Welcome back to The Agriculture Season, our new series that explores the food on your plate, how it got there, and it's global impact on the environment, social justice, and the economy. In this episode (EP 4), we're diving into the controversial questions: Is eating meat killing the planet? Is there such thing as "ethically conscious meat eating"? What exactly is meat production's impact on the environment?Tune into this episode to find out our discoveries after connecting with land stewards, regenerative farmers, and superfood experts to answer our pressing questions!Sources cited in this episode:https://e360.yale.edu/digest/meat-oil-gas-methanehttps://profundo.nl/projects/roasting-the-planet-big-meat-and-dairy-s-big-emissions-/https://foe.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Roasting-The-Planet-ExecSummary-FINAL-16_10_25.pdfhttps://ourworldindata.org/environmental-impacts-of-foodhttps://www.fairr.org/resources/knowledge-hub/water-usehttps://carboncontainmentlab.org/updates/posts/hidden-in-plain-sight-an-overview-of-rice-paddy-methane-mitigationhttps://www.ccacoalition.org/en/activity/mitigating-methane-emissions-rice-paddieshttps://farmonaut.com/blogs/almond-milk-water-consumption-2026-vs-dairy-milkhttps://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-46459714https://www.asas.org/taking-stock/blog-post/taking-stock/2023/06/29/interpretive-summary-study-finds-carbon-footprint-of-lab-grown-beefhttps://costa.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/costa.house.gov/files/evo-media-document/one-pager-cows-act.pdfhttps://www.cdfa.ca.gov/oefi/AMMP/https://www.iatp.org/emissions-impossible-methane-editionhttps://changingmarkets.org/report/emissions-impossible-methane-edition/https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aaq0216https://www.waterfootprint.org/resources/Mekonnen-Hoekstra-2012-WaterFootprintFarmAnimalProducts_1.pdfhttps://globalaffairs.org/commentary/blogs/livestock-ladders-water-footprinthttps://www.researchgate.net/publication/391194277_Global_Rice_Paddy_Inventory_GRPI_A_High-Resolution_Inventory_of_Methane_Emissions_From_Rice_Agriculture_Based_on_Landsat_Satellite_Inundation_Datahttps://e360.yale.edu/digest/meat-oil-gas-methane https://foodrise.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Roasting-The-Planet-Report-FINAL-16_10_25.pdf https://www.iatp.org/sites/default/files/2021-10/2021_IATP_COP26_JBS_NetZero.pdf _____________________________________________________________To stay on top of Hotel Earth 360° updates, check out our links belowSubstack: https://hotelearth360.substack.com/ Instagram: @hotelearth360TikTok: @hotelearth360Website: hotelearth360.com To receive the Hotel Earth newsletter, for environmental news, episode announcements, book club updates, and more, subscribe to our Substack: https://hotelearth360.substack.com/subscribe📧 For business inquiries: info@hotelearth360.com Thanks you for watching! If you enjoyed it, give it a thumbs up! Green regards,Ari & Lexi

Welcome back to The Agriculture Season, our new series that explores the food on your plate, how it got there, and it's global impact on the environment, social justice, and the economy.

In this episode (EP 3), we're explaining regenerative agriculture and indigenous farming methods. We dive into how these practices can be used with new technology for a healthier future.

Time stamps:

00:00 Intro

02:06 Topic intro

04:25 What is "regenerative agriculture"?

22:40 Harnessing indigenous wisdom

30:35 The truth about the transition

34:06 Europe vs. USA case study

42:06 What does regeneration look like?

57:31 Final thoughts & next episode reveal

Sources cited in this episode:

https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/ag-and-food-statistics-charting-the-essentials/ag-and-food-sectors-and-the-economy

https://abcnews.com/Technology/borlaug-saved-millions-hunger-dies/story?id=8595855#:~:text=He%20was%20known%20as%20the,%E2%80%94%20a%20much%20better%20place.%22https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/life-in-soil.html

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10969708/

https://www.undrr.org/understanding-disaster-risk/terminology/hips/en0019

https://ourworldindata.org/soil-lifespans

https://www.valleyagvoice.com/regenerative-agriculture-offers-long-term-solutions-for-central-valley/

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8801175/

https://foodtank.com/news/2020/02/24-organizations-finding-food-justice/

https://agriculture.ec.europa.eu/data-and-analysis/markets/outlook/medium-term_en

https://sustainablefoodtrust.org/news-views/george-monbiots-critique-of-grazing-livestock-its-not-the-cow-but-the-how-the-sustainable-food-trust-responds/

Want to go deeper?

Find a CSA near you: localharvest.org

California Healthy Soil Program: cdfa.ca.govFood Tank's food justice organization list: foodtank.com

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Welcome back to The Agriculture Season, our new series that explores the food on your plate, how it got there, and it's global impact on the environment, social justice, and the economy. In this episode (EP 2), we're explaining industrial agriculture (modern agriculture methods) and it's impact on the planet and people. Sources cited in this episode:https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/ag-and-food-statistics-charting-the-essentials/ag-and-food-sectors-and-the-economyhttps://abcnews.com/Technology/borlaug-saved-millions-hunger-dies/story?id=8595855#:~:text=He%20was%20known%20as%20the,%E2%80%94%20a%20much%20better%20place.%22https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/life-in-soil.htmlhttps://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10969708/https://www.undrr.org/understanding-disaster-risk/terminology/hips/en0019https://ourworldindata.org/soil-lifespanshttps://www.valleyagvoice.com/regenerative-agriculture-offers-long-term-solutions-for-central-valley/https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8801175/https://foodtank.com/news/2020/02/24-organizations-finding-food-justice/https://agriculture.ec.europa.eu/data-and-analysis/markets/outlook/medium-term_enhttps://sustainablefoodtrust.org/news-views/george-monbiots-critique-of-grazing-livestock-its-not-the-cow-but-the-how-the-sustainable-food-trust-responds/Want to go deeper?Find a CSA near you: localharvest.orgCalifornia Healthy Soil Program: cdfa.ca.govFood Tank's food justice organization list: foodtank.com_____________________________________________________________To stay on top of Hotel Earth 360° updates, check out our links belowSubstack: https://hotelearth360.substack.com/ Instagram: @hotelearth360TikTok: @hotelearth360Website: hotelearth360.com To receive the Hotel Earth newsletter, for environmental news, episode announcements, book club updates, and more, subscribe to our Substack: https://hotelearth360.substack.com/subscribe📧 For business inquiries: info@hotelearth360.com

Welcome to The Agriculture Season, our new series that explores the food on your plate, how it got there, and it's global impact on the environment, social justice, and the economy. This first episode explains why we chose to dive into this industry and gives a big-picture reality check of the current system.

Time stamps:

3:17 Intro

9:15 Ari's "why agriculture?"

16:17 Lexi's "why agriculture?"

22:24 Modern agriculture

28:40 Agriculture history lesson

39:44 Voices from the industry

47:00 (Some) farming setbacks

52:06 Wrap-up and details about next episode

Sources:

https://restpublisher.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/26.-Modern-Farming-Practices-Balancing-Productivity-and-Environmental-Impact-1.pdf

https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/agricultural-and-biological-sciences/industrial-agriculture#:~:text=Industrial%20agriculture%20is%20defined%20as,biofuels%2C%20and%20processed%20food%20ingredients.

https://www.nrdc.org/stories/industrial-agriculture-101#:~:text=There%20is%20soil%20depletion%20and,leaches%20from%20a%20manure%20pile.

https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/history/agriculture#:~:text=Agriculture%20is%20the%20practice%20of,Revolution%2C%20leading%20to%20increased%20productivity.

https://professionale.saissementi.it/en/news/english-the-evolution-of-agriculture-from-1-0-to-4-0/#:~:text=Agriculture%2C%20the%20backbone%20of%20human,and%20productivity%20in%20all%20crops.

https://www.britannica.com/technology/Haber-Bosch-process#:~:text=Haber%2DBosch%20process%2C%20method%20of,favouring%20product%20formation%20is%20maintained.

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An episode inspired by the question "What if we get it right?" Let’s explore a future together with less plastic.

Learn more at ⁠⁠HotelEarth360⁠⁠

Sources:

• ⁠⁠https://www.thecooldown.com/green-business/unep-environment-plastic-pollution-waste/⁠⁠
• ⁠⁠https://www.unep.org/resources/turning-off-tap-end-plastic-pollution-create-circular-economy⁠⁠
• ⁠⁠https://blog.cleanhub.com/how-much-plastic-is-recycled#:~:text=09%20%7C%20Summary-,How%20much%20plastic%20is%20recycled%20worldwide%3F,landfill%2C%20or%20polluting%20the%20environment.⁠⁠
• ⁠⁠https://www.oecd.org/en/about/news/press-releases/2022/02/plastic-pollution-is-growing-relentlessly-as-waste-management-and-recycling-fall-short.html⁠⁠
• ⁠⁠https://www.goclimate.com/blog/sustianable-fashion-material-guide/⁠⁠
• ⁠⁠What If We Get It Right?⁠⁠ By Ayana Elizabeth Johnson

Spoiler: it's in your brain.

Learn more at HotelEarth360

Sources:

• • Sustainable use and management of plastics in agriculture
  • Plastic mulching, and occurrence, incorporation, degradation, and impacts of polyethylene microplastics in agroecosystems
  • Microplastic stress in plants: effects on plant growth and their remediations
  • Why Government and Industry Must Address “Forever Chemicals” in the Food Supply
  • EPA Grants Petition on Three PFAS Found in Fluorinated Plastic Containers
  • Potential Health Impact of Microplastics: A Review of Environmental Distribution, Human Exposure, and Toxic Effects
  • Recycling Rates by Country 2025
  • Plastic Bans Around the World
  • Economic benefits of phasing out plastics
  • Plastic-eating bacteria can help waste self-destruct
  • ‘We are just getting started’: the plastic-eating bacteria that could change the world
  • CR letter to Fairlife on plastic chemicals in its Core Power High Protein Chocolate Milk Shake product

Come with us on an exploration of conflicting interests and the nexus between problem-solving and industry.

Learn more at https://hotelearth360.com/

Sources:

• https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.aax0587

• https://tos.org/oceanography/article/the-story-of-plastic-pollution-from-the-distant-ocean-gyres-to-the-global-policy-stage#:~:text=The%20first%20scientific%20findings%20of,Carpenter%20and%20Smith%2C%201972).

• https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/plastic-waste-accumulated-in-oceans?time=earliest..2019

• https://ourworldindata.org/waste-management

• https://eeb.utoronto.ca/profile/rochman-chelsea-m/

• https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/gyre.html

• https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/great-pacific-garbage-patch/

• https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/what-is-the-anthropocene.html

• https://e360.yale.edu/digest/bugs-are-evolving-to-eat-plastic-study-finds

• https://ourworldindata.org/plastic-pollution?insight=better-waste-management-is-key-to-ending-plastic-pollution#key-insights

• https://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/a-fierce-green-fire-timeline-of-environmental-movement/2988/

• https://www.epa.gov/history/milestones-epa-and-environmental-history

• https://www.britannica.com/story/a-timeline-of-environmental-history