Tractor Time Ep 62: Leu, Shiva, Cummins on Solutions

On this episode we’re listening in on a recent virtual event for André Leu’s new book, Growing Life: Regenerating Farming and Ranching. And he’s getting a little help from his friends, Vandana Shiva and Ronnie Cummins. Leu, Shiva and Cummins go way back and co-founded...
Tractor Time Ep 61: Indigenous Agriculture w/ Kelsey D

Tractor Time Ep 61: Indigenous Agriculture w/ Kelsey D

Welcome fourth generation South Dakota rancher Kelsey Ducheneaux-Scott On this episode we welcome fourth generation South Dakota rancher Kelsey Ducheneaux-Scott. Kelsey is the director of programs for the Intertribal Agriculture Council, which seeks to build and...
Tractor Time Ep 59: Gary Nabhan on Faith & Farming Life

Tractor Time Ep 59: Gary Nabhan on Faith & Farming Life

By Gary Paul Nabhan On this episode we welcome Brother Coyote himself, Gary Paul Nabhan. An agricultural ecologist, an ethnobotanist, a MacArthus “genius grant” winner, a professor and an Ecumenical Franciscan Brother, Nabhan is a true polymath. He’s a pioneering...
Leu: Regenerative Ag Is the Future of Farming

Leu: Regenerative Ag Is the Future of Farming

By André Leu Regenerative agriculture goes beyond organic—it’s not just toxin-free, but also heals the soil “Regenerative agriculture and animal husbandry is the next and higher stage of organic food and farming, not only free from toxic pesticides, GMOs,...
Nabhan: Food and Farming Crisis Requires Both Science and Faith

Nabhan: Food and Farming Crisis Requires Both Science and Faith

Jesus for Farmers and Fishers: Justice for All Those Marginalized by Our Food System is the latest book from author Gary Paul Nabhan. By Gary Paul Nabhan Not since the mid-1980s has America faced a food and farm crisis of such epic proportions. In 2020, American...