Sustainability. Adaptation. Mitigation. Local. Grassfed.
These words, so much in the news today across the globe, barely registered on people’s radar screens fteen years ago. For example, when we founded the Quivira Coalition in 1997, we were focused on peace-making, collaboration, land health and good stewardship. Issues such as climate change, local food production, grassfed meat and other “modern” concerns, were rarely discussed. That’s not the case anymore. Soon these words will require a new conservation paradigm; one that combines the ecological, the economic and the social.
Fortunately, one is emerging, led by new agrarians.
Quivira’s annual publication started out as a printed newsletter and has served as a source for on-the-ground rangeland science, a place for stories and reflections from our community, and a resource on implementation of regenerative agriculture on working lands since the start of the organization. It has since morphed into a high-quality, professionally-designed and printed literary magazine that showcases poetry, written reflections, photography, artwork, and science writing that comes from those who are working or stewarding the land; very few of the contributors are professional writers, highlighting the lived experiences that they bring. If you’re interested in contributing to a future issue, please email communications@quiviracoalition.org.
