The Cornerstones of Healthy Food Systems

ABOUT EPISODE 5 - David Lucero on Why Local Farms Need Local Business Hear Guest and partner David Lucero discuss the interdependence between local farms and local business based on real life experience in farming, ranching and marketing.  David's marketing experience took him from small farms to global agricultural trade.   David fully understands that local food systems don't just need...

                                                                      RESEARCH REFERENCE LINK ABOUT EPISODE 4 - Mineral Balancing for Healthy Diets It is not enough to get the right total amounts of calcium, magnesium, and other minerals in your diet.  It is also important to make sure that the relative ratios of these elements fall within the boundaries of what is required for living cells.    Th...

ABOUT EPISODE 3 - Keeping Soil Healthy Through The Winter Soil microorganisms are not only good for a healthy environment, they also help farmers and gardeners grow better crops with fewer inputs.  In this episode, your host (Mary Lucero) offers simple tips you can use to keep soil microbes alive and well through the winter.  ABOUT THE CORNERSTONES OF HEALTHY FOOD SYSTEMS The Cornerstones of Healt...

ABOUT EPISODE 2 - HEALTHY FOOOD SYSTEMS AND ECONOMIC GROWTH This episode defines the four cornerstones of healthy food systems (a clean environment, regenerative agriculture, freedom, and health) and illustrates the role each cornerstone plays in establishing the foundation of a healthy food system. The value of a healthy food system for supporting a robust economy is emphasized. ABOUT THE CORNERS...

Note:  The Magic Eye Books mentioned in the podcast are not available through our bookshop at this time.  Please look instead at the unaffiliated Magic Eye website.      We will add the books to our marketplace as soon as they become available. ABOUT EPISODE 1 This premier episode explains that food insecurity exists because people fail to see the relationship between the cornerstones (environment...