Joel Campbell - Rooftop gardens and a travelling education

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12/16/20 • 78 min

Joel is a urban/rooftop gardener, traveler extraordinaire, all around good guy and a close friend. We talk about choosing university over working after high school, travelling when your young and fighting the pressure to take on university debt, and feeding ourselves and a growing population.

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