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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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The deep history of apples

The deep history of apples

by radiocafe | Jul 28, 2021 | Down to Earth, Environment, Food & agriculture, New Mexico

Orchardist Gordon Tooley knows apple trees–and has been cultivating rare and heirloom varieties for three decades. But for him it’s as much about the landscape and lifestyle as about the product. We talk about living slowly, observing closely, and promoting healthy land, water, wildlife, and human communities.

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Pests, pathogens, and porcupines: thwarting the marauding hordes in an apple orchard

Pests, pathogens, and porcupines: thwarting the marauding hordes in an apple orchard

by radiocafe | Jul 12, 2021 | Down to Earth, Environment, Food & agriculture

New England is lush and green—and all kinds of creatures want to eat a farmer’s crops. Apple grower and cider maker Steve Wood talks about Integrated Pest Management and its challenges.

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Rockweed: underwater forest or industrial commodity?

Rockweed: underwater forest or industrial commodity?

by radiocafe | Jun 30, 2021 | Down to Earth, Environment, Food & agriculture

Seaweed has always been used for food, fertilizer, and medicine. But now, off the coast of Maine, over-harvesting threatens rockweed and the many species that depend on it.

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Designing systems that improve as they age

Designing systems that improve as they age

by radiocafe | Jun 16, 2021 | Down to Earth, Environment, Food & agriculture

Jesse Smith‘s work aims for the opposite of planned obsolescence—the goals at Jalama Canyon Ranch are resilience and perennial productivity, through restoration of ecosystems and a truly regenerative vision of agriculture.

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Into the Pasture: Grassfed Goes Mainstream

Into the Pasture: Grassfed Goes Mainstream

by radiocafe | Jun 1, 2021 | Down to Earth, Environment, Food & agriculture

Getting certified for grassfed meat can be challenging–but the American Grassfed Association supports producers in regenerative practices that are good for the earth, the farmer, and the eater.

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Busting myths about beef

Busting myths about beef

by radiocafe | May 17, 2021 | Down to Earth, Environment, Food & agriculture

Nicolette Hahn Niman was an environmental lawyer and vegetarian when she married a rancher—so she has a unique and broad-based perspective on agriculture. We discuss the new edition of her book, Defending Beef: The Ecological and Nutritional Case for Meat.

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Transforming the American Prairie, one strip at a time

Transforming the American Prairie, one strip at a time

by radiocafe | May 4, 2021 | Down to Earth, Environment, Food & agriculture, Native & indigenous, Science & health

Native Americans used fire and other methods to cultivate food on the prairie. In the 20th century it was plowed under for endless rows of monocrops. Omar de Kok-Mercado is part of a team that is working to make prairie land ecologically–and economically–sustainable.

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Regenerative production of…seaweed

Regenerative production of…seaweed

by radiocafe | Mar 16, 2021 | Down to Earth, Environment, Food & agriculture

Kristina Long is a ship captain and an artisanal kelp farmer in British Columbia. We talk about kelp ecosystems, food, and keeping sustainable practices in a growing market.

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Biosphere 2: Living and farming inside a closed system—for two years

Biosphere 2: Living and farming inside a closed system—for two years

by radiocafe | Mar 1, 2021 | Down to Earth, Environment, Food & agriculture, New Mexico

Mark Nelson and Starrlight Augustine talk about the lessons learned from the ambitious experiment of 30 years ago, in which eight people lived in a sealed space and grew all their own food–recycling water, air, and waste.

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