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Hydroponics, aquaponics, and sovereignty

Hydroponics, aquaponics, and sovereignty

by radiocafe | Apr 11, 2023 | Down to Earth, Environment, Food & agriculture, New Mexico, Science & health

Charlie Shultz is teaching students how to grow fish and plants in in mutually beneficial systems, as well as healthy, nutrient-dense greenhouse crops––all year round. It’s all about sustainable, local, healthy, and economically thriving food systems.

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Systems thinking: Coordinating after, during, and before disasters

Systems thinking: Coordinating after, during, and before disasters

by radiocafe | Mar 28, 2023 | Down to Earth, Environment, Food & agriculture, New Mexico, Science & health

Many entities, public and private, are working to help agrarians whose livelihoods are disrupted. But what do they do, how do they coordinate…and what are the sticky points?

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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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A vibrant pecan oasis in the desert

A vibrant pecan oasis in the desert

by radiocafe | Oct 18, 2022 | Down to Earth, Environment, Food & agriculture, New Mexico, Science & health

Coley Burgess didn’t intend to do regenerative agriculture, but a series of happy accidents led him down a path toward healthier trees, a herd of animals, virtually no chemical or tractor use––and a more enjoyable life for himself and his family.

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Making your tax dollars work after fires and floods

Making your tax dollars work after fires and floods

by radiocafe | Aug 9, 2022 | Down to Earth, Environment, Food & agriculture, Native & indigenous, New Mexico, Politics

New Mexico Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernandez is working not only to help the people and businesses affected by fires and floods, but also to build back land that is more resilient. All of which is easier said than done.

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Place, Power, And Purpose: Pollinators On Western Landscapes

Place, Power, And Purpose: Pollinators On Western Landscapes

by radiocafe | Jul 26, 2022 | Down to Earth, Environment, Food & agriculture, Native & indigenous, New Mexico

Bees and other pollinators are facing threats from industrialization and habitat fragmentation. Beekeeper, scientist, and indigenous teacher Melanie Kirby knows that bees are vital to the food we eat—and is showing the way forward.

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Western Wildfires: Facing a hotter and drier future

Western Wildfires: Facing a hotter and drier future

by radiocafe | May 10, 2022 | Down to Earth, Environment, Food & agriculture, New Mexico

Wildfires across the West are burning out of control and causing catastrophic losses to landscapes and communities. How did we get here, and how can we better manage fire in the future? Lesli Allison walks us through the complexities and dangers––and the critical importance of land management.

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Restoring landscapes…with goats and sheep

Restoring landscapes…with goats and sheep

by radiocafe | Mar 29, 2022 | Down to Earth, Environment, Food & agriculture, New Mexico

Landscapes evolved with animals and need animals to thrive. “Goatscaping” substitutes animals for machines and toxic chemicals to produce more resilient and healthy soil, plants, and even beneficial insect populations. They’re also incredibly cute.

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Restoring resilience on native land

Restoring resilience on native land

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

For over 25 years Santa Ana Pueblo has been engaged in a large scale project to restore wildlife, plants, and watersheds long degraded by invasive practices. The results for agriculture, culture, and the land itself have been dramatic.

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Cultivating the People-Planet-Profit model on an urban farm

Cultivating the People-Planet-Profit model on an urban farm

by radiocafe | Dec 15, 2021 | Down to Earth, Environment, Food & agriculture, New Mexico

Minor Morgan and Matt Draper are intergenerational farmers in Albuquerque’s North Valley. Cultivating diversity and healthy soil, their goal is to grow food that’s healthy for people and the earth.

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