by Lynne Whitbeck | May 9, 2023 | Apprenticeship, Cooking, Down to Earth, Health and Nutrition
Tina Garcia-Shams is teaching every aspect of food truck entrepreneurship at the Street Food Institute, and their graduates are thriving––and serving healthy, local fare.
by Lynne Whitbeck | Apr 20, 2021 | Apprenticeship, Decolonizing Ag, Down to Earth, Grazing, Ranching, Rural Communities, Soil, Succession
Beth Robinette grew up on a ranch but didn’t expect to stay there. But then she got so interested in food system and regenerative practices that now she’s ranching, developing new business models, and teaching the ropes to the next generation of ranchers.
by Lynne Whitbeck | Mar 3, 2020 | Apprenticeship, Bison, Down to Earth, Grazing, Racial Equity, Ranching, Rural Communities
Kelsey Ducheneaux is a fourth generation regenerative beef cattle rancher, and she works with the Intertribal Agriculture Council helping producers to work within the current system–and reinvigorate native foods and practices.
by Lynne Whitbeck | Nov 26, 2019 | Apprenticeship, Down to Earth, Rural Communities, Succession
What does it take to be an apprentice on a farm or ranch? What does it take to mentor the apprentices? Paul Neubauer knows both sides, and talks about learning–and teaching–both practical and personal skills on the land.
by Lynne Whitbeck | Mar 20, 2018 | Apprenticeship, Down to Earth, Farming, Soil
Organic production agriculture in Montana: Scaling up at Vilicus Farms Doug Crabtree and Anna Jones Crabtree are the owners of Vilicus Farms in Havre, Montana. The 6800-acre organic farm is as far from industrial agriculture as you can get — they grow as many as 20...