004_Xochimilco, Xochimilcas and the floating gardens

006 _ I want to be a farmer when I grow up

* We interviewed Friedrich, a Bachelor Student of Organic Agriculture from the University of Kassel in Germany. * He explains why he decided to pursue that career, what's his life now, and what he likes the most about growing his own food. Instagram “The fridge diaries” @Pamela_Alcocer_Thepodcast Music by DreamHeaven from Pixabay

005_ Cultivating to the rhythm of the cosmos

· How do you know something makes you so happy if you haven't tried it? We talked about a way of growing food in connection not only with the Earth, but with the Universe. Instagram “The fridge diaries” @Pamela_Alcocer_Thepodcast Ressourcen: https://www.demeter.de/ [https://www.demeter.de/] https://www.biodynamics.com/ [https://www.biodynamics.com/] https://www.helpx.net/ [https://www.helpx.net/] https://wwoof.net/ [https://wwoof.net/] (Music by DreamHeaven from Pixabay)

004_Xochimilco, Xochimilcas and the floating gardens

· What was going on in the grand Xochimilco much before it became touristic? · How is it that its agriculture system is considered extra efficient and sustainable? · What to learn from conquerors to NOT REPEAT IT EVER AGAIN? We talk about it and other interesting topics in this episode “Xochimilco, Xochimilcas and the floating gardens” of the podcast “The fridge diaries”. Instagram “The fridge diaries” @Pamela_Alcocer_Thepodcast ----- Referencias González Carmona, Emma, & Torres Valladares, Cynthia Itzel (2014). LA SUSTENTABILIDAD AGRÍCOLA DE LAS CHINAMPAS EN EL VALLE DE MÉXICO: CASO XOCHIMILCO. Revista Mexicana de Agronegocios, 34( ),699-709.[fecha de Consulta 30 de Abril de 2021]. ISSN: 1405-9282. Disponible en: https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=14131514005 Infobae (2021): De trajinera a microbús navegante: la forma en que activistas protestan contra la construcción de un puente vehicular en Xochimilco. Available online at https://www.infobae.com/america/mexico/2021/02/10/de-trajinera-a-microbus-navegante-la-forma-en-que-activistas-protestan-contra-la-construccion-de-un-puente-vehicular-en-xochimilco/, updated on 2/10/2021, checked on 4/30/2021. Humboldt, Alexander von (1827): Ensayo político sobre la Nueva España. Tomo segundo / por el Baron A. de Humboldt. traducida al castellano por Vicente González Arnao (formato PDF). Segunda edición corregida y aumentada, adornada con mapas. Paris, en casa de Jules Renouard: Alicante : Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes, 2020. Available online at http://www.cervantesvirtual.com/nd/ark:/59851/bmc1048925, checked on 4/30/2021. Medrano Enríquez, Angélica María (2001): La actividad ocupacional en la región chinampera de Xochimilco. In Estudios de Antropología Biológica X (1), pp. 571–594. Available online at http://www.revistas.unam.mx/index.php/eab/issue/view/3479, checked on 4/30/2021. Ortiz-Hernan Pupareli, Eugenia (2006): Una mirada al pasado : evolucion de las chinampas en la cuenca de Mexico desde su creacion hasta la Colonia. Licenciatura en Geografía. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciencias Sociales. Available online at http://132.248.9.41:8880/jspui/handle/DGB_UNAM/TES01000603849, checked on 4/30/2021. Quiñónez, Columba (2005). Chinampas y Chinamperos: Los horticultores de San Juan Tezompa. Universidad Iberoamericana, México, D. F., tesis doctoral. Serra Puche, Mari Carmen, & Lazcano Arce, J. Carlos. (2009). Arqueología en el sur de la cuenca de México. Diagnóstico y futuro: In memoriam W. T. Sanders. Cuicuilco, 16(47), 19-38. Recuperado en 30 de abril de 2021, de http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0185-16592009000300002&lng=es&tlng=es. (Music by DreamHeaven from Pixabay)

003_ Backstage, but underground

· Why do your beans (and other legumes) contain protein? · What is the connection between bacteria, earthworms and legumes? · We talk about it, and other cool interactions, in this episode of the podcast “The fridge diaries”. Instagram “The fridge diaries” @Pamela_Alcocer_Thepodcast (Music by DreamHeaven from Pixabay) References Wang, Qi; Liu, Jinge; Zhu, Hongyan (2018): Genetic and Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Symbiotic Specificity in Legume-Rhizobium Interactions. In Frontiers in plant science 9, p. 313. DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2018.00313. Bouma, Johan (2019): Soil Security in Sustainable Development. In Soil Syst. 3 (1), p. 5. DOI: 10.3390/soilsystems3010005. (Bundesamt für Naturschutz, BfN, 2014), Land use un Germany,  https://www.bfn.de/en/service/facts-and-figures/the-utilisation-of-nature/land-use-overview/land-use-in-germany.html#:~:text=Agriculture%20is%20Germany's%20biggest%20land,by%20human%20settlements%20and%20transportation [https://www.bfn.de/en/service/facts-and-figures/the-utilisation-of-nature/land-use-overview/land-use-in-germany.html#:~:text=Agriculture%20is%20Germany's%20biggest%20land,by%20human%20settlements%20and%20transportation]. FA0, 2015 http://www.fao.org/soils-2015/news/news-detail/en/c/277682/#:~:text=Indeed%2C%20soil%20quality%20is%20directly,from%20drastic%20fluctuations%20in%20temperature. Gladek, Eva; Fraser, Matthew; Roemers, Gerard; Sabag Muñoz, Oscar; Kennedy, Erin; Hirsch, Peter (2016): The Global Food System: An Analysis. WWF Netherlands. Keesstra, Saskia; Mol, Gerben; Leeuw, Jan de; Okx, Joop; Molenaar, Co; Cleen, Margot de; Visser, Saskia (2018): Soil-Related Sustainable Development Goals: Four Concepts to Make Land Degradation Neutrality and Restoration Work. In Land 7 (4), p. 133. DOI: 10.3390/land7040133. Keesstra, Saskia D.; Bouma, Johan; Wallinga, Jakob; Tittonell, Pablo; Smith, Pete; Cerdà, Artemi et al. (2016): The significance of soils and soil science towards realization of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. In SOIL 2 (2), pp. 111–128. DOI: 10.5194/soil-2-111-2016. Kouris-Blazos, A., & Belski, R. (2016). Health benefits of legumes and pulses with a focus on Australian sweet lupins. Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition , 25(1), 1-17. PMid:26965756. [ Links ] Labenz, T. Earthworm Activity Increases Soil Health. Retrieved on 14.04.2021 https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detail/ks/newsroom/features/?cid=stelprdb1242736#:~:text=Earthworms%20increase%20soil%20aeration%2C%20infiltration,major%20decomposers%20of%20organic%20matter.&text=Earthworm%20burrows%20increase%20soil%20porosity,that%20get%20into%20the%20soil [https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detail/ks/newsroom/features/?cid=stelprdb1242736#:~:text=Earthworms%20increase%20soil%20aeration%2C%20infiltration,major%20decomposers%20of%20organic%20matter.&text=Earthworm%20burrows%20increase%20soil%20porosity,that%20get%20into%20the%20soil]. Wagner, S. C.. (2011) Biological Nitrogen Fixation. Nature Education Knowledge 3(10):15/ https://www.nature.com/scitable/knowledge/library/biological-nitrogen-fixation-23570419/ [https://www.nature.com/scitable/knowledge/library/biological-nitrogen-fixation-23570419/] NC Cooperative Extension (n.d). Pisum Sativum. Retrieved on 15/04/2021 on http//plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/pisum-sativum/#:~:text=Edible%3A,sweetpeas%20Lathyrus%20odoratus%2C%20are%20poisonous.

002_The ecosystem within us

Microbes. We have the power to care about them, and they will care about us. · How is it that we host them and become their home? · How is it that they care about us since we are born? and, more importantly, · What can we do to care about them and simultaneously about us, and to keep that equilibrium in place? We talk about it in this episode of the podcast “The fridge diaries”. Instagram “The fridge diaries” @Pamela_Alcocer_Thepodcast (Music by DreamHeaven from Pixabay) References Adams, M. R.; Moss, M. O. (Eds.) (2007): Non-bacterial agents of foodborne illness. In M. R. Adams, M. O. Moss (Eds.): Food Microbiology. Cambridge: Royal Society of Chemistry, pp. 272–310. Hrncirova L, Machova V, Trckova E, Krejsek J, Hrncir T. Food Preservatives Induce Proteobacteria Dysbiosis in Human-Microbiota Associated Nod2-Deficient Mice. Microorganisms. 2019;7(10):383. Published 2019 Sep 23. doi:10.3390/microorganisms7100383 Moreno I, Simon C. Relevance of assessing the uterine microbiota in infertility. Fertil Steril. 2018 Aug;110(3):337-343. doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2018.04.041 [file:///C:/Users/pamal/AppData/Local/Temp/msohtmlclip1/01/clip_image001.png]. PMID: 30098680 [file:///C:/Users/pamal/AppData/Local/Temp/msohtmlclip1/01/clip_image001.png]. Pallister, Tess; Spector, Tim D. (2016): Food: a new form of personalised (gut microbiome) medicine for chronic diseases? In Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine 109 (9), pp. 331–336. DOI: 10.1177/0141076816658786. Perez-Muñoz, Maria Elisa; Arrieta, Marie-Claire; Ramer-Tait, Amanda E.; Walter, Jens (2017): A critical assessment of the "sterile womb" and "in utero colonization" hypotheses: implications for research on the pioneer infant microbiome. In Microbiome 5 (1), p. 48. DOI: 10.1186/s40168-017-0268-4. Reid, Ann; Greene, Shannon (2013): HUMAN MICROBIOME FAQ. Edited by American Academy of Microbiology. Washington, DC. Available online at www.asm.org. Roossinck, Marilyn J. (2020): Virus. 101 incredible microbes from Coronovirus to Zika Dr Marilyn J Roossinck ; foreword by Carl Zimmer. Revised edition. Brighton: Ivy Press.