#16 – Plants of Western Medicine & Urban Farming

Update: 2021-02-04

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Frankie talks about the discovery in plant DNA of a found missing link, that may lead to slowing the aging process in humans (read it here: https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/18/health/plant-longevity-telomerase-scn-wellness/index.html) and then talks about the plants that have influenced western medicine. Daniel talks about urban farming, and the innovations and history that have brought us to where we are.

Read the daffodil article here:
https://www.countryliving.com/uk/wellbeing/a20099679/welsh-daffodils-combat-dementia/

Read more about Aero Farms here:
https://aerofarms.com/

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