IN THE PODCAST
In this episode, John Crand shares how a love of learning inspired his interest in the environment. He discusses his childhood memories: planting a garden; seeing a polluted river; and attending 4H camp. He talks about how these memories impacted his choices in life.
Here’s an extra bonus video. Listen to John play “Song for a Warming Planet” on the cello. As he explained to me, he played the music in a way that evokes the sound of the Earth crying out for help. The composition was created by Daniel Crawford and Scott St. George of the University of Minnesota based on climate data. The notes correlate to the planet’s rising temperatures. Listen to the pitch of the first note and the last. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLZ1Drm6ibw
John’s Chickens
John’s Garden
Also in the podcast, we hear the music Breathing by Spectacular Sound Productions
[https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Spectacular_Sound_Productions/Breathing/#.XXPkv9cO7Dc.email]
And, if that’s not enough, you get to hear about my very first hugel!
IN THE FOLLOW-UP VIDEO
In John’s follow up video, he takes us on a tour of an organic farm where they are practicing regenerative agriculture. Take a look https://youtu.be/7UrGAp8lLDw
Kris McCue, a co-leader of the Bionutrient Food Association for the Hartford area, gives John a tour of their test garden at the George Hall Farm in Simsbury, CT. He learns about cover cropping, using a broadfork for soil compaction, and creating fermented plant juice.
Here are some further recommendations from Kris:
Fermented Plant Extracts from Michael Phillips, Holistic Orchardist
These are for use on any garden plants, not only for orchard trees
Calcium Tea and Silica Tea recipes at:
http://groworganicapples.com/l
Recipes are printed in Michael Phillips’ book Mycorrhizal Planet.
Korean Natural Farming – Fermented Plant Juice
Liquid nutrients made from local plants and brown sugar
https://sproutingfam.com/garde
and
https://naturalfarminghawaii.n
Note: You can make Fermented Plant Juices from any robust wild plants, a.k.a. weeds, growing in your area.
