Episode 35: Regenerative Ag, Subsidies, and a Climate Stable Future with James O’Donovan

Our guest today is joining us from Ireland! James O’Donovan is a long time vegan and environmentalist. He is the chair of the Cork Environmental Forum and he runs an online magazine called Vegan Sustainably. James is working on projects that redirect government funding and subsidies from animal agriculture to ecosystem restoration and plant farming. He explains the damaging impacts of subsidizing animal agriculture and the detrimental harms of regenerative grazing. James explores the connection between the mindset of European colonizers and our speciesist views today and what he calls the colonialism of land and the colonialism of seed. He also shares his journey with Buddhist meditation that has helped expand his views of compassion and nonviolence.

Resources:

Vegan Sustainability Online Magazine

Grazed and Confused YouTube Video

Avoiding Meat and Dairy is the Single Biggest Way to Reduce Your Impact on the Earth- Article