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...
by Lynne Whitbeck | Feb 14, 2018 | Climate Change, Down to Earth, Grazing, Policy, Soil
Cows Save the PlanetJudith Schwartz is the author of Cows Save the Planet: And Other Improbable Ways of Restoring Soil to Heal the Earth.We talk about ecosystems, biodiversity, soil, climate change mitigation, and alternatives to the current industrial food model. How...
