Hello and welcome back to the Community Agriculture Project Podcast!

In episode 4, we sit with Ian Jiménez Barreras in Borikén aka Puerto Rico, and discuss his navigations of experiential learning in his field, finding his agroecology community, and his experimentation with ferments and Korean natural farming.

We cover his background, goals and intention when it comes to agriculture, and understand how he got started working with the land in Borikén. He gives us insight into his learning process for developing living soils, including being self taught through books, attending intensives led by Chris Trump, and experimenting with different ferments with the locally abundant resources of the island.

We hear from him about his shifting community throughout his learning journey, and how those community shifts led to the position he is currently in, which is a team member for projects like the Caribbean Regenerative Community Development (CRCD) and Ridge to Reefs.

We really follow the arc of Ian’s journey in this episode. In reflection, for people that are looking to embrace a new practice, he recommends to find good mentors and spend time learning and observing in the spaces you find yourself in.

You can contact Ian through his instagram @pr.knf and @ian_jo16

Ian’s resource recommendations:

JADAM organic farming: the way to ultra-low-cost agriculture

https://en.jadam.kr

@marco_is_growing

@soilsteward

@naturesalwaysright

Other resources:

https://www.crcdpr.org/projects/smart-ag-puerto-rico/

https://www.ridgetoreefs.org

You can always reach out to us if you have any questions communityagproject@gmail.com and don’t forget to check out our website communityagproject.com. Thanks for tuning in!

Hello and welcome back to the Community Agriculture Project Podcast.

In episode 5, we welcome Javier Flores, a farmer based out of San Diego. Javier got his start working in his local food system at the Wild Willow Farm and Education Center, and now works with the Seeds@City Sustainable Agriculture.

We discuss Javier’s transition into working in the food system and finding mentors in the agriculture space. We talk about the developing community at Seeds@City and around Javier’s work in general. We also get into farming seed vs growing food, Javier’s vision for his local seed bank, and gardening at the Tijuana River Valley Community Garden space.

Javier shares the key values that he holds while in farming/education spaces, and the rituals that keep him grounded in his work.

Below are some of the resources Javier shared throughout our talk:

Organic Seed Alliance

https://seedalliance.org

The Milpa Initiative

https://www.plantspeoplecommunity.org/the-milpa-initiative

San Diego Seed Farmer Training

https://www.plantspeoplecommunity.org/san-diego-seed-farmer-training

Native Seed Search and the ADAPTS Collection Database

https://www.nativeseeds.org

Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer

Food Shed - Food Distribution Hub in San Diego

https://www.foodshedcooperative.com

Wild Willow Farm

https://www.wildwillowfarm.org

Seeds@City Farm

https://www.sdcity.edu/community/seeds/index.aspx

Thanks for tuning in!

Hello and welcome back to the Community Agriculture Project Podcast. In S2E3, we have a conversation with Anthony Basil Rodriguez: storyteller, researcher, and documentarian of rare plants, humankind and the flux of global society.

Anthony defines ethnobotany and we hear about his expeditions to different countries and areas that have focused on specific documentation efforts. We talk about bananas, cacao and quinoa as well as a few other foods of interest.

We also talk food diversity, the loss of species and indigenous knowledge, seed saving, and land and displacement. Anthony shares insight on how he connects with people and the diversity of food while traveling.

One of our biggest messages was to get acquainted with plants in your own way!

If you want to continue following Anthony’s work, check out his instagram page and website:

@Anthonybasilrodriguez

Anthonybrodriguez.com

Don’t forget to check out our website: communityagproject.com