GROUNDED Live - 2026: Jake Robinson - How Does Landscape Change Affect Our Health?

G'day there, I'm Matthew Evans and I'm the founder and curator of the Grounded Festival and what follows is the Grounded podcast.

Now this is the audio that we capture from the speakers in the tents live on the day.

It's unedited and I hope you enjoy it.

When we think of looking after landscapes, looking after our farms, we think maybe about water, we think about soil fertility, we may think about yield and maybe even nutrient density, things like that.

But it goes further than that.

And what we do to our landscapes actually has an impact on human health.

So we've got Jake Robinson.

who is originally from the uk and now based in adelaide who is essentially specializes in the um the biome the aerobiome the microbiome of everything and he's going to tell us why landscapes and how we treat them can affect our health

okay we're definitely packing it in today for day two at grounded in the iron bike tent now we have the pleasure of welcoming jake robinson who brings a different but incredibly important lens to the conversation.

Jake's work explores the connection between microbial ecology, I'm going to try and make sure I don't mess up my words today, ecosystem restoration and human health.

something that's obviously gaining more and more attention and also we're gaining more and more knowledge around this globally.

So today Jake is going to unpack the way we shape and manage landscapes and how that can directly influence our wellbeing.

And it's a powerful reminder that the work happening on farms doesn't just stay on farms.

It flows out into the communities and the society more broadly.

So without wasting any more time, can we please welcome Jake?

G'day there, I'm Matthew Evans and I'm the founder and curator of the Grounded Festival and what follows is the Grounded podcast.

Now this is the audio that we capture from the speakers in the tents live on the day.

It's unedited and I hope you enjoy it.

When we think of looking after landscapes, looking after our farms, we think maybe about water, we think about soil fertility, we may think about yield and maybe even nutrient density, things like that.

But it goes further than that.

And what we do to our landscapes actually has an impact on human health.

So we've got Jake Robinson.

who is originally from the uk and now based in adelaide who is essentially specializes in the um the biome the aerobiome the microbiome of everything and he's going to tell us why landscapes and how we treat them can affect our health

okay we're definitely packing it in today for day two at grounded in the iron bike tent now we have the pleasure of welcoming jake robinson who brings a different but incredibly important lens to the conversation.

Jake's work explores the connection between microbial ecology, I'm going to try and make sure I don't mess up my words today, ecosystem restoration and human health.

something that's obviously gaining more and more attention and also we're gaining more and more knowledge around this globally.

So today Jake is going to unpack the way we shape and manage landscapes and how that can directly influence our wellbeing.

And it's a powerful reminder that the work happening on farms doesn't just stay on farms.

It flows out into the communities and the society more broadly.

So without wasting any more time, can we please welcome Jake?