Brian Moody from Montana’s AERO talks about the 2019 AERO Expo coming in October in interview 295
Brian Moody shares his passion for organic food gardening and AERO Montana in this must listen interview. A rockstar millennial to boot, he worked at Terra Birds in Arizona where Reagon Emmons worked as well. Listen to my interview with her here as well.
Tell us a little about yourself.
East of Yellowstone in Wyoming
avid gardeners
looking back on it is pretty impressive now all throughout the rocky mountain
early and late frosts lots of other challenges
I remember growing up and eating fresh carrots and peas from the garden, big influence on me.
We moved around quite a bit
moving back to Montana and then
Flagstaff, Arizona ~ down there, I gained a whole other perspective on farming
indigenous folks down there and hopi people. Learning about how they farm and gardenI I never had my own farm or garden business
How do we connect with you?
you can connect though my work email
a lot of what
missions
gardening comes into that
been around since 1974
comes out of the early years of AERO
original founders
alternatives of how to generate electricity
wind turbines
educate folks about alternative
in the 80s added the sustainable agriculture side
changes and shifts
AERO’s newest focus
alternative energy and agriculture come together
strong community food systems
production distribution
dealing with food waste
local scale
so much of our energy use comes from producing and shipping food
strong local food systems
deal with energy use as well
AERO is focused on doing workshops and meetings and communities
where their food comes from
all of the above
- when you make food peelings
- stuff that doesn’t get put in
- food leftover in meals
- school cafeterias and hospitals
- anything we don’t eat
- doesn’t get sold in grocery stores
directly from farmers
damaged
past its expiration date
food waste comes out of commodity food system doesn’t make it to market
- never makes it to the market
- food that goest to waste
The food system is so complex – food sates conversation gets pretty complicated
personal use
businesses
lots of different ways
feeding it to livestock
About the author, Jackie Marie
I'm an artist and educator. I live at the "Organic Oasis" with my husband Mike where we practice earth friendly techniques in our garden nestled in the mountains of Montana.