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Nov 2022

31m 33s

The Circular Economy and Agriculture

Ellen MacArthur Foundation

About this episode

The circular economy is often wrongly characterised as a tech solution, or a solution for tech, but it’s about much more than that.

As we heard in episode 97, there are two cycles: the technical and biological one. In this episode, we’re exploring the latter.

Colin Webster from the Ellen MacArthur Foundation talks to farmer and soil advocate Abby Rose, and Gero Leson, Vice President of Special Operations at Dr. Bronner's, to hear about the benefits and practicalities of agriculture in a circular economy.

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Useful links:

Find out more about food and the circular economy

Check out Abby Rose’s podcast Farmerama

Learn more about Dr Bronner’s work with farmers

Discover more about the biological and technical cycles

Listen to all episodes of the Circular Economy Show Podcast

Visit the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s website

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