In this episode, we speak with Hallee Fried, who, along with her husband Jeff, co-owns Farmstrong, a cidery based in Armstrong, British Columbia.

However, her passion for working the land began long before she started cider-making. Agriculture and farming has been a part of her life for as long as she can remember.

In this interview, she shares her story of how and why she got into cider-making, and the labour of love that goes into the craft.

She also talks about the challenges faced in the industry, including the impacts of climate change and labour shortages.

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In this episode, we speak with professor of Zoology at the University of British Columbia and the director of the Canadian Institute of Ecology and Evolution, Dr. Diane Srivastava.

She also runs the Srivastava Community Ecology Lab where her team studies how ecological communities and food webs are structured, how they process energy, as well as how they respond to climate change and habitat loss.

In this interview, we'll hear about what inspired her curiosity to learn more about the way various species interact with each other, as well as the impact climate change has when researching and gathering data.

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In this episode, we speak with Canadian social scientist and professor at McMaster University. Dr. Ingrid Waldron.

She is the founder of the ENRICH Project, which focuses on environmental racism and injustices in marginalized communities, particularly Indigenous and Black communities.

Dr. Waldron is the author of the book 'There’s Something in the Water', which was adapted into a Netflix documentary in 2020.

In this interview, We'll hear from her about how her sociology background has helped her become a highly influential figure in Canada’s environmental sector.

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