Watch & Listen
The Hidden Half of Nature, Inside and Out
with Anne Biklé Biologist, Avid Gardener & Author Description Over the course of some 400 million years, one of the grandest partnerships in the history of life developed between the green-bodied botanical world and vast communities of soil-dwelling fungi and bacteria. It was a spectacular success. Plants now grace the
Entangled Life
with Merlin Sheldrake Tropical Ecologist, Mycologist & Author Howie Kahn Journalist & Author Description Thinking about fungi makes the world look different. Most fungi live out of sight, yet make up a massively diverse kingdom of organisms that support and sustain nearly all living systems. Fungi throw our concepts of
Finding the Mother Tree
with Professor Suzanne Simard Professor of Forest Ecology, University of British Columbia Description Dr. Suzanne Simard is changing how people view trees and their connections to one another and to other living things in the forest. In this inspiring and accessible talk, Dr. Simard helps audiences understand just how vital
Let’s Return to a True Taste of Wine
with Nicolas Joly World-famous biodynamics practitioner, founder of La Renaissance des Appellations, author, Grower & Maker (La Coulée de Serrant) Description For Nicolas Joly, the world of wine faces two existential threats – a changing climate and the insidious effects of modern technology, which mask the true expression of a vine.
How to Connect with Plants
with Julie McIntyre Herbalist, writer & educator Description Becoming sensitive to the touch and communication of plants. Or phytoirrationalism. From our earliest emergence on this planet, there have been cultures and individuals who believed implicitly in deeper, invisible dimensions of plants. The sanctity of vines and trees is far older
Why organics isn't enough
with VinNatur Grower Association Stefano Amadeo Agronomic research & consultancy Description Sharing the conclusions of a 10-year vineyard research project monitoring insect populations, flora, fauna & soil biodiversity in natural wine producing vineyards. VinNatur was founded in 2006 with the aim of using the profits from organising wine fairs to
Do-nothing Farming (ENG)
with Hiroki Fukuoka Farmer Yukiyasu Kaneko Sommelier Description (Simultaneous interpretation - English). Hiroki is the grandson of the late Masanobu Fukuoka, a Japanese farmer and philosopher who wrote the seminal book ‘The One-Straw Revolution’, in which he advocated the concept of do-nothing farming. Hiroki still runs the 10-hectare family farm,
Do-nothing Farming (日本語）
with Hiroki Fukuoka Farmer Yukiyasu Kaneko Sommelier Description (Original language - Japanese). 福岡大樹氏。「無の哲学」を提唱し、世界の農業者に影響を与えた「わら一本の革命」の著者でもある福岡正信氏のお孫さんです。大樹氏は現在１０ヘクタールほどの福岡正信農園を経営し、お米や小麦、野菜、柑橘類などの果物などを生産しています。自然農法の本質とは「無の哲学」でありこの概念を理解せずに自然農法を理解することは難しく、自然とは感覚的で精神的なものだと語っています。大樹氏の興味のある話をぜひ聞いてみてください。 福岡大樹 経歴 1973年に福岡家の長男として生まれる。 1988年頃社会問題を意識し就農の意思を固める。 1989年「伊予農業高等学校入学」 1992年家業の正反対に位置するバイオテクノロジーを見るために「神戸パストゥールバイオ専門学校」入学 1994年学業を終了し帰郷。この時２０歳で父から「３０歳までには戻ってこい」と時間の猶予をもらい社会勉強の為、様々な職を経験する。
