Double Canopy

Dr. Rebecca J. Cole and Dr. Rakan “Zak” Zahawi are renowned Restoration Ecologists who implemented an experiment similar to the famous Orange Peel Forrest in Costa Rica in the 1990’s, this time using Coffee Pulp ag waste. The results are astounding, and further evidence that this strategy works with multiple inputs, at low cost, and at scale. Rebecca on Instagram: @rebecca.j.cole Rakan on X: @DarwinFound The March 2021 Paper: https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/2688-8319.12054 Recorded on 9/27/2024

Stacey Grace is the co-founder and CEO of KENT, a made in America, regenerative organic, clothing line with a mission to teach their customers to compost their clothes when they are done with them. wearkent.com @wearkent on instagram and tiktok In July of 2023, Stacey agreed to sponsor a #soilyourundies challenge for SJND High School's AP Biology class. KENT provided us 26 pairs of their Hipster Underwear, which we buried in the forgotten garden bed behind the school’s offices. 2 months later, in April of 2024, they were unearthed and the results of the experiment were jaw dropping. Global Textile Standard (GOTS) https://global-standard.org/ Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) https://ecochain.com/blog/life-cycle-assessment-lca-guide/ Shark Tank season 14 ep1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6eGu4XUDrFY&list=PLDe0CguuqcMBcJT31qy8dFi9nvZUWyx9X&index=48 (negative comments mostly focused on the show’s “live” format) Shark Tank Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/sharktank/comments/xmgbb9/s14e01_episode_discussion_kent/ Interview recorded May 19th, 2024

Jill Ashey is a PhD candidate at the University of Rhode Island in the Department of Biological Sciences. She is primarily focused on Coral physiology, epigenetics, and adaptation. @jillashey (x) Astrangia Poculata, “Northern Star” Coral https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-release/northern-star-coral-study/ Dr. David Vaughan https://mote.org/news/article/mote-scientist-recognized-by-u.s.-coral-reef-task-force https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7n19msJhmQ https://plantamillioncorals.org Crustose Coralline Algae (CCA) https://ocean.si.edu/ocean-life/plants-algae/coralline-algae-unsung-architects-coral-reefs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rt-ZtmizeRg Beneficial Microorganisms for Corals https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5339234/ Interview Recorded on Nov. 10th 2023

Jake Dailey is the founder and CEO of US Rake Force, whose mission it is to better manage Forests by clearing hazardous fuels and creating water retention structures like Hugelkulturs. His efforts in Regenerative Agroforestry is garnering national attention in the wake of devastating fires in the Pacific West of the last decade. www.rakeforce.us/ www.tiktok.com/@usrakeforce https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koyaanisqatsi www.allpowerlabs.com Double Canopy @canopyx2 Recorded on September 4th, 2023

Ben utilizes drone photography, satellite data, and LiDAR technology to create stunning topographic maps. These maps not only showcase the landscape's beauty but also provide vital insights into its hydrology, making them essential for permaculture designers. By meticulously analyzing the terrain's features, such as contour and slope, Ben's maps serve as invaluable tools for understanding water movement. This knowledge guides his permaculture strategies, ensuring a harmonious integration of human design and natural systems that prioritize water conservation and sustainability. Ben Missimer https://www.pearlriverecodesign.com https://www.facebook.com/PearlRiverEcoDesign youtube.com/@benmissimer twitter.com/EarthHacker Andrew Millison www.youtube.com/@amillison Geoff Lawton www.youtube.com/@DiscoverPermaculture Recorded on August 12th, 2023

Heidi Jayne Hawkins PhD. is a research fellow at Conservation International (CI), a research associate at the University of Cape Town, and is the lead author of a new study, “Mycorrhizal mycelium as a global carbon pool” which was just published on June 5th of this year. https://twitter.com/heidi_j_hawkins Paper: Mycorrhizal mycelium as a global carbon pool https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(23)00167-7#%20 Entangled Life, by Merlin Sheldrake https://a.co/d/b8lEoWs Fantastic Fungi, by Louie Schwartzberg https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B08DKLWM69/ref=atv_dp_share_cu_r Interview Recorded June 24th, 2023

Sam Osborne is an independent researcher and farmer in Poland, whose observations and conclusions about herbivore and extinct megafauna grazing patterns are staggering in their implications. “Ecology is highly complex, but it sits on a very simple framework”    Sam Osborne https://twitter.com/SamOsbo05700900  Check Dam https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Check_dam  Extinct Megafauna https://www.treehugger.com/extinct-megafauna-that-are-out-of-this-world-4868804  Deforestation in Scotland https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAGHUkby2Is  BioMass on Earth: Chart https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2018/5/29/17386112/all-life-on-earth-chart-weight-plants-animals-pnas  P A Yeomans https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P._A._Yeomans  Allan Yeomans: Priority One https://www.amazon.com/Priority-One-Together-Global-Warming/dp/0646438050  “By Hook or by Crook” https://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/by-hook-or-by-crook.html  Sheep Grazing in Hyde Park, London https://www.royalparks.org.uk/whats-on/blog/when-sheep-flocked-in-the-royal-parks  Paul Saladino MD / Carnivore Code https://www.amazon.com/Carnivore-Code-Unlocking-Returning-Ancestral/dp/035846997X   Interview Recorded November 29th, 2022

Idan Ben-Barak is the author of whimsical and informative children's picture books about life science, microbiology and more. www.idanbb.com @IdanBenBarak on twitter @idan.bb on instagram amazon.com/stores/Idan-Ben-Barak/author/B002AU0WQK?ref=ap_rdr&store_ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true  Linnea Rundgren www.linearimaging.com Julian Frost julianfrost.co.nz/work Philip Bunting philipbunting.com en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonie_van_Leeuwenhoek Myth of Beer drinking instead of dirty Water www.tastesofhistory.co.uk/post/dispelling-some-myths-dirty-water-drink-beer   Microbes in Hawaiian Lava Caves www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9349362/   Ocean Cleanup of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch theoceancleanup.com/   Philosophy of Microbiology by Maureen O'Malley https://www.amazon.com/Philosophy-Mic...  Interview recorded November 26th, 2022

John Rasic is probably among just a handful of people who have dug so many deep pits, in so many places around the world. His soil studies and insights are not only valuable to the many agricultural projects he has consulted on globally, but also to a layman like me who seeks deeper understanding. I highly recommend John's Youtube channel which is very informative, eye-opening, and entertaining.   jirasic.com  @johnrasic14 on twitter @johnivorasic on instagram  https://www.youtube.com/c/JohnRasic  Milankovitch (Orbital) Cycles and Their Role in Earth's Climate https://climate.nasa.gov/news/2948/milankovitch-orbital-cycles-and-their-role-in-earths-climate/  Keeping Your Cool on the Climate Debate with Bjorn Lomborg (funding experimental solutions at ~29:30) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Te5al2APrQ  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasily_Dokuchaev  GUIDELINES FOR SURVEYING SOIL AND LAND RESOURCES Australian Soil and Land Survey Handbooks Series Second Edition By: NJ McKenzie, MJ Grundy, R Webster, AJ Ringrose-Voase https://www.publish.csiro.au/book/5650  Interview Originally Recorded October 19th 2022

Dr. Nina Bassuk is one of the world’s leading Urban Tree experts and founder of Cornell University’s Urban Horticulture Institute, where she has worked and taught for over 40 years. Here we talk about the science she has contributed to, and it's documented, real world applications.   Urban Horticulture Institute https://blogs.cornell.edu/urbanhort/  Woody Plants Database https://woodyplants.cals.cornell.edu/home “Scoop and Dump” Soil Remediation https://blogs.cornell.edu/urbanhort/outreach/scoop-and-dump-soil-remediation/  CU-Structural Soil™ https://blogs.cornell.edu/urbanhort/outreach/cu-structural-soil/  CU Structural Soil 7-year Tree Excavation Study https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yFHLPL904Q Locating tree roots with ground penetrating radar https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jVxG9E2xME  iTree Design https://design.itreetools.org/  SWAT Team https://blogs.cornell.edu/hort/2015/09/10/swat-team-tackles-tree-inventory/  Million Trees Initiative https://www.milliontreesnyc.org/  Interview Recorded September 29th, 2022

Michael Martin Melendrez is an intrepid Soil scientist and entrepreneur. His innovations with Soil amendments and his out-of-the-box thinking have garnered many successes over a long career. Watch here as he challenges long standing assumptions, and backs it all up with science and experience.    https://www.soilsecrets.com/@soilsecrets Soil Secrets on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnlgJd7e5rUBAxkzAsqEaUg https://www.treesthatplease.org/ 1990 Organic Food Production Act https://www.congress.gov/bill/101st-congress/senate-bill/2108/text Mycorrhizal Fungi “Mining” Rock and Mineral https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/artful-amoeba/the-world-s-largest-mining-operation-is-run-by-fungi/ Lex Fridman Podcast w/ Elon Musk https://youtu.be/DxREm3s1scA?t=1645 NASA growing plants in Moon Soil https://www.npr.org/2022/05/14/1098753238/scientists-grow-plants-soil-moon-nasa-university-of-florida#:~:text=In%20a%20NASA%2Dfunded%20study,said%20in%20a%20press%20release. Handbook of Lunar Soils (Regolith) https://curator.jsc.nasa.gov/lunar/catalogs/other/lunar_soils_catalog.pdf International Oak Society https://www.internationaloaksociety.org/content/10th-international-oak-society-conference-2022 Nitrogen in the Environment: Leaching https://extension.missouri.edu/publications/wq262 Permaculture Drylands Institute is now Permaculture Institute https://permaculture.org/ Electrified Fog Collection! https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.aao5323 https://youtu.be/NBhFxXT9mUQ?t=277 Interview Recorded August 16th, 2022

Back in 2017, Tim and Jon wrote a paper about a unique and audacious experiment in Costa Rica. Truckloads of Orange peels were dumped onto degraded pasture in the late 1990's, and left to decompose. The result is renewed forest with increased biodiversity, which begs the question: where else in the world can agricultural waste streams help restore degraded soil?  Original Paper 2017: https://spia.princeton.edu/system/files/research/documents/Treuer_et_al-2017-Restoration_Ecology%20(1).pdf  Reporting from 2017: https://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode/a-fruitful-experiment-in-land-conservation/  Área de Conservación Guanacaste  https://www.acguanacaste.ac.cr/index.php  Coffee Pulp Forest: https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/2688-8319.12054 https://mbgecologicalrestoration.wordpress.com/2021/04/23/30-dump-truck-loads-of-coffee-pulp-help-restore-a-costa-rican-rainforest/  Costa Rica Orange Juice Companies:  http://www.delorocr.com/  http://www.ticofrut.com/home/  Tim on twitter: @Treuer  Jon on twitter: @jonjchoi   Interview Recorded on May 23rd, 2022