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...
by Lynne Whitbeck | Aug 8, 2023 | Decolonizing Ag, Down to Earth, Farming, Rural Communities, Working with Nature
A food forest on an eighth of an acre Roxanne Swentzell was a young mother on a small piece of land at Santa Clara Pueblo when she was introduced to permaculture design principles––which dovetailed with her indigenous views and land use. She turned her yard from hard,...
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 | Nov 15, 2022 | Climate Change, Down to Earth, Rural Communities, Soil, Working with Nature
In 1995 John Liu began documenting the Loess Plateau in China, a landscape ruined by poor agriculture practices. Over decades he documented its return to vibrant life, and filmed many other restoration projects worldwide.
by Lynne Whitbeck | Nov 1, 2022 | Climate Change, Down to Earth, Racial Equity, Soil, Water, Working with Nature
Gary Paul Nabhan knows how to grow food that’s healthy and profitable––even during times of drought and climate disruption.
by Lynne Whitbeck | Oct 18, 2022 | Down to Earth, Grazing, Orchards, Rural Communities, Working with Nature
Coley Burgess didn’t intend to do regenerative agriculture, but a series of happy accidents led him down a path toward healthier trees, a herd of animals, virtually no chemical or tractor use––and a more enjoyable life for himself and his family.