Thread

Agroecology, Ecological Health, and More-Than-Human Food Systems

This thread explores food security as an ecological and more-than-human problem. It connects agroecology, Indigenous knowledge, public health, microbiomes, soil, climate resilience, and the limits of human-centred food policy.

Episodes

26: Agroecology Is the How-To of Food Sovereignty · Ep 26 · May 22, 2026
27: Applied Ecology as a Leadership Philosophy for a Changing Food System · Ep 27 · May 26, 2026
32: Food Security Cannot Be Separated From Ecological Health · Ep 32 · July 7, 2026

Knowledge

Agroecology, Indigenous Knowledge, and the Limits of Consumer-Focused Food Literacy — When food literacy stops at the grocery aisle, it mistakes the symptom for the system.
Prince Edward Island's Agricultural Sector Punches Well Above Its Weight in the National Economy — When 170,000 people produce 25% of Canada's potatoes and carry an agricultural emissions profile more than double the national average, the island's food system becomes a case study in concentrated consequence.
The Food System Doesn't End at the Farm Gate — It Ends in the Microbiome — Sarah Elton's posthumanist research is expanding the boundaries of what counts as the food system, and the implications reach well beyond academia.

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Knowledge

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