by Lynne Whitbeck | Mar 6, 2019 | Down to Earth, Grazing, Health and Nutrition, Ranching, Rangeland Science, Working with Nature
Glenn Elzinga is a rancher on mostly public lands in the Idaho Rocky Mountains. He’s also a forester, and his wife is a botanist…and together they have developed a practice of cattle grazing called “inherding”.
by Lynne Whitbeck | Feb 19, 2019 | Down to Earth, Grazing, Health and Nutrition, Ranching, Soil, Working with Nature
If we were left to our own devices with a large selection of healthy food choices, how would we choose? Would we make healthy choices? What about livestock, and wildlife?
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 13, 2018 | Down to Earth, Economics, Health and Nutrition, Policy
What does it take for a retail brand to make a commitment to sourcing meat from ranchers who are regenerating the land? We talk to Gina Asoudegan, of Applegate Natural and Organic Meats, and Katie Forrest, cofounder of EPIC Provisions about how they work with producers.
by Lynne Whitbeck | Jun 12, 2018 | Down to Earth, Health and Nutrition, Working with Nature
Eating wild foods in the industrial age What’s the difference between one head of lettuce and another? A lot, journalist Jo Robinson tells us. The foods we eat that are freshest and closest to their wild ancestors are healthier and can prevent many of the chronic...
by Lynne Whitbeck | May 15, 2018 | Down to Earth, Economics, Health and Nutrition, Poultry
Fowl play: our insane poultry system and how to fix it Why is it that poultry breeds in the US grow so fast and large that they cannot stand or walk properly, that they have poor immune systems, and they don’t provide good nutrition or even flavor? Andrew...
