Conversations with writers from High Country News and the Food & Environment Reporting Network about HCN’s latest issue, including the value of forest conservation for climate mitigation and Alaskan indigenous food ways.
Ted Turner bought a New Mexico ranch that’s bigger than many national parks. A new film, Preserved, details its history, conservation projects, and influence.
Rocky Mountain Youth Corps gives young adults training in landscape conservation, and in the process they also learn how to be part of a greater community.
Farmer, educator, artist, and non-profit leader Michele Thorne explores the values associated with “good meat”––from transparency to ecosystem health to nutrition––and what that means for ranchers, butchers, chefs, eaters, and for the planet.
Zach Ben founded Bidii Baby Foods not only to provide nutritious first foods, but also to help heal generational trauma and invest for the health and abundance over the coming decades and even centuries.
The tragic loss of life we saw in the Texas floods can be prevented, according to water expert Bryan Hummel, through restoration of our land––helping people, planet, and profits.
Boston Food Forest Coalition is helping neighbors to cultivate fruit trees, raised beds, wildlife, community spaces—and hope in the face of climate disruption.
Montana ranchers Amber Smith and Kristen Kipp talk about dealing with discrimination against women and Native people––and finding more powerful and shared ways of working and leading.
Don Hall is author of a new book about the Transition Movement—a network of people worldwide who are building local food, energy, and even currency systems.
Eileen Napier and Stan Hayes talk about their journey building a thriving regenerative ranch, Ramstead Ranch—from the ground up.