A Biodynamic Training

A Biodynamic Training

In this excerpt from his book, “The Biodynamic Farm,” Hugh Lovel offers insight into what it means to be a biodynamic practitioner.

Turning a Profit on Grass-Fed Beef

Turning a Profit on Grass-Fed Beef

Learn techniques about regenerative grazing in this excerpt of the book “Grass-Fed Beef for a Post-Pandemic World” by Ridge Shinn and Lynne Pledger.

Tractor Time Episode 21: Daniela Ibarra-Howell, CEO of the Savory Institute

Tractor Time Episode 21: Daniela Ibarra-Howell, CEO of the Savory Institute

Okay, the high horse is getting tired, but it’s true. Our listeners are the silver lining, and one of the brightest spots on that lining is our guest today.

Daniela Ibarra-Howell is a native Argentinian, an agronomist by profession, and has more than 25 years of ranching experience. In 2009, she helped start The Savory Institute, headquartered in Boulder, Colorado, and became its CEO in 2011.

Order vs. Wildness: The Land Management Question

The idea, perpetuated by Thoreau, that farming order and wildness were mutually exclusive and therefore required segregated and designated areas allows landscape managers to be lazy about wildness.

Acres U.S.A. Podcast Episode 1: Abbey Smith and Charles Walters

Acres U.S.A. Podcast Episode 1: Abbey Smith and Charles Walters

In Episode 1, we interview Abbey Smith with the Savory Institute and ask her about her life as a teacher, rancher and world traveler. She’s spent years studying and practicing wholistic grazing methods, and is trying to help the Savory Institute reach their goals of creating and protecting 1 billion hectares of sustainable grazing land around the world.

Then, we turn back the clock and present a talk from Acres U.S.A. founder Charles Walters. He details the challenges facing eco-farmers, which is still applicable today, and how those challenges increase in the face of the popularity of conventional farming.