From the “Landed” podcast: We Need a Plan
What happens when the current generation of aging farmers and ranchers is no longer working? A new podcast explores the issue of succession planning.
Welcome to Cowgirl Camp!
Beth Robinette grew up on a ranch but didn’t expect to stay there. But then she got so interested in food system and regenerative practices that now she’s ranching, developing new business models, and teaching the ropes to the next generation of ranchers.
Regenerative v. degenerative agriculture
We talk to Kevin Watt from TomKat Ranch about the practice and benefits of regenerative agriculture, how to incentivize it, and the dire long-term consequences of the degenerative practices of industrial agriculture.
Joy and Justice in Black food traditions: The power of gathering
Anthropologist Ashanté Reese‘s new book explores Black community gatherings—and the nourishment, fellowship, and strength they cultivate.
The regenerative vineyard: Winemaking and wildness
Vintner Mimi Casteel grows wine grapes in a complex, wild, and regenerative landscape—which imparts flavor to the wine and robust health to the ecosystem.
Riding Toward a Better Food System: A National Listening Journey
Six college students are riding from Washington State to Washington, DC, and asking people along the way, What is the future of Food? We talk to two of them as they embark on their journey.
Agriculture as if people mattered: A values-based perspective on the food system
Andrew Flachs‘s new book explores the food system through the lens of values like soil health, human health, biodiversity, and rural communities—not just profits and yields.
Saving the bees that feed us: Cultivating pollinator-friendly agriculture
Bees live at the foundation of our food system—but they are imperiled by industrial agriculture. Sarah Red-Laird is helping to revive farm and ranch lands by cultivating healthy and diverse bee habitats.
Return to the savanna: How grazing restores the land and reawakens our human roots
Livestock grazer Nate Chisholm explores the ways that the savanna ecosystem has made humans who we are — from the food we eat to our deepest psychological needs and instincts.
Knowing When to Shut Down the Farm
A special episode on Down to Earth: hear the other Quivira podcast, Regeneration Rising, with Kristina Britt talking Taylor Muglia about the decision to close a farm.