Could it happen here? Preparing Your Farm for Disaster
When disaster strikes, we commonly hear people say, "I didn't think it would happen to us." Wildfires, floods, hurricanes, blizzards, ice storms, tornadoes, and other natural disasters are in the news every day. The odds are that someday, it WILL happen to us! It has happened to my Roots of Resilience colleagues in Eastern Washington State.
Kiss the Ground and Common Ground
If you eat, you should understand how your food is grown, processed, transported, and marketed. You may be shocked by the impact the foods you eat have on our environment.
Two films are now available on Amazon Prime that will help you understand this important topic: Kiss the Ground and Common Ground.
Global loss of soil moisture
A recent article uses multiple data sources and models to estimate that the global loss of soil moisture from 1979 to 2016 is responsible for over 10 mm of global sea-level rise — about 3,941 gigatons (cubic kilometers) of water. For comparison, the more widely recognized losses of Greenland ice are estimated by the Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland to amount to 5,500 gigatons from 1986 to 2022, contributing almost 16 mm to sea-level rise.
Peter Donovan, Managing Wholes
Ruminations: Opening the gate for a new generation of cowgirls
Beth Robinette is a fourth-generation cattle rancher, educator, and co-founder of New Cowgirl Camp, who joins the podcast to talk about what it really means to build a more inclusive, resilient future for agriculture.
Can beef be a healthy food?
Peter Byck, director of "Roots So Deep (you can see the devil down there)" hosts in-depth and personal conversations with scientists, farmers, educators, artists, and intriguing individuals worldwide.
For the past two years, we’ve been traveling the world with Roots So Deep — and filming a brand-new podcast along the way.
Episode one features a conversation with Dr. Allen Williams, one of the founders of Understanding Ag.