The Why We Grow Show
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The Why We Grow Show
We're tackling the hard issues in New Zealand's food & fibre sector. If we're to survive the fourth revolution we need to stand up, discuss change and make it happen so New Zealand's food & fibre sector has a place in the country's future.
Recent Episodes
7 episodes
Ep 7: Rebuilding the model: customers, conservation and keeping farmers in business
We’re pressuring farmers to solve complex challenges like water quality, but are we missing the bigger picture? What about the fundamentals around our...
Ep 6: Millennials: Missing in Action
All this talk about upending business as usual, moving up the value chain and diversifying our land use is great – but without the energy, entrepreneu...
Ep 5: Food: The Healer
Bailey Peryman is helping young people grow – literally. Through Cultivate Christchurch, an urban farm in the heart of the garden city, Bailey and the...
Ep 4: The Vegans are coming
A new generation of eaters are championing plant-based diets and veganism as a response to the health, animal ethics and environmental challenges of o...
Ep 3: Back to the future: The diversified farm
Untethering ourselves from the boom and bust of the commodity markets means embracing land use change. We ask Dan Steele from Blue Duck Station, a 720...
Ep 2: With nature on our side: regenerative farming in New Zealand
Farming for biodiversity gains, soil enrichment and community – welcome to the regenerative frontier. This low-input, holistic farming model increasin...
Ep 1: The rhythm of food
In a world of non-stop, on-the-go everything, can food slow us down and connect us to place, people and a sense of peace? Angela Clifford, CEO of Eat...