Food Chain Radio Show #1015 Michael Olson, Author & Urban Farming Agriculturalist Uganda and American Farming Guests: Godfrey Kasozi, Center for Environment Technology and Rural Development, Uganda; and Rural Development, Uganda; Peggy Pollard, U.S. Uganda Sister Cities Godfrey Kasozi came to the University of California, Santa Cruz

Food Chain Radio Show #1014 Michael Olson, Author & Urban Farming Agriculturalist Affordable Food Act – Affordable Care Act Guest:  Pamela Fugitt-Hetrick, Insurance Expert & Host of The Money Moves Radio Show After a speech to an agriculture trade group recently, I was approached with a suggestion

Food Chain Radio Show #1013 Michael Olson, Author & Urban Farming Agriculturalist Terra Preta & Gold in the Garbage Guests: Wes Bolsen, Public Affairs & Business Development Director, Cool Planet and Ivy Young, Santa Cruz Compost The key to humanity’s survival may well come from the

Food Chain Radio Show #1012 Michael Olson, Author & Urban Farming Agriculturalist Glyphosate and GMOs – Who to Believe? Guests: Caroline Cox, Center for Environmental Health  Rebecca Riley, Natural Resources Defense Council NOTE:  The Monsanto Corporation and the National Corn Growers Association refused to participate. An area

Food Chain Radio Show #1011 Michael Olson, Author & Urban Farming Agriculturalist Silicon Valley – From Apricots to Apple Inc Guest: Robin Chapman, Author  California Apricots ~ The Lost Orchards of Silicon Valley Looking way back to the farmers at the confluence of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers,

Food Chain Radio Show #1010 Michael Olson, Author & Urban Farming Agriculturalist The Story of Toystory the Bull How does agriculture get so many out of so few? Guest: Keith Helkes, CEO Genex Cooperative, Inc. In the joke, the old bull offered some very wise advise

Food Chain Radio Show #1009 Michael Olson, Author & Urban Farming Agriculturalist A Question for Taste Can taste tell good food from bad? Guest: John McQuaid, Author Tasty: The Art and Science of What We Eat “Nothing would be more tiresome than eating and drinking if God

Food Chain Radio Show #1,008 Michael Olson, Author & Urban Farming Agriculturalist Pests and Pesticides The Evolutionary Race Guest: Andy Dyer, Author Chasing the Red Queen Which will win the fight for our food? “Well, in our country,” said Alice, still panting a little, “you’d generally

Food Chain Radio Show #1,007 Michael Olson, Author & Urban Farming Agriculturalist Some Good Earth – Farmland For Sale What factors give farmland value? Guests: Chuck Allen, Realtor, Keller Williams & Randy Dickhut, Vice President of Real Estate Operations, Farmers National Company “It is the end

Food Chain Radio Show #1,006 Michael Olson, Author & Urban Farming Agriculturalist Equine Therapy Can one be healed by horses? Guests: Jean Kvamme & Stacy James-Ryan  – Lichen Oaks Adaptive Riding Center To heal a broken body, frazzled nerves or confused mind, we take drugs, and