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Climate Change got you down? Worried about the fact that *everything* seems to be getting worse? Wondering how we got to this point in the first place, and what can we do to build a more resilient future? We take a look at historical pastoral & agricultural societies to see what worked and what didn’t, as well as what resources we have today to make better decisions to build equitable systems. We don’t just discuss ecology and history but also take a leftist perspective on prepping, foraging, homesteading, weapons, community-building, and basically anything that needs discussing during late-stage capitalism.
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Sunday Aug 28, 2022
Sunday Aug 28, 2022
Apios Americana, hopniss, or the American Groundnut. Whatever you call it, the nitrogen-fixing perennial root crop has been of much interest to homesteaders, permaculturalists, and native-crop enthusiasts for decades. However, the American Groundnut was once selected by Dr. Bill Blackmon as the crop most likely to become a viable staple crop for the American diet, and breeding began on it in the 1980s at LSU. Despite showing great promise, as evidenced by the LSU variety that still exists today, the project was abandoned early on.
In this episode, we had the privilege to chat with Dr. Bill Blackmon about the work he was doing at LSU, suggestions for people interested in bringing new crops to market, and what he's been up to these 40 years since his time at LSU. Bill's fingerprint will likely forever remain on the future of the groundnut, and the opportunity to speak with him was a rare and special chance, even though this episode is one of our shortest.
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