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The USDA goes after a small sheep farm

The USDA goes after a small sheep farm

by radiocafe | Aug 23, 2022 | Activism, Down to Earth, Food & agriculture, Science & health

Linda and Larry Faillace imported milk sheep following USDA guidelines and started a cheese making business in Vermont––only to have their animals confiscated and killed by the USDA under the pretext of a disease that sheep don’t get. Listen to find out why.

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The path to positive food policy: Making the case for a more regenerative farm bill

The path to positive food policy: Making the case for a more regenerative farm bill

by radiocafe | Apr 26, 2022 | Activism, Down to Earth, Environment, Food & agriculture

For the US to have a resilient food system at a large scale will require changes in national policy. Aria McLauchlan and Harley Cross of Land Core lay out how the Farm Bill, which will be reauthorized in 2023, can stimulate healthy–and long-term sustainable–farming practices.

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The Sequestration Solution: Soil

The Sequestration Solution: Soil

by radiocafe | Feb 22, 2022 | Activism, Down to Earth, Environment, Food & agriculture

Cooling the earth’s climate is not just about cutting emissions––it’s about removing masses of carbon from the air. Karl Thidemann of Soil4Climate makes the case that the secret of sequestration is in the soil––with win-win benefits for ecosystems, nutrition, profitability, and community.

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Restore the water cycle, revive the planet

Restore the water cycle, revive the planet

by radiocafe | Feb 8, 2022 | Activism, Down to Earth, Environment, Food & agriculture

Zach Weiss has seen land so degraded that even weeds couldn’t grow…and helped transform it into healthy, living landscapes by changing the flow of water and letting nature do most of the work. The implications for agriculture, wildlife, and climate are huge.

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Planetary regeneration on a community scale

Planetary regeneration on a community scale

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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Got goat? The Vanguard Ranch does, and it’s ready to eat

Got goat? The Vanguard Ranch does, and it’s ready to eat

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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Stepping back from the abyss: James Rebanks’ return from industrial to traditional farming

Stepping back from the abyss: James Rebanks’ return from industrial to traditional farming

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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Restoring the global water cycle

Restoring the global water cycle

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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Lush and abundant biodiversity—in a desert city

Lush and abundant biodiversity—in a desert city

by radiocafe | Aug 9, 2021 | Activism, Down to Earth, Environment, Food & agriculture, New Mexico

Reese Baker has a vision for greening urban landscapes—and he wants to make Santa Fe an example of how to do it, by catching rainwater from roofs, streets, and parking lots, and channeling it into gardens, trees, and soil.

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Reclaiming the Commons: a conversation with Dr. Vandana Shiva

Reclaiming the Commons: a conversation with Dr. Vandana Shiva

by radiocafe | Nov 3, 2020 | Activism, Books, Down to Earth, Food & agriculture, Native & indigenous

For millennia local and indigenous farmers have been producing healthy food worldwide. In less than a century that food system has been decimated, We talk to Dr. Vandana Shiva about restoring health, democracy, species, and local knowledge.

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