by Lynne Whitbeck | Nov 1, 2017 | Down to Earth, Water
The Water Win-Win: Food and ecosystems in balanceSandra Postel‘s new book is Replenish: The Virtuous Cycle of Water and Prosperity. It’s about the world water cycle, and about real solutions to the problem of providing water for people and food, and at the same time...
by Lynne Whitbeck | Oct 17, 2017 | Down to Earth, Grazing, Ranching, Rural Communities
The deck is stacked against family farmers. Here’s one rancher’s powerful response.Mike Callicrate is a rancher who started out in industrial feedlot cattle production, but converted to principles of animal husbandry and regenerative agriculture when he saw how...
by Lynne Whitbeck | Oct 5, 2017 | Butchery, Down to Earth, Health and Nutrition, Radical Center, Ranching, Working with Nature
The Butchers meet the Buddha: Conscious meat production todayAdam Danforth left behind a career in advertising and marketing in order to do something more grounded and meaningful with his life. He became a butcher, one of a new breed of artisanal butchers who are...
by Lynne Whitbeck | Sep 19, 2017 | Climate Change, Down to Earth, Policy, Soil
Slowing Climate Change, One Farm at a Time…Calla Rose Ostrander is an expert on climate change policy and regenerative agriculture — and the place where those worlds meet. She offers a hopeful vision of how agriculture could transform from climate problem to...
by Lynne Whitbeck | Sep 6, 2017 | Climate Change, Down to Earth, Grazing, Ranching, Rangeland Science
Fighting climate change with cattle…A scientist-rancher’s view of a new landscape.Allen Williams is a sixth-generation farmer and rancher from South Carolina, where he grew up around a multitude of farm animals and fresh, homegrown fruits and vegetables. His...