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From urban journalist to country farmer

From urban journalist to country farmer

by radiocafe | Jun 4, 2023 | Books, Down to Earth, Environment, Food & agriculture

Beth Hoffman was a college professor and agriculture journalist for years before she and her husband moved his family’s farm in Iowa. Her new book, Bet the Farm, is all about the joys, challenges, and economic realities of farming in the US today.

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Herding animals for land––and human––health

Herding animals for land––and human––health

by radiocafe | Apr 25, 2023 | Books, Down to Earth, Environment, Food & agriculture, Native & indigenous

Traditional pastoral cultures have been living in harmony with animals and land for millennia––and they persist to this day, though with serious challenges. Ilse Köhler-Rollefson‘s new book shines a light on what they can teach us.

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Technology-assisted regeneration—a new vision for ecological agriculture

Technology-assisted regeneration—a new vision for ecological agriculture

by radiocafe | Mar 14, 2023 | Activism, Books, Down to Earth, Environment, Food & agriculture

Industrial agriculture imposes a simplified model onto complex ecosystems––with dire consequences. A new book shows how technology is now able to capture nature’s intricacies––and help to grow food more ecologically and more profitably.

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Healing Grounds: The enduring cultures of regenerative agriculture

Healing Grounds: The enduring cultures of regenerative agriculture

by radiocafe | Jan 31, 2023 | Activism, Books, Down to Earth, Environment, Food & agriculture, Native & indigenous, Race/class/gender

In her new book Liz Carlisle explores rich food traditions from the Americas, Asia, and Africa that have survived and thrived in the U.S.—and how they are helping to restore land and climate, and bring about a more just and humane world.

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Giant bison, mammoths, and eagles: a deep history of the American continent

Giant bison, mammoths, and eagles: a deep history of the American continent

by radiocafe | Dec 15, 2022 | Books, Down to Earth, Environment, Food & agriculture, Native & indigenous, New Mexico

The land and its creatures looked very different when the first people arrived on this continent. Dan Flores‘ book Wild New World traces human impact up to the present––and the choices we’re looking at now.

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Desert wisdom: sustaining Southwest agriculture using old ways––and new

Desert wisdom: sustaining Southwest agriculture using old ways––and new

by radiocafe | Nov 1, 2022 | Books, Down to Earth, Food & agriculture, Native & indigenous, Science & health

Gary Paul Nabhan, know as the “father of the local food movement,” knows how to grow food that’s healthy and profitable––even during times of drought and climate disruption.

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From despair to care: a high mountain view of our ailing earth

From despair to care: a high mountain view of our ailing earth

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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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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How—and why—to be good to your microbes

How—and why—to be good to your microbes

by radiocafe | Aug 23, 2021 | Books, Down to Earth, Environment, Food & agriculture

Dr. Emeran Mayer connects the human and soil microbiomes—both stretched to their limits and beyond by today’s diet, lifestyle, and industrial practices. And he tells us how we can eat and grow food in a way that heals the body, the economy, and the planet.

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