Podcast host Katie Kulla illustrated a new book! In this episode she interviews Kevin Hobbs and Artur Cisar-Erlach, the co-authors of the book, "Edible: 70 Sustainable Plants That Are Changing How We Eat." Over half of the modern diet is based on just a few plants, however with a rapidly changing climate, plants that can thrive under more challenging conditions will become more important in ensuring food security.
This interview focuses on the crops from the book that have commercial potential and could be grown by market farmers, with the added bonus for growers that the crops are selected for resiliency. The fact that most of these crops are not currently widely grown in the USA by market farmers means growers may be able to set their farms apart by growing some of these crops. Plant nerds everywhere will enjoy learning about edible crops they never have heard of, some of which just might become your next favorite crop!
Edible: 70 Sustainable Plants That Are Changing How We Eat
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Kevin’s Instagram @florafanatica
Artur’s Instagram @artur_cisar_erlach
Artur’s website: https://arturcisar-erlach.com/
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