Episode 20 – Saving the Gunnison Sage Grouse: Community Conservation in Action

by Lynne Whitbeck | May 31, 2018 | Down to Earth, Policy, Radical Center, Rangeland Science, Rural Communities, Working with Nature

Saving the Gunnison Sage Grouse: Community Conservation in Action In Gunnison, Colorado, there is an innovative collaboration led by the National Resources Conservation Service and involving local conservation groups and state offices to conserve the Gunnison Sage...

Episode 19 – Fowl play: our insane poultry system and how to fix it

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...

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 17 – Laura Ingalls Wilder — the story of the land behind the Little House stories

by Lynne Whitbeck | Apr 24, 2018 | Down to Earth

Laura Ingalls Wilder — the story of the land behind the Little House stories Caroline Fraser just won the Pulitzer Prize for biography for her new book, Prairie Fires: The American Dreams of Laura Ingalls Wilder. For those who read the Little House books,...

Episode 16 – Does Money Really Grow on Trees?

by Lynne Whitbeck | Apr 3, 2018 | Down to Earth, Economics

Does Money Really Grow on Trees? Author and sustainability ecologist Tony Juniper talks about his book, What Has Nature Ever Done for Us? How Money Really Does Grow on Trees. He explains the value of natural ecosystems in a variety of economic contexts, from food...

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...