the Planet: https://rebuggingtheplanet.org/
Vicki Hird Twitter: https://twitter.com/vickihird
Vicki Hird Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vickihird/
PODCAST INFO
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OUTLINE:
0:00 Introduction
3:06 Being conscious about rebugging the planet
5:16 Teaching children
6:53 Life under the soil
8:11 What's your advice on starters who want to rebug their own farm?
10:08 Advice to parks and other recreational areas19:20 Food and agriculture supply chains
21:23 What does a rebugged planet look like in your world view?
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Vicki Hird is Head of the Sustainable Farming Campaign for Sustain: The Alliance for Better Food and Farming, and she also runs an independent consultancy. An experienced and award-winning environmental campaigner, researcher, writer and strategist working mainly in the food, farming and environmental policy arenas, Vicki has worked on government policy for many years and is the author of Perfectly Safe to Eat?: The Facts on Food.
Vicki’s passion is insects. The first pets she gave her children were a family of stick insects, and she received a giraffe-necked weevil tattoo for her 50th birthday. Vicki has a masters in pest management and is a fellow of the Royal Entomological Society (FRES).
Please support this podcast by checking out Steward: https://gosteward.com/
EPISODE LINKS
Rebugging the Planet: https://rebuggingtheplanet.org/
Vicki Hird Twitter: https://twitter.com/vickihird
Vicki Hird Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vickihird/
PODCAST INFO
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/regenerative-agriculture-club/id1589813038
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3NcUjBj2OIXjjcQBV0rPv2?si=ruFlImdlTvK9NBkTh1ptOQ
RSS Feed: https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/1847147.rss
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqEOn-dUAkZxJzkzuRfs8yg
OUTLINE:
0:00 Introduction
3:06 Being conscious about rebugging the planet
5:16 Teaching children
6:53 Life under the soil
8:11 What's your advice on starters who want to rebug their own farm?
10:08 Advice to parks and other recreational areas19:20 Food and agriculture supply chains
21:23 What does a rebugged planet look like in your world view?
PODCAST SOCIAL MEDIA
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/regenerativeagricultureclub/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/regenerativeagricultureclub/
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Liz Weigand: Agricultural Connections
Liz Weigand is the owner of Agricultural Connections. Based in Central Oregon, Agricultural Connections provides farm-fresh food year-round to homes, companies, restaurants and grocery stores.
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EPISODE LINKS
Agricultural Connections Website: https://agriculturalconnections.com/
PODCAST INFO
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/regenerative-agriculture-club/id1589813038
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OUTLINE:
00:00 Introduction
01:19 What was your journey into this space?
03:14 Scope and services
04:07 Wholesale customers vs retail customers
04:48 Origin story
06:01 Can you describe the community in the region that you are based?
09:06 What are the types of end users that you are working with?
11:14 How did you manage the pandemic?
13:12 What are the fluctuations in terms of seasonality?
14:31 What are the types of farmers or producers that you welcome in the platform?
16:39 Geographical footprint
17:24 Value Added Products
18:30 What's your advice to those who are entering the space?
20:40 What are the big challenges for producers right now?
24:11 Shared Kitchens
26:17 Where can people follow you?
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Sarah Sullivan: Gorge Grown Food Network
As former Executive Director of both Hawaii SEED and The Organic Seed Growers and Trade Association, Sarah has extensive experience in movement-building, organizational management and agricultural policy. She directed the award‐winning school-garden program at Abernethy Elementary in Portland, and trains teachers in garden-based education as an adjunct Professor at Lewis & Clark College. She is a trained Permaculture designer and has dabbled in plant breeding and seed saving. Sarah believes in the power and practice of collaborative leadership.
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SHOW NOTES
As former Executive Director of both Hawaii SEED and The Organic Seed Growers and Trade Association, Sarah has extensive experience in movement-building, organizational management and agricultural policy. She directed the award‐winning school-garden program at Abernethy Elementary in Portland, and trains teachers in garden-based education as an adjunct Professor at Lewis & Clark College. She is a trained Permaculture designer and has dabbled in plant breeding and seed saving. Sarah believes in the power and practice of collaborative leadership.
If you are regenerative agriculture or food company, please support this podcast by checking out Steward: https://gosteward.com/
SHOW NOTES
0:00 Introduction
1:32 Sarah’s journey into the world of regenerative agriculture and sustainable food production
2:42 Trends that shifted the industry in the right direction
4:29 Food insecurity issues in the Oregon region
9:11 Origin story of Gorge Grown
12:57 Tactics to enhance food distribution
20:56 Sarah’s vision for the future of Gorge Grown
EPISODE LINKS
Gorge Grown Website: https://gorgegrown.com/
Gorge Grown Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GorgeGrown/?fref=ts
Gorge Grown Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gorgegrown/
PODCAST INFO
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/regenerative-agriculture-club/id1589813038
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3NcUjBj2OIXjjcQBV0rPv2?si=ruFlImdlTvK9NBkTh1ptOQ
RSS Feed: https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/1847147.rss
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqEOn-dUAkZxJzkzuRfs8yg
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