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Fields

The unfinished story of urban agriculture

Fields brings you the stories of people who are working in urban agriculture—for money, for fun, to feed the hungry, and for entirely other reasons. In each episode, hosts Melissa Metrick, Wythe Marschall and Allie Wist delve into different foods grown in cities. Moreover, we investigate the whys behind getting up in the morning and working as a farmer in the shadow of skyscrapers. You don’t need to be a farmer to enjoy this podcast, or even a foodie! With their expert guests, Melissa, Wythe & Allie break down the realities and possible futures of urban farming to their elements. 

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Engineered by Liam Werner

Produced by Melissa Metrick, Wythe Marschall and Allie Wist

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Melissa Metrick

Melissa Metrick

Melissa Metrick is an NYU Adjunct Professor and manages the NYU Urban Farm Lab. Metrick teaches a hands-on Urban Agriculture class at the farm, where students learn how to grow food and implement sustainable urban agriculture practices. Metrick has upwards of a decade of experience in urban agriculture, from teaching children how to grow food at the New York Botanical Gardens to managing the garden at Roberta’s, where she designed and created the on-site kitchen garden. A graduate of the Master’s Program in Food Studies, she also holds a Horticultural Certificate from Brooklyn Botanic Gardens and is a Master Composter.

Wythe Marschall

Wythe Marschall

Wythe Marschall is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of the History of Science at Harvard University and a research associate in controlled environment agriculture at Cornell University. He is also a socialist and avid sci-fi reader. His research explores the intersection of millennial labor precarity and techno-utopian visions for greening cities. His first book project examines the rise of commercial indoor farming in New York City.

Latest Episodes

A History of Farm Animals in NYC

Season # 2
Episode 15, Aired: April 7, 2022

Did you know thousands of pigs used roam freely in NYC? Fields asks why that's no longer the case.

Urban Greenhouses: A Conversation About Growing at Home

Season # 2
Episode 14, Aired: March 31, 2022

Following up on our various dives into mission-driven commercial vertical farming, greenhouse-growing at the Texas State Fair, indoor growing as a tool of food sovereignty in Brooklyn, and food-focused architecture, the Fields hosts discuss both the history of and recent innovations in greenhouses...

Scott Kellogg, Educational Director of the Radix Ecological Sustainability Center

Season # 2
Episode 13, Aired: March 24, 2022

Scott is a scientist, advocate, and educator working at the intersection of social justice and biodiversity conservation. He helps manage the amazing Radix Center in the South End of Albany, NY. Among many other amazing projects that we talk about with Scott, Radix is… growing trees without cloning...

Post-Meat: A Conversation About Cellular Agriculture and Plant-Based Meat

Season # 2
Episode 12, Aired: March 17, 2022

What does “progress” in developing new kinds of environmentally friendly meats look like? What are the hidden costs of cell-based and plant-based meats? Following up on their interviews with Garrett Broad (Fordham University) and Meera Zassenhaus (New Harvest) regarding cellular agriculture, Melissa...

Greg Peterson of The Urban Farm, Phoenix, AZ

Season # 2
Episode 11, Aired: March 10, 2022

The Fields team speaks with Greg Peterson, founder of The Urban Farm in Phoenix, AZ, about his decades of working in urban agriculture. He’s developed an “urban to the max” old-growth food forest in the middle of a dry region. (At the same time, Greg is also the host of The Urban Farm Podcast, which...

Farms Unknown: Tenisio Seanima on the City of East Point’s First Ever Agriculture Plan

Season # 2
Episode 10, Aired: November 11, 2020

In April 2021, the City of East Point, Georgia, adopted its first ever agriculture plan. Almost two years later, Tenisio Seanima is leading the charge as urban agriculture manager for East Point. Following up on his interview with J. Olu Baiyewu, Jeffrey Landau interviews Tenisio. Listen as Tenisio...