by Lynne Whitbeck | Oct 23, 2023 | Regeneration Rising
Layna Jansen on Mentorship, Horsemanship, and Hot Coffee In anticipation for the 2024 New Agrarian Program applications opening November 1st, we are spending some time today with mentor Layna Jansen, rancher and Beef Program Coordinator at the Home Ranch in Clark,...
by Lynne Whitbeck | Oct 17, 2023 | Down to Earth, Ranching, Rural Communities, Working with Nature
Words of wisdom from a holistic veterinarian and regenerative dairy farmer Dr. Hubert Karreman studied soil science in college, and working on the land he fell in love with dairy cows and organic farming. Working with large animals led him to study veterinary...
by Lynne Whitbeck | Oct 3, 2023 | Down to Earth, Economics, Rural Communities
Funneling federal ag money to the people who most need it The Biden administration has allocated significant funding to promoting healthy and resilient food systems, and they’re directing it toward smaller and midsize businesses, not the huge conglomerates. But how...
by Lynne Whitbeck | Sep 19, 2023 | Down to Earth, Rural Communities, Succession, Working with Nature
How to have family business meetings that are productive––and short Jenn Wheeling and her four siblings were raised at the James Ranch in Durango, Colorado. At 18 they were sent out into the world, but one by one four of the five came back to live on the ranch and...
by Lynne Whitbeck | Sep 18, 2023 | Regeneration Rising
Stacy Lishka and Evanne Caviness on Cooperative Land Leasing In this episode, host Taylor Muglia dives into the details of a creative land access model with Poudre Valley Community Farms Executive Director Stacy Lishka and one of the program’s lessees Evanne...