# agroecology (audio feeds) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover agroecology. Page: Feed: --- ## [Against food security as national security](https://thestruggleforland.substack.com/p/against-food-security-as-national) _2026-08-02 · Alex Heffron · The Struggle for Land_ When food security is reframed as a project of national security it fuels the disaster nationalism of the far right and abandons ideas of collective safety at a global level ## [The growing influence of the war lobby on British food and farming](https://thestruggleforland.substack.com/p/the-growing-influence-of-the-war) _2026-07-30 · Alex Heffron · The Struggle for Land_ British Food and farming figures and organisations are increasingly articulating their concerns in the language of national security – we must reject this ## [Trees devouring sheep: climate rentierism and the financialised land grabbing of Welsh farmland](https://thestruggleforland.substack.com/p/trees-devouring-sheep-climate-rentierism) _2026-07-16 · Alex Heffron · The Struggle for Land_ Who benefits and who loses in capitalist green transitions? A case study analysis of financialisation, climate rentierism and land grabbing in Carmarthenshire, Wales. ## [Agroecology Around Arran: Beyond the Farm Gate](https://agricology.libsyn.com/agroecology-around-arran-beyond-the-farm-gate) _2026-06-25 · Agricology Podcast_ In the final episode of the series, we explore how the island's farmers have diversified their businesses to adapt to changing markets and build resilience for the future. Along the way, we'll discover how these new enterprises are creating benefits that extend far beyond the farm gate, supporting local jobs, producing essential goods and services, creating educational opportunities, and helping… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/agricology/Podcast_E5_-_volume_balanced_mixdown.mp3?dest-id=2123003) ## [Agroecology Around Arran: Growing Community](https://agricology.libsyn.com/agroecology-around-arran-growing-community) _2026-06-18 · Agricology Podcast_ In this episode we meet four inspiring guests who are championing small-scale horticulture, alternative food systems and pollinator conservation on Arran. We learn how market gardens, community growing projects and foraging initiatives are helping to celebrate local produce, reconnect people with the land and strengthen social wellbeing. We also explore the important role that bees and honey… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/agricology/4_-_Growing_Community.m4a?dest-id=2123003) ## [Agroecology Around Arran: Following the Grain](https://agricology.libsyn.com/agroecology-around-arran-following-the-grain) _2026-06-11 · Agricology Podcast_ In this episode, we explore arable farming on Arran, tracing the journey of locally grown grain from field to fork and glass. We begin at Bellevue Farm, where farmer Donald Currie grows malting barley on Arran's fertile soils. From there, we follow the grain north to Lochranza Distillery, where Brand Ambassador Fred Baumgärtner explains how locally grown barley is transformed into the island's… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/agricology/to_Upload_-_Arable_Episode_-_Final_1.m4a?dest-id=2123003) ## [Agroecology Around Arran: Arran's Dairy Story](https://agricology.co.uk/research-projects/agroecology-around-arran-agricology-podcast/) _2026-06-04 · Agricology Podcast_ The episode features farmers, artisan food producers, and the distributers working to connect the two and create a thriving hyper-local milk market. We learn how collaboration and adding value is key to keeping dairy at the heart of the community. Milk production on Arran has a somewhat turbulent history, with external pressures such as pasteurisation legislation pushing the industry to the brink… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/agricology/Dairy_FINAL.mp3?dest-id=2123003) ## [Agroecology Around Arran: Meat and Livestock Farming](https://agricology.co.uk/research-projects/agroecology-around-arran-agricology-podcast/) _2026-05-28 · Agricology Podcast_ From the early days of crofting and subsistence farming to the present day, animal protein has provided an essential and highly valuable source of nutrients for Arran's population. While sheep and beef production have always been central to Arran's farming economy, venison is now also being embraced as a sustainable protein source that can help to combat the growing threat that the wild deer… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/agricology/Episode_1_FINAL_VOLUME_BALANCED.mp3?dest-id=2123003) ## [Introducing Agroecology Around Arran - New Season Trailer](https://agricology.co.uk/blog/introducing-agroecology-around-arran/) _2026-05-25 · Agricology Podcast_ In this new season trailor, podcast host Wallace Currie and Alice Farmery from the Agricology team introduce themselves, explain the concept behind our new podcast season and give listeners a taste of what is to come. This short introduction provides some background to Arran to give context to the series, and provides an overview of the key terms and ideas used throughout. [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/agricology/Alice_and_Wallace_Screenplay.m4a?dest-id=2123003) ## [Occupying the Land Question](https://thestruggleforland.substack.com/p/occupying-the-land-question) _2026-05-04 · Alex Heffron · The Struggle for Land_ What would it mean if movements for agroecology and food sovereignty repossessed the land that was taken away from all of us? ## [CLI-first decentralized compute (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/sU7H1qDkQyGF) _2026-05-04 · **Sponsored**_ Run and pay spare GPUs from the CLI — transcode, coinpay (DID+escrow), infernet (AI). ## [Industrial agriculture is not the enemy](https://thestruggleforland.substack.com/p/industrial-agriculture-is-not-the) _2026-05-03 · Alex Heffron · The Struggle for Land_ Thinking once more on the distinction between strategy and tactics, exchange value and use value, in agroecology and food sovereignty ## [Famines of the capitalist economy](https://thestruggleforland.substack.com/p/famines-of-the-capitalist-economy) _2026-04-26 · Alex Heffron · The Struggle for Land_ Every year it's taken for granted that billions of people should remain undernourished – it's beyond time to question the fundamental cause of that malnutrition. ## [A belly full of natural gas and other fictions of self-sufficiency](https://thestruggleforland.substack.com/p/a-belly-full-of-natural-gas-and-other) _2026-04-02 · Alex Heffron · The Struggle for Land_ Does a greenhouse full of peppers and tomatoes bathing in the warmth of natural gas and fed a diet of fertilisers really represent food security and self-sufficiency? ## [Is the UK really 60% self-sufficient in food?](https://thestruggleforland.substack.com/p/is-the-uk-really-60-self-sufficient) _2026-03-21 · Alex Heffron · The Struggle for Land_ On the myths of self-sufficiency, localism and nationalism, and why it matters for the project of food sovereignty at a time of global eco-apartheid ## [Are all farmers struggling?](https://thestruggleforland.substack.com/p/are-all-farmers-struggling) _2026-02-28 · Alex Heffron · The Struggle for Land_ Getting beyond flattened narratives that imagines all farmers across the world exploited by agribusiness and processors/retailers, and instead looking at those who do very well out of this arrangement ## [Are farmers a class?](https://thestruggleforland.substack.com/p/are-farmers-a-class) _2026-02-26 · Alex Heffron · The Struggle for Land_ What do we mean when we say farmer if we analyse it through the lens of class? ## [Rethinking Oilseed Rape - The Promise of Companion Cropping](https://agricology.co.uk/) _2026-01-22 · Agricology Podcast_ In this special e dition of the Agricology Podcast, we introduce an exciting new research project investigating how companion cropping can support pest, weed, and disease management in oilseed rape (OSR) . Head of Agricology Matt Smee is joined by Duncan Coston (Entomological Research Consultant and Project Lead) and Lynn Tatnell (Weed Biologist at ADAS) to explore why OSR can be such a… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/agricology/Comp_crop_epi_1_Draft_V1.mp3?dest-id=2123003) ## [Agroforestry Through the Elements - People](https://agricology.co.uk/) _2025-12-11 · Agricology Podcast_ This is the last episode of a new series exploring agroforestry, in which we use the elements as a framework to deepen understanding and challenge assumptions around trees on farms. The overarching aim is to explore how trees on farms contribute to more than just individual functions, holding the ability to transform whole landscapes and ecosystems. This episode dives into the human element of… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/agricology/E5_To_upload_and_share.mp3?dest-id=2123003) ## [Agroforestry Through the Elements - Air](https://agricology.co.uk/) _2025-12-04 · Agricology Podcast_ This is the penulitmate episode of a new series exploring agroforestry, in which we use the elements as a framework to deepen understanding and challenge assumptions around trees on farms. The overarching aim is to explore how trees on farms contribute to more than just individual functions, holding the ability to transform whole landscapes and ecosystems. In this episode we take a detailed look… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/agricology/FINAL_E4_To_share_and_upload.mp3?dest-id=2123003) ## [Ship software peacefully (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/zNMV2Vyoiq0m) _2025-12-04 · **Sponsored**_ Connect your repo and deploy instantly — Railway handles config, scaling, and monitoring. ## [Agroforestry Through the Elements - Earth](https://agricology.co.uk/) _2025-11-20 · Agricology Podcast_ This is the third episode of a new series exploring agroforestry, in which we use the elements as a framework to deepen understanding and challenge assumptions around trees on farms. The overarching aim is to explore how trees on farms contribute to more than just individual functions, holding the ability to transform whole landscapes and ecosystems. This episode investigates how trees improve… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/agricology/E3_FINAL_To_Share_and_Upload.mp3?dest-id=2123003)