Jyoti Fernandes's guest appearances

Jyoti Fernandes

Extinction Rebellion Podcast

Wonderspace

Landscapes

Zadie Smith

Kevin Anderson

Joanna Macy

Ann Pettifor

Margaret Atwood

GEORGE MONBIOT

Amitav Ghosh

Jason Hickel

Michael Gove

Kate Raworth

Richard Black

Christiana Figueres

Jay Griffiths

Jeremy Lent

Andrew Flachs

OwlTail

On this week's episode of Wonderspace, we orbit with Jyoti Fernandes, a smallholder farmer on a regenerative holding in the UK and the head of policy at the Landworkers Alliance, a union of farmers, growers, foresters, and land-based workers with a mission to create a better food and land-use system for everyone. Jyoti was nominated by a farmer and the host of the farmerama podcast, Abby Rose, who was our 44th guest on Wonderspace.  "I wanted to create a social movement of people who want to return to the earth and actually heal and restore it. I learned that if there are things that need to be changed, you must come together with people who feel and experience the same thing and hold hope together to effect change. This is the most hopeful thing I've ever experienced – trying to reconnect with the land, its rhythms, and other people to recreate community.” Jyoti Q2  Find out more: https://landworkersalliance.org.ukTo view the episode page with a summary of the interview, links to social media and projects mentioned, go to https://ourwonder.space/episodes/_102 🤩 To upload your own stories of hopefulness, follow the link - https://ourwonder.space  🎧 To listen to the previous 101 Wonderspace editions go to https://ourwonder.space/episodes   -------------- More about Wonderspace: https://ourwonder.space   Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBUt53ifgsf4Hu9tQTWjEmA/videos  Facebook: http://facebook.com/ourwonderspace Instagram: http://instagram.com/ourwonderspace  Twitter: https://twitter.com/ourwonderspace  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/our-wonderspace/  TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ourwonderspace  --------------- Music: https://theade.me  Re-wonder: https://asknature.org

On this week's episode of Wonderspace, we orbit with Jyoti Fernandes, a smallholder farmer on a regenerative holding in the UK and the head of policy at the Landworkers Alliance, a union of farmers, growers, foresters, and land-based workers with a mission to create a better food and land-use system for everyone. Jyoti was nominated by a farmer and the host of the farmerama podcast, Abby Rose, who was our 44th guest on Wonderspace. "I wanted to create a social movement of people who want to return to the earth and actually heal and restore it. I learned that if there are things that need to be changed, you must come together with people who feel and experience the same thing and hold hope together to effect change. This is the most hopeful thing I've ever experienced – trying to reconnect with the land, its rhythms, and other people to recreate community.” Jyoti Q2 Find out more: <a href="https://landworkersalliance.org.uk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://landworkersalliance.org.uk</a> To view the episode page with a summary of the interview, links to social media and projects mentioned, go to <a href="https://ourwonder.space/episodes/_102" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://ourwonder.space/episodes/_102</a> 🤩 To upload your own stories of hopefulness, f<a href="https://ourwonder.space/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ollow the link - </a><a href="https://ourwonder.space/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https:</a>//ourwonder.space 🎧 To listen to the previous 101 Wonderspac<a href="https://ourwonder.space/episodes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">e editions go to </a><a href="https://ourwonder.space/episodes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://ourwond</a>er.space/episodes -------------- More <a href="https://ourwonder.space/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">about Wonderspace: </a><a href="https://ourwonder.space/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http</a>s://ourwond<a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBUt53ifgsf4Hu9tQTWjEmA/videos" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">er.space</a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBUt53ifgsf4Hu9tQTWjEmA/videos" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Youtube: </a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBUt53ifgsf4Hu9tQTWjEmA/videos" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBUt53ifgs</a>f4Hu9tQTWjEmA/v<a href="http://facebook.com/ourwonderspace" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ideos</a><a href="http://facebook.com/ourwonderspace" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Facebook: </a><a href="http://facebook.com/ourwonderspace" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://facebook.</a>com/ourwonde<a href="http://instagram.com/ourwonderspace" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">rspace</a><a href="http://instagram.com/ourwonderspace" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Instagram: </a><a href="http://instagram.com/ourwonderspace" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://instagram.</a>com/ourwond<a href="https://twitter.com/ourwonderspace" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">erspace</a><a href="https://twitter.com/ourwonderspace" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Twitter: </a><a href="https://twitter.com/ourwonderspace" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.</a>com/ourwonde<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/our-wonderspace/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">rspace</a><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/our-wonderspace/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> LinkedIn: </a><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/our-wonderspace/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/compan</a>y/our-wond<a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@ourwonderspace" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">erspace/</a><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@ourwonderspace" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> TikTok: </a><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@ourwonderspace" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.tiktok.c</a>om/@ourwonderspace -----<a href="https://theade.me/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">---------- Music:</a> <a href="https://theade.me" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://theade.me</a> Re-wonder: <a href="https://asknature.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://asknature.org</a>

#102 Jyoti Fernandes (Landworkers Alliance) [S8:E8]

Jyoti Fernandes, farmer of Five Penny Farms and Policy Coordinator with the UK based Landworkers’ Alliance, discusses what agroecology means to her and the efforts to shape food policy in the United Kingdom. We also discuss the risk of agroecology being co-opted and the current boycott of the UN Food Systems Summit. Episode Links  Five Penny Farms, Dorset Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa  Scientists Boycott the 2021 UN Food Systems Summit Jyoti testifying at the EU Parliament in 2015  Raj Patel on Normal Borlaug | Interview in PBS American Experience  Is Agroecology Being Co-opted by Big Ag? | Civil Eats Article  Farm Protests in India Are Writing the Green Revolution’s Obituary | Scientific American Article The Land Workers’ Alliance The Dimbleby Report | Part One of the National Food Strategy European Coordination Via Campesina Reframing the land-sparing/land-sharing debate for biodiversity conservation | Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences Nature Friendly Farming Network Pasture Fed Livestock Association SUSTAIN Alliance for better food and farming Agriculture Act 2020 

<a href="https://landworkersalliance.org.uk/meet-the-team/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jyoti Fernandes</a>, farmer of <a href="https://www.fivepennycatering.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Five Penny Farms</a> and Policy Coordinator with the UK based Landworkers’ Alliance, discusses what agroecology means to her and the efforts to shape food policy in the United Kingdom. We also discuss the risk of agroecology being co-opted and the current boycott of the UN Food Systems Summit. Episode Links <ul> <li><a href="https://www.fivepennycatering.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Five Penny Farms</a>, Dorset</li> <li><a href="https://agra.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa</a></li> <li><a href="https://agroecologyresearchaction.org/scientists-boycott-the-2021-un-food-systems-summit/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Scientists Boycott the 2021 UN Food Systems Summit</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUunyJEkUbY#t=78" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jyoti testifying at the EU Parliament</a> in 2015</li> <li><a href="https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/caught-war-on-communism-norman-borlaug-and-green-revolution/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Raj Patel on Normal Borlaug</a> | Interview in PBS American Experience</li> <li><a href="https://civileats.com/2021/04/20/is-agroecology-being-co-opted-by-big-ag/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Is Agroecology Being Co-opted by Big Ag?</a> | Civil Eats Article</li> <li><a href="https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/farm-protests-in-india-are-writing-the-green-revolutions-obituary/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Farm Protests in India Are Writing the Green Revolution’s Obituary</a> | Scientific American Article</li> <li><a href="https://landworkersalliance.org.uk/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Land Workers’ Alliance</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.nationalfoodstrategy.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Dimbleby Report</a> | Part One of the National Food Strategy</li> <li><a href="https://www.eurovia.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">European Coordination Via Campesina</a></li> <li><a href="https://escholarship.org/uc/item/954020b1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Reframing the land-sparing/land-sharing debate for biodiversity conservation</a> | Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences</li> <li><a href="https://www.nffn.org.uk/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Nature Friendly Farming Network</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.pastureforlife.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pasture Fed Livestock Association</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.sustainweb.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">SUSTAIN Alliance for better food and farming</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2020/21/contents" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Agriculture Act 2020</a></li> </ul>

An Agroecological Vision for the United Kingdom - (Jyoti Fernandes)

In this week’s episode Jessica interviews two inspirational women: Helen Norberg-Hodge, the founder of Local Futures; and Jyoti Fernandes, from the Land Workers Alliance and La Via Campesina. We talk about why our futures need to be local rather than global and why that truth is more evident now than ever.In particular we focus on food production and why small-scale, agro-ecological farming will help heal the planet and the biosphere, provide satisfying jobs, and make the country more resilient in times of crisis.Jessica’s co-presenter this week is Mothiur Rahman, who is part of XR’s Political and Visioning Circle as well as XR Muslims. Extinction Rebellion has three demands. 1) Tell the Truth – Government must tell the truth by declaring a climate and ecological emergency, working with other institutions to communicate the urgency for change. 2) Act Now – Government must act now to halt biodiversity loss and reduce greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2025. 3) Beyond Politics – Government must create and be led by the decision of a Citizens’ Assembly on climate and ecological justice.Producers – Bill Leuty and Jessica TownsendPresenters – Jessica Townsend and Mothiur RahmanEditor – Bill LeutyAdditional Production Support – Michaela Herrmann and Alex DopieralaSocial Media Producers – Jessica Townsend and Michaela Herrmann

In this week’s episode Jessica interviews two inspirational women: Helen Norberg-Hodge, the founder of Local Futures; and Jyoti Fernandes, from the Land Workers Alliance and La Via Campesina. We talk about why our futures need to be local rather than global and why that truth is more evident now than ever. In particular we focus on food production and why small-scale, agro-ecological farming will help heal the planet and the biosphere, provide satisfying jobs, and make the country more resilient in times of crisis. Jessica’s co-presenter this week is Mothiur Rahman, who is part of XR’s Political and Visioning Circle as well as XR Muslims. Extinction Rebellion has three demands. 1) Tell the Truth – Government must tell the truth by declaring a climate and ecological emergency, working with other institutions to communicate the urgency for change. 2) Act Now – Government must act now to halt biodiversity loss and reduce greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2025. 3) Beyond Politics – Government must create and be led by the decision of a Citizens’ Assembly on climate and ecological justice. Producers – Bill Leuty and Jessica Townsend Presenters – Jessica Townsend and Mothiur Rahman Editor – Bill Leuty Additional Production Support – Michaela Herrmann and Alex Dopierala Social Media Producers – Jessica Townsend and Michaela Herrmann

Episode 13 – The Future is Local, with Helena Norberg-Hodge and Jyoti Fernandes