Show Notes
I tell a story about my inability to change before chatting with a guy who's obsessed with changing everything! Dr Shane Simonsen of Recombination Nation [https://recombinationnation.substack.com/] is a biochemist, research scientist and experimental farmer who is shaking up agriculture-as-usual by breeding plants that require ZERO INPUTS. No fertiliser, no pest protection, no weeding, no watering! We talk about how to run your own kinky plant breeding experiments at home, as well as:
Why humans still have 50 million years left on the planet
Shane's POV on GMO
Low tech gene transfer you can do today!
Are we addicted to working harder not smarter?
Moving towards irrigation-free gardening
Yet another neurodivergent superpower
Being a plant snob
Cities versus country towns during collapse
Survival foods for the future
How & why to take on projects that will outlive you
CROSSING BRUSH TURKEYS & ASTRALORPS?
Impermaculture
Blessings on the internet
SOLID real estate advice
Where to buy crazy seeds
🧙♀️ LINKY POOS
Shane on Substack ~ Recombination Nation [https://recombinationnation.substack.com/]
Shane's podcast ~ Recombination Nation [https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/recombination-nation/id1777033551]
Shane's book ~ Taming the apocalypse [https://www.amazon.com.au/Taming-Apocalypse-Shane-Simonsen-ebook/dp/B0D2XCLJ85]
Folklore Pictures' film with Shane ~ Seeds for the Future [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apdB2H-y8c4&t=52s]
Australian Grain Seed Bank
Central Vic seed grower we love ~ Greg Mueller of Useful Seeds [https://www.usefulseeds.com/]
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Sound credit ~ cheers Nicholas Allan! [https://xeno-canto.org/265181]
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