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
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.
Women ranchers finding their power
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.
Making the transition to local, sustainable living
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.
From backyard veggie garden to profitable livestock ranch
Eileen Napier and Stan Hayes talk about their journey building a thriving regenerative ranch, Ramstead Ranch—from the ground up.
Fair Trade: Good for farmers, the land, consumers—and business
Paul Rice talks about his new book, Every Purchase Matters, and how the movement to get farmers a fair price has brought prosperity to workers all over the world.
Federal fiasco for farmers
Carolina Mueller of National Young Farmers Coalition and Leah Ricci of Quivira Coalition on the funding chaos happening in Washington, how farmers and ranchers are affected, and what citizens can do.
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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