This podcast features producer Ian Kibbe discussing "Greener Pastures," a compelling PBS documentary. It delves into the struggles, hopes, and resilience of America’s family farmers,

This podcast features producer Ian Kibbe discussing "Greener Pastures," a compelling PBS documentary. It delves into the struggles, hopes, and resilience of America’s family farmers, highlighting urgent agricultural challenges through their voices.

The interview includes insights from Jeff Ditzenberger, a veteran corn and soybean farmer and founder of Rural Minds and TUGS, alongside Chris Petersen, a sustainable agriculture advocate and board member of the Organization of Competitive Markets. Paul Steinbroner interviewed Kibbe, with Bob Trench producing this Sustainability Action Media podcast, an EarthSayers project.

Producer Ian Kibbe discusses "Greener Pastures," a compelling PBS documentary, in this podcast. The film delves into the struggles, hopes, and resilience of America's family farmers, addressing

Producer Ian Kibbe discusses "Greener Pastures," a compelling PBS documentary, in this podcast. The film delves into the struggles, hopes, and resilience of America's family farmers, addressing the urgent challenges shaping agriculture today.

The interview highlights key voices such as Jeff Ditzenberger, a veteran corn and soybean farmer and founder of Rural Minds and TUGS, alongside Chris Petersen, a sustainable agriculture advocate and board member of the Organization of Competitive Markets.

Produced by Bob Trench and interviewed by Paul Steinbroner, this podcast is presented by Sustainability Action Media, an EarthSayers project.

The Independent Lens documentary "Greener Pastures" premieres March 25, 2024, on PBS.

This film addresses the mental health crisis facing American farmers, intensified by climate change,

The Independent Lens documentary "Greener Pastures" premieres March 25, 2024, on PBS.

This film addresses the mental health crisis facing American farmers, intensified by climate change, the pandemic, economic uncertainty, and isolation. It follows four Midwest family farms over several years, highlighting their perseverance and survival within the heartland's farming industry.

For more information, visit pbs.org/greenerpastures. Produced by Ian Robertson Kibb.

The Global Women's Assembly for Climate Justice, hosted by the Women's Earth and Climate Network (WECAN) from June 23-28, 2025, featured a key panel: "Building a Healthy & Thriving Future: Food

The Global Women's Assembly for Climate Justice, hosted by the Women's Earth and Climate Network (WECAN) from June 23-28, 2025, featured a key panel: "Building a Healthy & Thriving Future: Food Sovereignty."

This panel brought together diverse global leaders, including Kahea Pacheco (Kanaka ʻŌiwi), Mariann Bassey Orovwuje, Monique Verdin (Houma Nation), Wilma Mendoza (Mosetén), and Yasso Kanti Bhattachan (Thakali). The Assembly united over 125 grassroots women leaders, advocates, and policymakers from 50 countries, sharing visions and strategies for a just and healthy world across 25 unique panels.

The panel “Women For Forests: Protection & Reforestation: Part 1” took place on Monday, June 23, 2025. It was part of the Global Women’s Assembly for Climate Justice: Path to

The panel “Women For Forests: Protection & Reforestation: Part 1” took place on Monday, June 23, 2025. It was part of the Global Women’s Assembly for Climate Justice: Path to COP30 and Beyond, hosted by the Women’s Earth and Climate Network (WECAN) from June 23-28, 2025.

Organized by WECAN, the Assembly united over 125 grassroots and frontline women leaders, global advocates, and policymakers from 50 countries. Diverse panelists, including Indigenous leaders and climate activists from various regions, shared visions and strategies across 25 unique sessions to accelerate a transformative path towards a healthy and just world.

This episode of "The Brain Health Revolution" features John Robbins, son of the Baskin-Robbins founder. He famously chose to forgo immense wealth, instead pursuing a "deeper American Dream"

This episode of "The Brain Health Revolution" features John Robbins, son of the Baskin-Robbins founder. He famously chose to forgo immense wealth, instead pursuing a "deeper American Dream" focused on a society at peace with its conscience, living in harmony with all life, and practicing compassionate ecosystem stewardship.

A powerful advocate for a sane, ethical, and sustainable future, Robbins has spoken at major conferences, received prestigious honors like the Rachel Carson Award, and appeared on national shows. He co-founded and presides over the Food Revolution Network, which empowers over 600,000 members to transform food systems for healthy people and a healthy planet.

SustainablePR's Tony DeFazio interviews Adam Reed, founder of Tangleroot Farm, to discuss their Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program.

This interview explores the sustainability

SustainablePR's Tony DeFazio interviews Adam Reed, founder of Tangleroot Farm, to discuss their Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program.

This interview explores the sustainability benefits of local agriculture. It details how CSA, a farm share providing monthly certified organic produce to consumers and markets, strengthens local economies by shortening food supply chains.

The San Francisco Foundation and The Commonwealth Club of California hosted a discussion on Black communities' complex relationship with American land. This conversation explored systemic racism,

The San Francisco Foundation and The Commonwealth Club of California hosted a discussion on Black communities' complex relationship with American land. This conversation explored systemic racism, "food apartheid," and the vital role of the Black farming movement in fostering environmental sustainability and worker cooperatives to ensure healthy, local food access for all.

Executive Director Doria Robinson (Urban Tilth) and Andrea Talley (Mandela Grocery Cooperative) shared insights on farming and food access for BIPOC communities. Noted author Natalie Baszile (*Queen Sugar*, *We Are Each Other's Harvest*) moderated. This program was supported by San Francisco Foundation's Bay Area Leads donors. Become a member: https://www.commonwealthclub.org/membership

Geologist David Montgomery and biologist Anne Biklé, authors of the influential "Dirt Trilogy" (Dirt: The Erosion of Civilizations; The Hidden Half of Nature; and Growing A Revolution: Bringing

Geologist David Montgomery and biologist Anne Biklé, authors of the influential "Dirt Trilogy" (Dirt: The Erosion of Civilizations; The Hidden Half of Nature; and Growing A Revolution: Bringing Our Soil Back to Life), preview their forthcoming book, "You Are What Your Food Ate." They present scientific evidence demonstrating how soil health profoundly impacts the health of crops, animals, and ultimately humans. Their work highlights the critical link between soil life and food's nutritional quality, emphasizing that regenerative farming practices benefit both the land and human health.

This talk was delivered at the 2021 Bioneers Conference.

Learn more at http://www.bioneers.org

Facing climate change, a global disaster, experts Arielle Crawford, Gene Baur, Jodi Monelle, and Liz Dee convened to inspire sustainable solutions. Moderated by Deepika Phakke, they shared

Facing climate change, a global disaster, experts Arielle Crawford, Gene Baur, Jodi Monelle, and Liz Dee convened to inspire sustainable solutions. Moderated by Deepika Phakke, they shared insights on combating this urgent threat through everyday actions.

Arielle Crawford, founder of ARIELLE, champions sustainable apparel with regenerative materials. Gene Baur, hailed as the "conscience of the food movement," campaigns against factory farming and influenced animal welfare laws. Jodi Monelle's LIVEKINDLY empowers plant-based living for positive global change. Liz Dee, Co-President of Smarties and CEO of Baleine & Bjorn Capital, invests in solutions to outdated animal products and founded Vegan Ladyboss.