Life in soil: The psychology of soil in California
Isabelle Legeron meets the indigenous Californians reviving ancestral methods of tending to the land.
Isabelle Legeron travels to California, a part of the world whose soil holds a complex history. She meets the indigenous Californians reviving ancestral methods of tending to the land, and the soil scientists exploring the impact of colonisation and agriculture on the soil of the Golden State.
With indigenous Californian land steward Redbird (Pomo/Paiute/Wailaki/Wintu), director of the California Indian museum Nicole Lim (Pomo), indigenous ecologist Dr Melissa Nelson (Anishinaabe/M茅tis/Norwegian), indigenous educator Sara Moncada (Yaqui/Irish), professor Paul Starrs (USA) and soil scientists Suzanne Pierre (India/Haiti/USA), Kenzo Esquivel (Japanese/Mexican/USA) and Yvonne Socolar (USA).
Presenter: Isabelle Legeron
Producer: Sasha Edye-Lindner/ Kate Bland
A Cast Iron production for 麻豆社 World Service
(Photo: Native crops at Heron Shadow, California. Credit: Sara Moncada)
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