by Lynne Whitbeck | Feb 5, 2019 | Down to Earth, Economics, Farming, Grazing, Health and Nutrition, Ranching, Rangeland Science
We talk this week to On Pasture magazine founder Kathy Voth, whose mission is to make science accessible to people who need it–and to help keep them from being bamboozled by the latest agriculture fads.
by Lynne Whitbeck | Nov 28, 2018 | Down to Earth, Economics, Grazing, Ranching, Rural Communities, Soil
Jonathan and Kaylyn Cobb found a healthier way of farming when they rejected industrial methods and embraced regenerative practices. They tell the story of restoring degraded land through trial and error–and a big paradigm shift.
by Lynne Whitbeck | Oct 9, 2018 | Down to Earth, Economics, Farming, Grazing, Ranching, Rural Communities
Sixth-generation farmer Will Harris has led his farm back to its 19th century roots — and built on that to create a closed-loop, no-waste farm using regenerative practices and revitalizing their small Georgia town in the process.
by Lynne Whitbeck | Aug 28, 2018 | Down to Earth, Grazing, Ranching, Rangeland Science, Soil
Christine Su is CEO and co-founder of Pasturemap, a tool that helps ranchers increase productivity on their rangelands. We talk about the synergies among soil health, grass abundance, profitability, carbon sequestration, and intergenerational–and inter-regional–information sharing.
by Lynne Whitbeck | Jun 27, 2018 | Down to Earth, Grazing, Radical Center, Rural Communities, Working with Nature
Cattle grazing, community building, and ecosystem restoration Ariel Greenwood and Guido Frosini are first-generation ranchers in northern California. They recently organized the first annual Transhumance Festival (the next one is in May of 2019), which brought sheep...
by Lynne Whitbeck | Feb 28, 2018 | Down to Earth, Grazing, Rangeland Science
Science on the range: studying wide open landscapes in the American West Geographer Nathan Sayre talks about homesteaders, hubris, and healing … and the challenges facing public and private lands and the people and creatures who inhabit them. He is a professor of...
