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On location at the UK's premier agricultural event! Kit Marie explores how Norfolk's farming heritage intersects with cutting-edge STEM innovation and youth climate action.


Hosted by the Royal Norfolk Agricultural Association (RNAA) – a charity advancing food production and rural education – the STEMM Village's 2025 theme \"STEMM in the Food Chain: From Field to Future\" showcases vital links between agriculture, science, and sustainability. Discover how soil health, renewable energy, and biodiversity shape our climate-resilient future!


Get the full experience of this episode over at YouTube: https://youtu.be/s0tH4Vu07Ws


Featured Highlights:


🌊 Tim Fisher (Norfolk Rivers Trust): Working with farmers to protect Norfolk's rivers including globally rare chalk rivers (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ae6XeifHdWA, just 220 worldwide!) from farm runoff while boosting drought resilience: https://norfolkriverstrust.org/


🐸 Henry Walker (Norfolk FWAG): \"Ponds are biodiversity oases!\" – 30+ species in one scoop, restoring medieval habitats. Pond restoration miracles: https://www.norfolkfwag.co.uk/pond-restoration/


🔄 Dr. Joanna Tippett (Roundview): Why holistic design prevents wind turbines from becoming tomorrow's landfill. Systems thinking toolkit: https://www.roundview.org/


✈️ Hannah Colledge (Saxon Air): Electric planes, offshore wind shuttles (35k flights/yr!), and the aviation sustainability paradox. Green skies initiative: https://www.saxonair.com/sustainable-aviation/


🌱 Youth Power: Drake Primary’s recycled school fairs, Roydon’s \"Green Crusaders,\" and Thorpe St Andrew’s soil detectives. Student climate action: https://www.drake.norfolk.sch.uk/page/?title=Sustainability&pid=27


RWE Mini-COP’s 20+ schools debating climate pledges: https://uk.rwe.com/press-and-news/2025-06-19-norfolk-schools-join-mini-cop-2025-initiative/


Previous podcast chat with Dr Sam Fox and husband Simon about the Youth STEMM Award and more: https://soundcloud.com/geogramblings/coffee-geography-408


#FieldToFuture #STEMinAgriculture #ChalkRivers #BiodiversityOasis #SustainableAviation #YouthClimateAction #RoyalNorfolkShow #ClimateEducation #NorfolkInnovation #GeographyPodcast #CoffeeGeogPod #YouthSTEMMAward


### About Coffee & Geography


The aim of ‘Coffee & Geography’ is to get to know, explore and celebrate the diverse & intersectional range of people and their love for the world. If you're interested in being a guest or want to find out more, then visit https://geogramblings.com/coffee-geography-podcast. There you will also find an interactive map to explore the locations of guests and the brews that they drink!


Music: 'Spark of Inspiration' by Shane Ivers (www.silvermansound.com/)


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