Episode 23 – Planting the seeds of local agriculture

by Lynne Whitbeck | Jul 10, 2018 | Down to Earth, Farming, Soil, Working with Nature

Planting the seeds of local agriculture Bill McDorman is executive director of the Rocky Mountain Seed Alliance in Ketchum, Idaho, and co-founder of the Seed School. We discuss the rapidly-growing seed-saving movement, and its benefits for a more sustainable and local...

Episode 18 – Science, Spirituality, and Agriculture: The Faithlands Initiative

by Lynne Whitbeck | May 1, 2018 | Down to Earth, Faith, Farming, Radical Center

Science, Spirituality, and Agriculture: The Faithlands Initiative Religious leaders as farmers, regenerative agriculture as a spiritual practice: Faithlands, an initiative of the Agrarian Trust, is all about community-building, food security,...

Episode 15 – Organic production agriculture in Montana: Scaling up at Vilicus Farms

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...

Episode 8 – Patron saints of regenerative agriculture: Gabe and Paul Brown

by Lynne Whitbeck | Nov 28, 2017 | Down to Earth, Farming, Soil, Water

Patron saints of regenerative agriculture: Gabe and Paul BrownGabe Brown and his family endured hail, drought, and near ruin before they changed their way of farming and ranching. Theirs is a story of creative response to adversity that led to a much healthier and...

Episode 7 – Wes Jackson on the problem of agriculture and the perennial solution

by Lynne Whitbeck | Nov 14, 2017 | Down to Earth, Farming, Policy, Soil, Working with Nature

Wes Jackson on the problem of agriculture and the perennial solutionWes Jackson is a visionary. Plant geneticist, founder of the Land Institute, he has a deep understanding of ecological communities — how the many species of life interact with one another on the land...

Episode 1 – Growing vegetables for fun and massive profit … really?

by Sarah Wentzel-Fisher | Aug 19, 2017 | Down to Earth, Economics, Farming, Soil

Growing vegetables for fun and massive profit … really? Paul and Elizabeth Kaiser went into farming because it seemed like an earth-friendly way to make a living–and they brought a lot of knowledge and innovation to the process. The result: Singing Frogs Farm is a...