Farming
'Ag in the Middle' & Eating Local with Kathleen Bauer
Kathleen Bauer is a writer, blogger, producer and cook who connects the dots between what's happening with farmers in the fields and what she puts on her table to feed family and friends. Her blog, called Good Stuff NW, got a lot of attention for..
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Animal Welfare in Organic Agriculture
Dr. Meggan Hain is an animal care specialist for CROPP Cooperative. Born to a farming family in South Africa, Meggan received her Bachelor's Degree in Animal Science and a Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine from Ohio State University. Meggan is..
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Healthy Cows, Healthy Milk, Healthy People
A native of the Dominican Republic, Dr. Silvia Abel-Caines graduated from UNPHU University with a Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine in 1988. Two years later, she was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to continue her research in ruminant nutrition.
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Wanted: Regenerative, Renewing, Resilient Agriculture
Fred Kirschenmann is a Distinguished Fellow at the Leopold Center, and the president of Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture in Pocantico Hills, New York. He is a man of many talents, accustomed to wearing many hats: Iowa State University..
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What Makes Organic Agriculture (& Life on a Farm) Beautiful
Regina Beidler calls herself an “accidental farmer,” but her commitment to organic agriculture, sustainability, rural communities, and caring for her animals is deeply intentional (and about as far from accidental as it gets.) Regina and her..
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Urban Farming that Transforms Lives
This week on Rootstock Radio, we speak with Harry Rhodes, Executive Director and Co-Founder of Growing Home. Growing Home is a Chicago-based organization whose primary mission, in Harry’s own words, is to “transform lives—both individual lives and..