Down to Earth
Down to Earth is a podcast about regenerative agriculture. It’s about the place where food production and conservation come together, where the food we eat actually improves the health of land, water, people—and climate.
Above all, it’s a podcast about hope. We focus not on doom but instead on people who are developing practical, innovative solutions. We invite you to meet farmers, ranchers, scientists, land managers, writers, and many others on a mission to create a world in which the food we eat is healthy—for us, for wildlife, for the lives and livelihoods of the producers, and for the planet.
Recent Programs
The Good Meat Movement
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.
Navajo farming and entrepreneurship––for the next generation
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.
Feeding a Divided America
That’s the name of Gilles Stockton‘s new book, in which he tells the story of the rise of America’s food cartels––and describes the alternative economics of a healthy local-regional food system.
Preventing Catastrophic Flooding: The Secret is in the Soil
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.
Thinking ecologically—about human health
Wendy Johnson‘s new book, Kinship Medicine, explores the power of strong community, family, and nature––as well as good food and medicine—on keeping us healthy and thriving.
Cultivating community in urban food forests
Boston Food Forest Coalition is helping neighbors to cultivate fruit trees, raised beds, wildlife, community spaces—and hope in the face of climate disruption.
Our Roots
Down to Earth is produced by Mary-Charlotte Domandi, long-time public radio and podcast producer/host, in collaboration with the Quivira Coalition, a non-profit organization that promotes healthy agricultural lands and food systems across the West—and across the world.
We’re dedicated to the idea of the Radical Center, in which people from divergent political, cultural, and professional worlds leave their differences aside and come together to work on the things they believe in—healthy soil, landscapes, and food…clean water and air…wise use of science and technology…and flourishing rural communities.
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