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We can't get around it, so we'll say it upfront. Food is essential to life. What's more, ensuring open access to the resources, knowledge, and land we need to feed ourselves is political. In opposition to corporate control and intellectual property, we need systems and processes which emphasize sharing and collaboration for food systems work. 
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Patents, IPR and marketing restrictions are an important part of the food we eat. The battles fought for a free Internet and free software are the same but also different. The laws on food IPR and marketing in Europe are being updated, and also discussions on TAFTA have begun. Lets figure out how we can work together to keep our food out of the hands of big companies like Monsanto, and instead controlled by farmers, home gardeners and independent plant breeders.
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Rory Aronson talks about an innovative idea that can change the entire farming industry. He is a mechanical engineer and social entrepreneur working to help solve big social and environmental challenges. Currently he is focused on FarmBot, humanity's open-source automated precision farming machine, and OpenFarm, a free and open database for farming and gardening knowledge.
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