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A shameless foodie & her ranching dad sit down for a medium-rare opportunity
Steaks in suitcases, the benefits of modern ag, no-till plows, and more.
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California ranchers tackle the climate crisis one pasture at a time
By spreading compost on their pastures, Marin County ranchers have been able to suck significant amounts of carbon from the atmosphere. But can it work elsewhere?
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The secret to richer, carbon-capturing soil? Treat your microbes well
We don't have to understand every detail of the amazingly complex soil microbiome. We just have to feed it right, and it might work wonders.
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Make Me Care: Can ranchers and foodies be friends?
Spoiler alert: Yes.
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Going vegetarian can cut your diet’s carbon footprint in half
A new study tells you how much your diet is warming the planet.
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How can we break the cycle of bigger farms and fewer farmers?
A new documentary, Dryland, illustrates the brutal logic of rural depopulation. But the process isn't inevitable.
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Why the locavore movement’s next big step is seafood
With his new book, "American Catch," writer Paul Greenberg calls for a local revolution that will move from the land to embrace the local oceans as well.
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Bees and butterflies get a boost from the feds
A new White House program doesn't have a lot of muscle behind it, but at least it acknowledges the problem of declining pollinator populations.
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Obama to create largest marine protected area ever, because bigger is better
The U.S. is proposing to double the area of protected ocean with the expansion of the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument.
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Beekeepers are breeding a race of superbees at the Seattle airport
As more hives fall to colony collapse disorder, these pioneers are on a mission to create pollinators that are adapted to survive in the Pacific Northwest.
