Lettuce Feed the City - Walt Bonham, The Food Lab LLC

Wondering where your food comes from? Walt Bonham, founder of The Food Lab LLC and founding member of The Richland County Grow Op, has answers! In this episode, we dig into urban gardening, food security, perennial crop systems and how community driven efforts are transforming access to fresh food.

Garden Nerd Resources

1. The Food Lab LLC http://eatthefoodlab.com/
2. Richland County Grow Op https://richlandgro-op.com/
3. North End Community Improvement Collaborative (NECIC) https://www.necic-ohio.org/about-us
4. Richland County Food Producers https://richlandswcd.net/agriculture/richland-county-food-producer-list/
5. Biotechnology in Agriculture (Gene splicing) https://portal.ct.gov/caes/plant-science-day/1999/biotechnology-in-agriculture
6. Ecosystem Services https://www.climatehubs.usda.gov/ecosystem-services#:~:text=Ecosystem%20services%20are%20the%20direct,support%20and%20sustain%20human%20livelihoods.
7. Food Deserts https://foodispower.org/access-health/food-deserts/
8. RSWCD Urban Gardening Newsletter Articles: Sub Irrigated Planters (SIP) and Urban Composting 

 

Contact us

1. Richland SWCD https://richlandswcd.net/about-us/contact-us/ or call 419-774-8986
2. Kingwood Center Gardens https://kingwoodcenter.org/

Musical talent

Permission was generously granted for the use of the following tracks: "Run One Down" by Dan Lebowitz (our theme), and "A Brand New Start", "Confident Kurt", "Walk Through the Park", "A Night Alone", "Sunday", "Blue Ribbons", and "Easy Stroll" by TrackTribe.