Feeding a Divided America
That’s the name of Gilles Stockton‘s new book, in which he tells the story of the rise of America’s food cartels––and describes the alternative economics of a healthy local-regional food system.
Preventing Catastrophic Flooding: The Secret is in the Soil
The tragic loss of life we saw in the Texas floods can be prevented, according to water expert Bryan Hummel, through restoration of our land––helping people, planet, and profits.
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.
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.
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.
Let it Flow: Restoring balance to parched and flooded landscapes
Minni Jain and Philip Franses, authors of The Language of Water, explore the process of helping communities around the world to restore streams and rivers, prevent flooding, and recover local water wisdom.
Landscape restoration: letting nature do the work
Bill Zeedyk restores landscapes—streams, wetlands, even rural roads—by using simple, low-tech tools and letting nature do most of the work. The result is healthy, lush desert ecosystems. He’s the subject of a new documentary, Thinking Like Water.
Ducks, cows, and resilience: Benefiting farmlands by protecting waterfowl habitat
Ducks Unlimited works with farmers and ranchers across the American continent to help them reach their land health goals—while protecting wildlife, promoting sustainability, and sequestering carbon.
Animal welfare is good for everyone—including farmers
Adam Mason of the ASPCA makes the argument that healthy farm animals actually help farmers to thrive—and benefit land, air, and water. He talks about how farmers are making the transition away from industrial/conventional.
1000 Farms Initiative: A new paradigm of science in service of farmers
Scientist and farmer Jonathan Lundgren is helping to change the paradigm of agricultural science to one that expands the measures success to include the regeneration of land and health of people.