by Lynne Whitbeck | Oct 30, 2023 | Down to Earth, Grazing, Ranching, Rangeland Science, Wildfire
Sheep and goats for healthy land, thriving businesses, and fire reduction Cole Bush is a shepherdess, entrepreneur, and educator. Founder of Shepherdess Land & Livestock and Grazing School of the West, she uses a “flerd” (flock-herd) of sheep and goats to restore...
by Lynne Whitbeck | Oct 17, 2023 | Down to Earth, Ranching, Rural Communities, Working with Nature
Words of wisdom from a holistic veterinarian and regenerative dairy farmer Dr. Hubert Karreman studied soil science in college, and working on the land he fell in love with dairy cows and organic farming. Working with large animals led him to study veterinary...
by Lynne Whitbeck | Oct 3, 2023 | Down to Earth, Economics, Rural Communities
Funneling federal ag money to the people who most need it The Biden administration has allocated significant funding to promoting healthy and resilient food systems, and they’re directing it toward smaller and midsize businesses, not the huge conglomerates. But how...
by Lynne Whitbeck | Sep 19, 2023 | Down to Earth, Rural Communities, Succession, Working with Nature
How to have family business meetings that are productive––and short Jenn Wheeling and her four siblings were raised at the James Ranch in Durango, Colorado. At 18 they were sent out into the world, but one by one four of the five came back to live on the ranch and...
by Lynne Whitbeck | Sep 5, 2023 | Down to Earth, Erosion Control, Radical Center, Rangeland Science, Soil, Water, Working with Nature
Weathering global change on an Oregon sheep ranch Jeanne Carver and her husband were doing regenerative practices, including no-till and rotational grazing, at the Imperial Stock Ranch in Maupin, Oregon. But when the company that had been buying their wool for over a...
by Lynne Whitbeck | Aug 22, 2023 | Down to Earth, Erosion Control, Radical Center, Rangeland Science, Soil, Water, Working with Nature
From mountaintops to farm fields: Landscape scale restoration Jan-Willem Jansens has been restoring landscapes in New Mexico for three decades. Owner of Ecotone Landscape Planning, he is part of a network that works to restore land that has been damaged by generations...