Farm viability depends on much more than what happens in the field. While we often focus on production and farm management, many of the biggest challenges farmers face are shaped by what happens. After harvest: processing, packaging, distribution, and access to...
After the biodiversity panel from the last episode, I got to thinking about how protecting biodiversity is so often reduced to the life forms that humans value. The ones we find beautiful, friendly, or otherwise useful to us directly. Cuddly mammals, majestic birds,...
This month we’re tackling the challenges and benefits of wildlife in all its forms. Wildlife and wild spaces are often spoken about as if they’re at odds with the goals of farms. We often talk about battling weeds, deterring predators, and eliminating...
It’s been over a year now since Climate Farmers let go of its Carbon credit program, and yet I know that many people who’ve been following our company don’t know the full story about how we got started in the carbon market, why we let it go, and what we’re continuing...
This is going to sound obvious, but the only real way to learn and gain experience in farming is to get your hands dirty and put theory into practice. For that reason farms play an essential role in training others to get into this sector and navigate the challenges...
