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The Santa Fe Extension Master Gardeners Edition - January 2026

January 10, 2026

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🎙️ The Voices & The Context

  • The Format: A live radio interview on Garden Journal (KSFR 101.1 FM), structured as a host-guest discussion with breaks for messages, blending education and activism.
  • The Key Players:
    • Host: Christine Salem – Enthusiastic Santa Fe Extension Master Gardener, guiding the conversation with informed questions on farming and global issues.
    • Guest: Indra Shekhar Singh – Independent agripolicy analyst from India, creator of Farm Talks, former director at National Seed Association of India, mentored by Vandana Shiva, and key figure in farmers' movements; here on a US lecture tour.
  • The Vibe: Intense and educational, with passionate advocacy against corporate control, inspiring calls to action, and sobering facts on hunger and exploitation.

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What you'll learn

  • 1 (00:00) **🎙️ Introduction: Indra Shekhar Singh**
  • 2 (03:23) **Indian Farmers Revolution: Background and Protests**
  • 3 (04:23) **History of Corporate Exploitation in India and US Parallels**
  • 4 (08:01) **Food Sovereignty and Hunger Crisis**
  • 5 (10:31) **Accomplishments of the Revolution**
  • 6 (16:39) **Global Farmer Solidarity and WTO Demands**
  • 7 (17:41) **European Protests and Corporate Flip-Flops**

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Show Notes

Join Master Gardener and former Garden Journal host Christine Salem in this rebroadcast of the January 14, 2024, program featuring independent agri-policy analyst Indra Shekar Singh, discussing food sovereignty, global corporate food systems, and the farmers’ revolution in India. 

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