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 (00:03:07) – The road to regeneration (00:11:51) – Storytelling (00:15:02) – Farmers & desertification (00:18:33) – A brief history of our soil (00:27:11) – Connecting to nature (00:28:48) – Two fun facts (00:30:29) – We don’t eat our food (00:33:26) – Sacrifice zones & human rights (00:38:21) – Glyphosate, wheat, oats, & chickpeas (00:44:47) – The good news (00:46:09) – Monsanto, Bayer, the EPA, & whistleblowers (00:49:36) – Feeding the world (00:56:04) – Soil regeneration (01:02:41) – A global movement (01:14:49) – How to eat (01:23:10) – USDA Organic (01:29:36) – High stakes (01:30:43) – Bees & insects (01:37:39) – Stories of hope (01:38:59) – Rebecca’s dream documentary (01:41:32) – Hopeful
