Black and Green Webinars

Healing a Broken Agricultural System

Posted on February 16, 2024 CT
Herbicides and pesticides are now used throughout corporate farming. Toxic global agriculture has horrible health and environmental effects.
Meeting Scheduled for December 4, 2021 12:00 am CT
Herbicides and pesticides are now used throughout corporate farming. Toxic global agriculture has horrible health and environmental effects. It is necessary to transform this failed system of food production into one that is regenerative, sustainable and non-exploitative. Climate is an essential component of relationships between plants, animals and the rest of the living world. With India’s ecologies in tatters, it is urgent to work on species’ restoration and rehabilitation. Urban farming in the St. Louis area shows the possibility of decolonizing agriculture while challenging white privilege. Hear from: • John Ikerd, Professor Emeritus of Agricultural Economics • Ollie Fisher, Green Party, Ghan Eden Agriculture & Ecology • Suprabha Seshan, Gurukula Botanical Sanctuary, India • Mitch Pearson, Phi Global LLC/The Urban Farm School • Stan Cox (moderator), The Land Institute Some more information about ... JOHN IKERD, Professor Emeritus of Agricultural Economics, College of Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources, University of Missouri-Columbia, has devoted his recent professional time to speaking and writing about agricultural and economic sustainability. OLLIE FISHER (Green Party of St. Louis), is Executive Director, Ghan Eden Agriculture & Ecology Enterprise, which promotes healthy lifestyles and environmental preservation. He has been a chemical engineer, dentist, and president of Missouri Board of Health & Senior Services. SUPRABHA SESHAN is a rainforest conservationist at the Gurukula Botanical Sanctuary, a plant conservation and habitat restoration center in the India’s Western Ghatsa. She won the 2006 top environmental prize from UK's Whitley Fund for Nature. MITCH PEARSON is a retired educator, an artist, and an urban farmer who teaches how to farm without toxic chemicals in order to help decolonize Black agriculture in north St. Louis City and County, Missouri. STAN COX (moderator) is a research fellow in ecosphere studies at The Land Institute, with his most recent book being The Path to a Livable Future: A New Politics to Fight Climate Change, Racism and the Next Pandemic.

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