by Lynne Whitbeck | Jun 23, 2020 | Down to Earth, Farming, Racial Equity, Radical Center, Rural Communities, Soil, Working with Nature
Hopi farmers must be doing something right: they have survived and grown their own food for hundreds of generations. We talk to Dr. Michael Kotutwa Johnson about their regenerative farming and cultural practices––and the challenges to maintaining them.
by Lynne Whitbeck | Mar 3, 2020 | Apprenticeship, Bison, Down to Earth, Grazing, Racial Equity, Ranching, Rural Communities
Kelsey Ducheneaux is a fourth generation regenerative beef cattle rancher, and she works with the Intertribal Agriculture Council helping producers to work within the current system–and reinvigorate native foods and practices.
by Lynne Whitbeck | Feb 18, 2020 | Down to Earth, Farming, Policy, Racial Equity
Brennan Washington is an agriculture Renaissance man. He farms, promotes farmers markets, provides resources to limited-resource producers, and produces the Sustainable Ag Rider podcast.
by Lynne Whitbeck | Feb 4, 2020 | Climate Change, Down to Earth, Farming, Racial Equity, Soil, Wildfire, Working with Nature
Farmers in Australia work as fire fighters–but they don’t always do effective fire prevention. We talk to farm planner Darren Doherty talks about the devastation, causes, and opportunities arising from the bush fires.
by Lynne Whitbeck | Dec 23, 2019 | Down to Earth, Policy, Racial Equity, Rural Communities, Succession
Jillian Hishaw works with farmers to protect themselves, their families, and their land–legally and financially. Attorney and food systems strategist, she provides free or low-cost services, particularly to African American farmers.
by Lynne Whitbeck | Jun 18, 2019 | Down to Earth, Farming, Racial Equity
Emmanuel Karisa Baya was an orphan in rural Kenya by the time he was nine years old. His mother had taught him to farm, and after going into another profession, he was called to return to the land.