by Lynne Whitbeck | May 10, 2022 | Climate Change, Down to Earth, Water, Wildfire
Wildfires across the West are burning out of control and causing catastrophic losses to landscapes and communities. How did we get here, and how can we better manage fire in the future? Lesli Allison walks us through the complexities and dangers––and the critical importance of land management.
by Lynne Whitbeck | Apr 26, 2022 | Climate Change, Down to Earth, Economics, Policy, Soil
For the US to have a resilient food system at a large scale will require changes in national policy. Aria McLauchlan and Harley Cross of Land Core lay out how the Farm Bill, which will be reauthorized in 2023, can stimulate healthy–and long-term sustainable–farming practices.
by Lynne Whitbeck | Apr 25, 2022 | Regeneration Rising
Geoffrey Van Wants You To Run the Numbers Quivira Coalition’s Taylor Muglia sits down with Geoffrey Van, Program Director of the Changing Hands Program at Rogue Farm Corps. Geoffrey talks about a childhood surrounded by concrete in Hong Kong, then moving to the...
by Lynne Whitbeck | Apr 12, 2022 | Climate Change, Down to Earth, Economics, Succession
Healthy-soil agriculture has the potential to solve a lot of big problems from climate to nutrition. But how do you bring it to scale within the realities of a competitive market system with narrow profit margins? Jessica Chiartas of Regen1 tells us––and it’s not easy or fast.
by Lynne Whitbeck | Mar 29, 2022 | Down to Earth, Grazing, Ranching, Working with Nature
Landscapes evolved with animals and need animals to thrive. “Goatscaping” substitutes animals for machines and toxic chemicals to produce more resilient and healthy soil, plants, and even beneficial insect populations. They’re also incredibly cute.