Fields brings you the stories of people who are working in urban agriculture—for money, for fun, to feed the hungry, and for entirely other reasons. In each episode, hosts Melissa Metrick and Wythe Marschall delve into different foods grown in cities. Moreover, we investigate the whys behind getting up in the morning and working as a farmer in the shadow of skyscrapers. You don’t need to be a farmer to enjoy this podcast, or even a foodie! With their expert guests, Melissa and Wythe break down the realities and possible futures of urban farming to their elements.
Big news: it's goodbye for now from the team of Fields. Melissa and Wythe would like to thank Liam Werner and everyone at Heritage Radio Network for a great run. You'll still be able to enjoy all 4 seasons of Fields on the HRN website and wherever you find fine agriculture podcasts, so tell your friends! Happy planting, from NYC to wherever you live and grow!
15 Feb 2024
The Farm Report Episode 4: What’s the Future of Urban Agriculture?
Melissa and Wythe were honored to join The Farm Report team for this special and important series on the Farm Bill and the politics of food. Please check out the interview, and follow The Farm Report for more critical news and analysis of what's happening across all of agriculture.
Despite an increasing number of farmers growing food in cities urban agriculture wasn’t acknowledged in the farm bill until 2018. Lisa Held, journalist with Civil Eats and former Farm Report host provides the scoop on how the Farm Bill will impact the future of urban ag.
Melissa Metrick and Wythe Marschall, co-hosts of HRN’s Fields podcast, give us some perspective on urban land-access challenges and what’s happening on the ground in cities across the country. And, our very own co-host Alita Kelly shares some of the urban agriculture projects she’s been working on in her community.
For more information on the Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovation, visit the USDA website. (https://www.usda.gov/topics/urban)
Learn more about the NYU Urban Farm Lab (https://steinhardt.nyu.edu/departments/nutrition-and-food-studies/department-labs/nyu-urban-farm-lab) and the Map N.Y.C. (https://mapnyc.herokuapp.com/) projects that Wythe and Melissa mentioned.
Visit Civil Eats (https://civileats.com/author/lheld/) to catch the latest food system stories.
The Farm Report is hosted by Leigh Ollman and Alita Kelly, produced by Leigh Ollman, Evan Flom and H Conley, and edited by Hannah Beal and H Conley.
Audio engineering is by Armen Spendjian and H Conley. Music is by Breakmaster Cylinder and Jangwa (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Dilating_Times/)
Learn more about the National Young Farmers Coalition here (https://www.youngfarmers.org/) and consider becoming a member (https://support.youngfarmers.org/give/477962/#!/donation/checkout). Click here (http://youngfarmers.org/advocate) to take action on the farm bill and other important policy issues.
Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support Fields by becoming a member (http://heritageradionetwork.org/donate)!
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8 Feb 2024
Vicki Sando on Green Roofs at Schools
Wythe chats with NYC educator Vicki Sando (https://www.vickisando.com/) about her years of research into green roofs—especially those on schools—and her creation of the illustrated book What is a Green Roof? (https://www.betterworldbooks.com/product/detail/what-is-a-green-roof-9781734167207?shipto=US&curcode=USD&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiAlJKuBhAdEiwAnZb7lYi-sekTAIuAHoSvBS5_HYGfVIGmdi8Ty2qHGeepjWEr5iCNEQSy6RoCKg4QAvD_BwE) Vicki created the book to help kids and adults understand the benefits of green roofs, including to urban farmers. We talk about her own work to green the roof of one school in New York, how green roofs help kids learn across subjects, and how some of our favorite green roofs function. This is an excellent introduction to the topic for all listeners, young and young-at-heart! Here are links to resources that Vicki mentions during the episode:
• www.educationalgreenroofs.org (http://www.educationalgreenroofs.org/)
• www.greenroofsnyc.com (https://www.greenroofsnyc.com)
• www.grownyc.org (https://www.grownyc.org)
• www.cretf.org (https://www.cretf.org)
• www.kidsfightclimatechange.org (https://www.kidsfightclimatechange.org)
• www.ps41.org/m/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=357954&type=d (http://www.ps41.org/m/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=357954&type=d)
Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support Fields by becoming a member (http://heritageradionetwork.org/donate)!
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