by radiocafe | Jan 25, 2022 | Arts & films, Down to Earth, Environment, Food & agriculture
The name of Pamela Tanner Boll‘s new film, To Which We Belong, comes from the great naturalist and conservationist Aldo Leopold, who understood the interconnection among all living beings, and the need to treat land with respect––and a deep sense of belonging.
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by radiocafe | Jan 11, 2022 | Down to Earth, Environment, Food & agriculture, Science & health
Biologist Eva Stricker works with hog farmer Zach Withers and rancher Emily Cornell to study—and quantify—how compost works to heal degraded agricultural lands. So far the results are promising.
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by radiocafe | Dec 15, 2021 | Down to Earth, Environment, Food & agriculture, New Mexico
Minor Morgan and Matt Draper are intergenerational farmers in Albuquerque’s North Valley. Cultivating diversity and healthy soil, their goal is to grow food that’s healthy for people and the earth.
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by radiocafe | Nov 30, 2021 | Activism, Down to Earth, Education, Environment, Food & agriculture, New Mexico
Tejinder and Juliana Ciano founded Reunity Resources on land in Santa Fe where a veteran had grown food for the hungry. Now they have a thriving compost, farming, educational, and community organizing operation—all founded on regenerative principles.
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by radiocafe | Nov 16, 2021 | Down to Earth, Environment, Food & agriculture, New Mexico, Science & health
Soil microbiologist David Johnson has been collaborating with pecan farmer Josh Bowman to cultivate healthy soil that retains water and produces a more abundant—and more profitable—harvest.
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by radiocafe | Nov 2, 2021 | Activism, Down to Earth, Food & agriculture, Race/class/gender
Renard Turner and his wife are agrarian entrepreneurs who produce local, sustainable, regenerative food at their Virginia goat farm–and they provide a model for future farmers and homesteaders.
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by radiocafe | Oct 19, 2021 | Down to Earth, Food & agriculture, Native & indigenous
Latashia Redhouse helps Native American food producers get their products out into the world—and supports their traditional and regenerative agriculture practices.
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by radiocafe | Oct 5, 2021 | Books, Down to Earth, Environment, Food & agriculture, Spirituality & religion
Author Bill deBuys reflects on what people are doing to land, water, and climate from high in the Himalayas, in his new book, The Trail to Kanjiroba, and how we can begin letting go of despair and do our part for the earth’s restoration.
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by radiocafe | Sep 21, 2021 | Activism, Books, Down to Earth, Environment, Food & agriculture
Farmer James Rebanks tells the story of a thousand-year old farming tradition—which was almost destroyed by “improvement”—and how he’s rebuilding long-term sustainability.
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by radiocafe | Sep 7, 2021 | Activism, Books, Down to Earth, Environment, Food & agriculture
With the best of intentions and technological innovation, we have broken the world’s water cycle. Now, says water expert Sandra Postel, we need to work with nature in order to restore it—if we want to survive, thrive, and, well, eat.
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