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What if your food scraps weren't waste… but one of the most powerful tools for improving soil, food quality, and even human health?

In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Lanette Sobel — Doctor of Plant Medicine and founder of Fertile Earth, one of the largest worm farming and commercial composting operations in South Florida. Nicknamed the "Queen of Composting" by the Miami Herald, she breaks down the hidden science behind soil, waste, and regeneration.

This conversation goes far beyond composting — into environmental medicine, food systems, and how the health of our soil directly impacts our own.

In this episode, we cover:

➡️Why soil is alive — and dirt isn't ➡️How to start a simple worm bin at home 🪱 ➡️The shocking reality of landfills (methane, leachate & more) ➡️PFAS chemicals hiding in "compostable" packaging ➡️Why mulch acts as a powerful biofilter ➡️The strange (and brutal) world of flatworms ➡️The link between pesticides and health risks

If you've ever thrown food in the trash without thinking twice, this episode might completely change your perspective.

Favorite quote: "It ain't waste until we waste it."

🎧 Tune in now and rethink what "waste" really means.

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Timestamps: 00:00 Intro & Guest Overview 01:11 How She Got Into Worm Farming 02:04 Soil vs Dirt Explained 03:21 Earthworm Biology & Best Species 11:42 Start a Worm Bin at Home 16:11 Sponsor: Astaxanthin 17:56 Mulch = Natural Biofilter 18:54 Composting Boom & Worm Shortage 22:42 Composting Basics (Ratios, Moisture) 26:21 Business Case for Composting 32:15 Sponsor: BBACK Shoes 33:07 Why Food Doesn't Belong in Landfills 36:28 How Landfills Actually Work 40:01 What NOT to Compost 46:25 Where to Find Dr. Sobel 48:08 Sponsor & Closing Thoughts

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