Can Soil Save the World? Climate, Health, and Big Ag with Rebecca Tickell (Filmmaker, Kiss the Ground)

Rebecca Tickell is an award-winning filmmaker, author, environmental activist, and regenerative farmer. We talked about the journey that led to her films Kiss the Ground and Common Ground, the history of our soil and pesticides, why conventional farming is a cycle of degredation, the corruption of the agrochemical industry, Monsanto whistleblowers, how to feed the world, the global movement of regeneration, how to eat, bees & pollinators, and much more. AirDoctor (Best Rated Air Filters) Get up to $300 off AirDoctor AquaTru (Premium Water Filters) Get $100 off any AquaTru system Support the Podcast Directly patreon.com/somethingdiffpod Rebecca’s Links Kiss the Ground Common Ground Groundswell BEE WILD Other References: The Detox Project Whitewash by Carey Gillam Timestamps: (00:00:00) – Intro (00:02:15) – The road to regeneration (00:10:59) – Storytelling (00:14:10) – Farmers & desertification (00:17:41) – A brief history of our soil (00:26:19) – Connecting to nature (00:27:56) – Two fun facts (00:29:37) – We don’t eat our food (00:32:34) – Sacrifice zones & human rights (00:37:29) – Glyphosate, wheat, oats, & chickpeas (00:43:55) – The good news (00:45:17) – Monsanto, Bayer, the EPA, & whistleblowers (00:48:44) – Feeding the world (00:55:12) – Soil regeneration (01:01:49) – A global movement (01:13:57) – How to eat (01:22:18) – USDA Organic (01:28:44) – High stakes (01:29:51) – Bees & insects (01:36:47) – Stories of hope (01:38:07) – Rebecca’s dream documentary (01:40:40) – Hopeful