Agrarian Futures
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Join hosts Emma Ractliffe and Austin Unruh as they explore what’s broken in our food system, and what it looks like to build something better.
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Agrarian Futures is produced by Alexandre Miller, who also wrote our theme song.
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What Animals Teach Us About Caring for the Land with Fred Provenza
Our guest today, Fred Provenza, has spent his career listening to what animals can teach us: about landscapes, about food, about the deep intelligence woven into the living world.Fred is professor…
S2E17 How Land Heals with Judith Schwartz
Our guest today - Judith Schwartz - has spent her career showing us that the natural world is more resilient than we think, and that we have more power to restore it than we have been led to…
S2E16 Life on the Range with Glenn Elzinga
Many of us have lost the thread that connects us to our food. Glenn Elzinga is spending his life trying to pick it back up.Glenn is the founder of Alderspring Ranch, a certified organic grass-fed…
S2E15 Blending Forest and Field with Steve Gabriel
Steve Gabriel joins us to unpack one of the most consequential myths shaping how we grow food in America: the separation between forest and field.As a co-steward of Wellspring Forest Farm in…
S2E14 The Economics of the Other Half with Jim and Mark Kleinschmit
Regenerative agriculture isn’t just about how we raise animals. It’s about whether the entire system around them makes sense.Smaller, regenerative producers with meat businesses, have traditionally…
S2E13 The Dark Miracle of the Supermarket with Benjamin Lorr
We walk into our local grocery store and most likely barely consider what’s on display in front of us. Forty thousand items. Stacked, uniform, produce. Cuisine from around the globe. Open often 24…
Why Aren't We Eating Acorns? with Elspeth Hay
I’m willing to bet that most of our listeners - like us - have traditionally seen acorns as food for squirrels, not people. But as Elspeth Hay points out in this conversation, that assumption says…
S2E11 Could Leather Be the Missing Piece for Regenerative Ranching? with Cate Havstad of Range Revolution
We’ve spent a lot of time on this show digging into the dire state of modern farming and ranching, and the challenging economics for those trying to build a regenerative future. Our guest today, Cate…
S2E10 The Regenerative Rebellion with Joel Salatin
Joel Salatin is one of the most influential voices in the modern regenerative farming movement. As the founder of Polyface Farm in Virginia, he’s become known for building a radically different model…
S2E9 Eating Fish in the Age of Limits with Paul Greenberg
Fish have long been one of the last wild foods, a source of nourishment that connects us to the powerful ecology of the planet’s waters. But as journalist and author Paul Greenberg chronicles in his…
S2E8 The Future of Food, Health, and Rural Life with Bob Quinn
If you want to understand what it takes to build a healthier local food system and bring rural communities back to life, you talk to someone who’s actually done it. Bob Quinn has spent decades…
S2E8 Why Soil Is the Key to Regeneration with David Montgomery
If regenerative agriculture is about rebuilding the foundations of our food system, then soil is where that story starts.Geologist and author David Montgomery has spent decades tracing how the health…
S2E7 Building Collective Power in the Rural South with Terence Courtney
Across the south, generations of Black farmers and business owners have faced losing not just their land, but their livelihoods - pushed out by discriminatory lending, land theft, and the…
Farming Against the Odds with Beth Hoffman
What happens when you leave behind a career in food journalism to take over a family farm in Iowa? For Beth Hoffman, it meant putting theory into practice - and learning firsthand just how difficult…
S2E5 Restoring the Underwater Forests with Jon Dickson
Before industrial dredging, clear-cutting, and destructive fishing practices, our rivers and oceans were full of wood. Fallen trees, driftwood, and branches created underwater forests where fish and…
S2E4 How to Leave the Industrial System Behind with Will Harris
Years before regenerative ag and grass-fed beef hit the spotlight, Will Harris was figuring it out on his own land.At White Oak Pastures in Bluffton, Georgia, Will spent the last few decades…
Why Farmland Shouldn't Be a Commodity with Sarah Mock
We all need land to eat, but more and more, farmland has become a financial asset instead of a source of food, livelihood, and community. And when agriculture becomes just another investment, we risk…
S2E2 Losing 10,000 Farms a Year — And How to Reverse It with Brian Reisinger
Are fewer, bigger farms putting our entire food system at risk?That’s the warning at the heart of Land Rich, Cash Poor, the latest book by Brian Reisinger. In it, he explores the…
S2E1 Breaking the Beef Monopoly with Cole Mannix of Old Salt Co-Op
What do we lose when our food comes from nowhere in particular?For Cole Mannix, that question is at the heart of his work. He’s part of Old Salt Co-op, a group of ranchers outside Helena, Montana…
S1E21 Lessons Learned Roadtripping Through a Divided America with Anthony James
It’s no secret our world is in upheaval right now—climate disasters, political unrest, economic uncertainty. But in the midst of it all, there are also stories of resilience, adaptation, and new ways…
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Agrarian Futures has published 41 episodes since April 2024, covering topics in Nature, Science.
Agrarian Futures is currently highly active with new episodes every 2 weeks. Average episode length is 45m.
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