by Lynne Whitbeck | Mar 1, 2023 | Down to Earth, Radical Center, Rural Communities, Working with Nature
After being driven almost to extinction, wolves are back in some of their natural habitat. A new podcast explores how ranchers, conservationists, and others are coming together to find paths toward peaceful co-habitation.
by Lynne Whitbeck | Feb 14, 2023 | Decolonizing Ag, Down to Earth, Racial Equity, Rural Communities
As land prices and development pressures rise, agrarians and land stewards have a hard time buying and staying on land. Neil Thapar and Mariela Cedeño talk about strategies to convert land from a commodity to what it really is––habitat, ecosystems, and where we grow our food.
by Lynne Whitbeck | Jan 31, 2023 | Climate Change, Cooking, Decolonizing Ag, Down to Earth, Racial Equity, Soil
In her new book Liz Carlisle explores rich food traditions from the Americas, Asia, and Africa that have survived and thrived in the U.S.—and how they are helping to restore land and climate, and bring about a more just and humane world.
by Lynne Whitbeck | Jan 17, 2023 | Climate Change, Down to Earth, Ranching, Rangeland Science, Soil
TomKat Ranch manager Mark Biaggi talks about dealing with winter floods, summer droughts, and degraded landscapes––and the process of continual experimentation that leads to dramatic regeneration of damaged land.
by Lynne Whitbeck | Dec 15, 2022 | Climate Change, Down to Earth, Rangeland Science, Soil
The land and its creatures looked very different when the first people arrived on this continent. Dan Flores‘ book Wild New World traces human impact up to the present––and the choices we’re looking at now.
by Lynne Whitbeck | Nov 30, 2022 | Climate Change, Down to Earth, Rangeland Science, Soil
For decades Brando Crespi has been working in communities damaged by extractive industries. He makes the case that biochar can and should be part of a global strategy do reverse climate change and grow more food with less water.