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Zombie Agriculture

Zombie Agriculture

by radiocafe | May 7, 2019 | Down to Earth, Environment, Food & agriculture

Industrial agriculture looks like it’s alive, but often the soil is dead, animals are living in excruciating conditions, and the food looks good but is not as nutritious as food grown from living soils in humane circumstances. Is it eating our brains?

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Farming While Black

Farming While Black

by radiocafe | Apr 23, 2019 | Activism, Books, Down to Earth, Environment, Food & agriculture

That’s the name of Leah Penniman‘s new book, and it’s a profound and wide-ranging exploration of everything from the practical details of how to start a farm, to the rich history of African-heritage farming.

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Rounding up the evidence on Roundup

Rounding up the evidence on Roundup

by radiocafe | Apr 9, 2019 | Books, Down to Earth, Environment, Food & agriculture

Is our weed killer killer killing us? Author Carey Gillam talks about her book Whitewash, the efforts to hold Monsanto accountable, and a vision for an agriculture that doesn’t rely on heavy chemical use.

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Rounding up the evidence on Roundup

Is our weed killer killing us?

by radiocafe | Apr 8, 2019 | Activism, Books, Environment, Food & agriculture, Santa Fe New Mexican

Juries are finding that Monsanto’s Roundup is a dangerous carcinogen–and that the company has been misrepresenting its toxicity. Author Carey Gillam talks about her book Whitewash, the efforts to hold Monsanto accountable, and a vision for an agriculture that doesn’t rely on heavy chemical use.

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The little rodent that could…

The little rodent that could…

by radiocafe | Mar 19, 2019 | Books, Environment, Food & agriculture, New Mexico, Santa Fe New Mexican

Ben Goldfarb is a “beaver believer.” In his new book, Eager, he writes about the historical role of beavers in the ecosystems of the entire North American continent, how they were nearly wiped out, and why many communities are brining them back—and with them lusher wetlands and healthier rivers.

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The little rodent that could…

The little rodent that could…

by radiocafe | Mar 19, 2019 | Activism, Books, Down to Earth, Environment, Food & agriculture, New Mexico

Ben Goldfarb is a “beaver believer.” In his new book, Eager, he writes about the historical role of beavers in North American ecosystems, how they were nearly wiped out, and why communities are brining them back—and with them lusher wetlands and healthier rivers.

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Indigenizing the local food movement

Indigenizing the local food movement

by radiocafe | Mar 11, 2019 | Food & agriculture, Santa Fe New Mexican

Elizabeth Hoover traveled all over the country talking to indigenous communities about their food traditions, local gardening and agriculture initiatives, and what it could mean to have food self-sufficiency.

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Regeneration in the rockies

Regeneration in the rockies

by radiocafe | Mar 5, 2019 | Activism, Down to Earth, Environment, Food & agriculture

Glenn Elzinga is a forester turned rancher in Idaho, and he has developed a system called “inherding” — which means basically living with cattle on the range, training them to eat a varied and healthy diet, and managing them so that land, water, and wildlife are restored.

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Reawakening our instincts for healthy eating

Reawakening our instincts for healthy eating

by radiocafe | Feb 19, 2019 | Down to Earth, Food & agriculture

If we were left to our own devices with a large selection of healthy food choices, how would we choose? Would we make healthy choices? What about livestock, and wildlife? Scientists and author Fred Provenza has studied this question for many decades, and shares his insights in his new book, Nourishment.

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On Pasture Magazine: bringing science to the farm

On Pasture Magazine: bringing science to the farm

by radiocafe | Feb 5, 2019 | Down to Earth, Environment, Food & agriculture

The science of farm and rangeland is often incomprehensible to the people on the land. We talk to On Pasture magazine founder Kathy Voth, whose mission is to make science accessible to people who need it–and to help keep them from being bamboozled by the latest agriculture fads.

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