Episode 017 - What are Food Production Systems?

What a plethora of international agricultural experiences can teach us about community and the environment. An interview with Sam Becker-Miyadai. 

In this episode of Environmentality. I sit down with a dear friend and former roommate of mine, Sam Becker-Miyadai. Sam is a marketing specialist, foodie and food systems photographer. In the podcast, Sam shares an anthology of stories and farming experiences from Southern California to Japan, with many other stops in between, like in Mexico and Cambodia. We chat about the significance of community in agriculture and the intersection of social impact and environmental sustainability.

Sam and I chat about a diversity of food production systems that embrace everything from ancient agroecological practices to modern technological approaches. We discuss how agriculture as a whole needs diversity in all aspects, including biological species, cultures, people and practices.

Sam shares with me how to make mochi, while we discuss our love of frogs and struggle to think of the word "kitchen aid." Overall, we have a great time chatting about the world of agriculture and we end the show with a little "fishbowl"-esque game.

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