by Lynne Whitbeck | Oct 9, 2018 | Down to Earth, Economics, Farming, Grazing, Ranching, Rural Communities
Sixth-generation farmer Will Harris has led his farm back to its 19th century roots — and built on that to create a closed-loop, no-waste farm using regenerative practices and revitalizing their small Georgia town in the process.
by Lynne Whitbeck | Aug 28, 2018 | Down to Earth, Grazing, Ranching, Rangeland Science, Soil
Christine Su is CEO and co-founder of Pasturemap, a tool that helps ranchers increase productivity on their rangelands. We talk about the synergies among soil health, grass abundance, profitability, carbon sequestration, and intergenerational–and inter-regional–information sharing.
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...
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...
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...
by Lynne Whitbeck | Sep 6, 2017 | Climate Change, Down to Earth, Grazing, Ranching, Rangeland Science
Fighting climate change with cattle…A scientist-rancher’s view of a new landscape.Allen Williams is a sixth-generation farmer and rancher from South Carolina, where he grew up around a multitude of farm animals and fresh, homegrown fruits and vegetables. His...
