Episode 8 – Patron saints of regenerative agriculture: Gabe and Paul Brown

by Lynne Whitbeck | Nov 28, 2017 | Down to Earth, Farming, Soil, Water

Patron saints of regenerative agriculture: Gabe and Paul BrownGabe Brown and his family endured hail, drought, and near ruin before they changed their way of farming and ranching. Theirs is a story of creative response to adversity that led to a much healthier and...

Episode 7 – Wes Jackson on the problem of agriculture and the perennial solution

by Lynne Whitbeck | Nov 14, 2017 | Down to Earth, Farming, Policy, Soil, Working with Nature

Wes Jackson on the problem of agriculture and the perennial solutionWes Jackson is a visionary. Plant geneticist, founder of the Land Institute, he has a deep understanding of ecological communities — how the many species of life interact with one another on the land...

Episode 6 – The Water Win-Win: Food and ecosystems in balance

by Lynne Whitbeck | Nov 1, 2017 | Down to Earth, Water

The Water Win-Win: Food and ecosystems in balanceSandra Postel‘s new book is Replenish: The Virtuous Cycle of Water and Prosperity. It’s about the world water cycle, and about real solutions to the problem of providing water for people and food, and at the same time...

Episode 5 – The deck is stacked against family farmers. Here’s one rancher’s powerful response.

by Lynne Whitbeck | Oct 17, 2017 | Down to Earth, Grazing, Ranching, Rural Communities

The deck is stacked against family farmers. Here’s one rancher’s powerful response.Mike Callicrate is a rancher who started out in industrial feedlot cattle production, but converted to principles of animal husbandry and regenerative agriculture when he saw how...

Episode 4 – The Butchers meet the Buddha: Conscious meat production today

by Lynne Whitbeck | Oct 5, 2017 | Butchery, Down to Earth, Health and Nutrition, Radical Center, Ranching, Working with Nature

The Butchers meet the Buddha: Conscious meat production todayAdam Danforth left behind a career in advertising and marketing in order to do something more grounded and meaningful with his life. He became a butcher, one of a new breed of artisanal butchers who are...

Episode 3 – Slowing climate change, one farm at a time

by Lynne Whitbeck | Sep 19, 2017 | Climate Change, Down to Earth, Policy, Soil

Slowing Climate Change, One Farm at a Time…Calla Rose Ostrander is an expert on climate change policy and regenerative agriculture — and the place where those worlds meet. She offers a hopeful vision of how agriculture could transform from climate problem to...