Perennial Foods are the Slow Fashion of Agriculture

On today’s show, host Douglas Haynes dives into a new book, Living Roots: The Promise of Perennial Foods, with its editors edited by Liz Carlisle and Aubrey Streit Krug. Perennials are plants that live for more than 1 year, like trees, bushes, and long grasses. We eat perennials when we eat tree nuts, tree fruits, and even some grass-fed meat. These plants are so important for ecosystem health because their roots go to work year-over-year. Featured image of the cover of Living Roots.