Hosts: Dickson Despommier and Vincent Racaniello Dickson and Vincent discuss how the vertical farm concept was developed and where it stands today. Links for this episode Vertical farming (Wikipedia) Dickson on Colbert Report South Korea researches vertical farming Cary Fowler (Wikipedia) Commercial vertical farms Vertical farm in Scranton, PA Omega Garden hydroponics A bright future (HuffPo) Tower Garden aeroponics Letters read on UrbAg 5 Vincent's pick Big Ideas (YouTube) Send your...

Hosts: Dickson Despommier and Vincent Racaniello Dickson and Vincent talk about why and how farming practices will change. Links for this episode US drought monitor Drought maps, last 5 months Chongming County Thermocline (Wikipedia) Dr. Gene Likens Dickson's Pick The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein Send your questions and comments to [email protected]

Hosts: Dickson Despommier and Vincent Racaniello Dickson and Vincent continue their brief history of farming with a discussion of farming after the Dust Bowl. Links for this episode Panel on climate change report (Slate) US and World population clock Luther Burbank (Wikipedia) Where does your food come from? (Mother Jones) US drought monitor Earth Observatory Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN Image credit Dickson's Pick Silent Spring by Rachel Carson Send your questions and...

Hosts: Dickson Despommier and Vincent Racaniello Dickson and Vincent discuss the effects on industrialization on the development of farming. Links for this episode History of agriculture (New World Encycl) Haber process (Wikipedia) Urea synthesis (Wikipedia) Plants need 18 elements (Cornell) The industrial revolution Crop indemnity maps (USDA) Image credit Dickson's Pick Photographs of Dorothea Lange Send your questions and comments to [email protected]

Hosts: Dickson Despommier and Vincent Racaniello Dickson and Vincent launch their new podcast with a discussion of the early origins of farming. Links for this episode Newgrange (Wikipedia) Joseph Campbell (Wikipedia) Landsat Image credit Dickson's Pick Origins of agriculture Send your questions and comments to [email protected]