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Harvesting Wisdom Podcast with Mike McMahon
Discover insights that grow a greener world with Harvesting Wisdom Podcast hosted by Mike McMahon. 🌱🎙️ Leading experts share wisdom on agriculture, sustainability, and education in Arizona and beyond. Policy makers, industry experts, and international outreach champions – we cover it all! Tune in for a harvest of knowledge. 🌍🌾
Episodes
125 episodes
Can Agriculture Become a Closed-Loop System? A Farmer's Vision for the Future Part 2
Can farmers become more self-sufficient while producing better food, reducing waste, and creating alternatives to an increasingly complex agricultural system?In Part 2 of this Harvesting Wisdom episode, Mike McMahon and Bulgarian farmer...
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Can Agriculture Become a Closed-Loop System? Regenerative Farming, Food & the Future of Agriculture
Can a farm produce food, recycle its own resources, reduce waste, and create a stronger connection between farmers and consumers?In Part 1 of this Harvesting Wisdom episode, Mike McMahon speaks with Bulgarian farmer and entrepreneur, Ph...
From No-Till to Regenerative Agriculture: Transforming Bulgaria’s Soil & Farms Part 2
What if regenerative agriculture is more than restoring what we've lost, and instead means continually improving the living capacity of our farms, communities, and ecosystems?In Part 2 of this Harvesting Wisdom podcast, Mike McMahon and...
Bulgaria: Regenerative Agriculture, Soil Health & Farmers Changing the System
What can we learn from farmers and agricultural leaders working to build healthier, more sustainable food systems in Bulgaria?In this Bulgaria recap episode of Harvesting Wisdom, Mike McMahon reflects on his journey through Bulgaria and...
From No-Till to Regenerative Agriculture: Transforming Bulgaria’s Soil & Farms Part 1
Can farmers improve soil health, reduce agricultural inputs, and build more resilient farming systems without completely changing everything overnight?In Part 1 of this Harvesting Wisdom conversation, Mike McMahon speaks with Bulgarian ...
How This Family Rebuilt Depleted Soil into a Working Regenerative Farm
What does it actually take to build a regenerative farm from bare, depleted soil?In this episode of Harvesting Wisdom, host Mike McMahon travels to the Ĺ iauliai district of Lithuania to visit Lornus, a farmer who moved onto his grandfath...
Inside Louis LaTour: Sustainable Farming in the World's Most Storied Vineyards
What does it take to keep a 200-year-old vineyard thriving as the climate shifts beneath it?In this episode of Harvesting Wisdom, host Mike McMahon travels to Burgundy, France to sit down with Christophe, who oversees field operations fo...
How Biodynamic Farming Builds Healthier Soil, Better Wine & Stronger Ecosystems
Can healthier soil produce better wine? What happens when a family vineyard spends generations working with nature instead of against it?In this episode of Harvesting Wisdom, host Mike McMahon visits Château Nodot in...
What Happens to Our Food If Bees Disappear? | Dr. Cahit Ozturk
What would happen to our food supply if honeybees disappeared?In this episode of Harvesting Wisdom, Dr. Joe Roselle speaks with Arizona State University Bee Lab researcher Dr. Cahit Ozturk about the essential role honeybees and other po...
Terroir, Time, and Tradition: Inside Domaine Drouhin with Philippe Drouhin Part 2
Episode SummaryPart 2 continues the conversation with Philippe Drouhin, diving deeper into rootstock science including a mysterious rootstock disease that emerged in France 20 years ago and ongoing collaborative testing among ...
Terroir, Time, and Tradition: Inside Domaine Drouhin with Philippe Drouhin Part 1
Episode SummaryIn this episode of Harvesting Wisdom, Mike McMahon travels to Burgundy's Clos des Mouches to speak with Philippe Drouhin of the historic Joseph Drouhin estate. Philippe traces his family's winemaking story back to 1880, inclu...
From Business to Farming: Building a Circular Food System from Scratch Part 2
Can a regenerative farm actually turn a profit, and how long does it take to get there?In part two of this Harvesting Wisdom conversation, host Mike McMahon continues talking with Niels, a Danish entrepreneur who built a 650-hectare rege...
From Business to Farming: Building a Circular Food System from Scratch Part 1
What happens when a successful entrepreneur decides his last mission should be healing soil instead of building companies?In this two-part episode of Harvesting Wisdom, host Mike McMahon sits down with Niels, a Danish businessman who bui...
Ultra Bioattivo: Inside a Regenerative Farm Above Florence
Episode SummaryIn this episode of Harvesting Wisdom, Mike McMahon visits a hillside farm overlooking Florence, Italy, run by a farmer practicing what he calls "ultra bioattivo" — an intensely biological, small-scale approach to growing over...
The Wisdom of Wine: Terroir, Soil Health & Biodynamic Farming in France pt.2
In Part 2 of this conversation from France, Mike McMahon and his guest expand the discussion beyond wine to examine the broader relationship between food, agriculture, public health, and environmental stewardship.They explore the impact ...
Basil Bottle: Growing Food Anywhere Without Soil
What if you could grow fresh basil, tomatoes, and edible flowers right in a bottle — without soil, pumps, or electricity?In this episode of the Harvesting Wisdom Podcast, Mike McMahon sits down with Christopher Brooks, founder and creat...
Wee Greens: Turning Classrooms Into Living Learning Labs
What happens when kindergarten students get to grow, observe, harvest, and taste their own food?In this episode of the Harvesting Wisdom Podcast, Mike McMahon sits down with Deb Martinez, an educator and clinical assistant professor at ...
The Wisdom of Wine: Terroir, Soil Health & Biodynamic Farming in France pt.1
In this episode of Harvesting Wisdom, Mike McMahon sits down for a thoughtful conversation in France to explore the deeper story behind wine — not just as a drink, but as a reflection of place, soil, culture, and memory.Together, they d...
Bermuda’s Ocean Lab: What Microbes, Coral & Climate Can Teach Us pt.1
In this episode of Harvesting Wisdom, host Mike McMahon sits down with Kaitlin Noyes from the ASU Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences to explore what Bermuda’s ocean research can teach us about climate change, coral reefs, microplastics, microb...
Growing Food, Building Community | Novella Carpenter
What happens when someone sees possibility in a forgotten piece of land?In this episode of the Harvesting Wisdom Podcast, Dr. Joe Roselle speaks with Novella Carpenter, urban farming pioneer and author of Farm City, about transforming a...
Why Regenerative Farming Is Harder Than You Think | Dr. Sara Rosenberg
What does regenerative agriculture really mean—and can farmers afford to make the transition?In this episode of Harvesting Wisdom, Dr. Joe Roselle sits down with Dr. Sara Rosenberg, a regenerative agriculture advisor with the University...
The Future of Arizona News: Why Local Journalism Matters More Than Ever | Tregg White
What happens when communities lose access to trusted local news?In this episode of the Harvesting Wisdom Podcast, Dr. Joe Roselle sits down with Tregg White, President & CEO of the Arizona Media Association and Arizona Local News Fo...
How One Artist Is Turning Waste Into a Movement for Sustainability
Can art change how we think about sustainability?In this episode of Harvesting Wisdom, Dr. Joe Roselle sits down with environmental artist Karen Boone to explore how creativity, nature, and conscious living intersect. Karen shares how s...
How Ukraine Is Rebuilding Its Agricultural Future
Ukraine has long been known as one of the world's most important agricultural producers, supplying food to millions across the globe. But what does the future look like for Ukraine's agricultural sector as it continues to recover, modernize, an...
The Future of Landscaping: Are Gas-Powered Lawn Mowers Dead?
The landscaping industry is undergoing a major transformation. In this episode of Harvesting Wisdom, Mike McMahon sits down with representatives from Greenworks to discuss the shift from gas-powered equipment to battery-powered technology, the ...