Episode 14 – Science on the range: studying wide open landscapes in the American West

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...

Episode 13 – Cows Save the Planet

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...

Episode 12 – Opening the conversation about living soils

by Lynne Whitbeck | Jan 31, 2018 | Down to Earth, Soil

Opening the conversation about living soilsChris Jagger is a vegetable farmer in Oregon, and he’s founder of the Living Soils Symposium, an annual gathering of farmers and people interested in regenerative agriculture. He talks about the many challenges of farming,...

Episode 11 – From conflict to conciliation on Western landscapes

by Lynne Whitbeck | Jan 17, 2018 | Down to Earth, Radical Center, Ranching

From conflict to conciliation on Western landscapesLesli Allison, executive director of the Western Landowners Alliance, talks about the complex relationships among conservationists, ranchers, farmers, land managers–and wildlife, water, and earth. Challenges that have...

Episode 10 – What on earth is earth? A soil scientist tell us…and why we shouldn’t treat it like dirt.

by Lynne Whitbeck | Jan 10, 2018 | Down to Earth, Soil

What on earth is earth? A soil scientist tell us…and why we shouldn’t treat it like dirt.Christine Jones is a world-renowned soil scientist and ecologist who helps people transition from industrial to regenerative agriculture practices. Soil is the basis of all...

Episode 9 – Eat Mesquite? Yes. Really.

by Lynne Whitbeck | Dec 14, 2017 | Down to Earth, Health and Nutrition

Eat Mesquite? Yes. Really.Brad Lancaster is co-founder of Desert Harvesters, in Tucson, Arizona. He’s author of Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond. His new book, produced with Desert Harvesters, is Eat Mesquite and More: A Cookbook for Sonoran Desert Foods...