We talk to the makers of Bring them Home, a documentary about the return of bison to the Blackfeet Nation in Montana—and their potential for healing of both land and people. The film is narrated by Oscar-nominated Blackfeet actress Lily Gladstone.
Xochitl Torres Small served as New Mexico congresswoman and as deputy director of the USDA. Now she’s leading Quivira Coaltion—and in this podcast talks about her visions and hopes.
Conversations with writers from High Country News and the Food & Environment Reporting Network about HCN’s latest issue, including the value of forest conservation for climate mitigation and Alaskan indigenous food ways.
Philip Connors has been a fire lookout in the Gila National Forest for over two decades, and has written several books about life on the mountain, including his latest, The Mountain Knows the Mountain.
Ted Turner bought a New Mexico ranch that’s bigger than many national parks. A new film, Preserved, details its history, conservation projects, and influence.
Rocky Mountain Youth Corps gives young adults training in landscape conservation, and in the process they also learn how to be part of a greater community.
Farmer, educator, artist, and non-profit leader Michele Thorne explores the values associated with “good meat”––from transparency to ecosystem health to nutrition––and what that means for ranchers, butchers, chefs, eaters, and for the planet.
Zach Ben founded Bidii Baby Foods not only to provide nutritious first foods, but also to help heal generational trauma and invest for the health and abundance over the coming decades and even centuries.
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.
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.