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WAS IS COULD BE: Season 2

It was $1.38 worth of tomato seeds that changed my life forever… I don't remember where I got them. I don't remember what brand they were, but I do remember this, those seeds refused to grow…

Which got me to thinking how hard is it to grow our own food anyways? And how did food start being something from far away, instead of something from right in our own backyards.

It's an interesting thing to go to the grocery store and find empty shelves. It's even more interesting to then come home to news of dairies pouring out milk because there's too much supply.

It just didn't make sense, but that's exactly what we all did in March of 2020. At the time I was still working on season 1 of the podcast and I had been intent to share a two-part final episode on the history of food. Kind of funny to look back on — funny that I would try to put the history of something literally required for human life into two short episodes. And it was just my bad luck that that thing at the time would be a point of contention and fear for people.

But this isn't a story about COVID or about my runty tomatoes. It's not even a story about the history of food itself. This season on Was Is Could Be: one story about how food started being something from far away, instead of something from right in our own backyards. And it's also a story about the extremes I would take to ask my usual question, what if we still live that way today?

 

Season 2 Episodes

Season 2: The Interviewees

Season 2 of Was Is Could Be was produced by Liz Russell of It’s Liz Russell. Each episode was carefully edited by the team at Sound Advice Strategies. Our theme music was made by Neil Cross and published by ImageCollect Publishing. This season’s cover art was made by Liz Russell. This podcast couldn’t exist without our interviewees. They not only share their precious time during the recording, but also provide endless resources, respond to emails, deal with Liz’s hectic schedule, and on. The best way you can thank them for sharing with us - support their work at the links shared with each bio and share with your friends!

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