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The restoration agriculture system described in this award-winning book works! It is possible for humans to produce staple foods using perennial agricultural ecosystems that actually improve the quality of the environment. This can be done on a backyard, farm, or ranch scale and is needed right now - on a global scale. Restoration Agriculture explains how we can have all of the benefits of natural, perennial ecosystems and create agricultural systems that imitate nature in form and function while still providing for our food, building, fuel, and many other needs.

New from best-selling author Mark Shepard! Written as a companion to the best seller Restoration Agriculture, this book will help farmers capture water in areas they want to and avoid having water flow immediately to the low point. The result? Less water expense, healthier crops and livestock, and less erosion...just to name a few.

C. S. Lewis is best known for his Narnia tales and Christian apologetics, works that have sold more than 100 million copies. But Lewis was also a trained philosopher and a professor at Cambridge and Oxford. An intellectual giant, he fiercely and extensively critiqued the fashionable dogma known as scientism - the idea that science is the only path to knowledge, and matter the fundamental reality.

The Paris Accords, widely accepted as the key to solving today's climate crisis, set a goal of zero net carbon emissions by 2050. But that's not good enough. The only way to guarantee a livable future is climate restoration, which can reduce greenhouse gases to historic levels. Scientist and entrepreneur Peter Fiekowsky explains the technology and maps a practical path that will let humankind survive and thrive.

A podcast dedicated to ecological restoration

The podcast where we talk about ecological restoration, with a focus on the mid-Atlantic United States.

Alison Adams, the Watershed Forestry Coordinator with University of Vermont Extension, and Cate Kreider, an undergraduate student at University of Vermont, explore questions and topics related to riparian forests in Vermont. Each episode features an interview with a guest discussing threats to riparian forests, restoration best practices, first-hand experiences of restoration projects, and more.

Experience the harrowing tale of Mary Rowlandson, a ministers wife captured by Native Americans during King Philips War in 1675. Her vivid, often chilling narrative offers a unique perspective on her captivity, filled with moments of dark humor amidst the fear and uncertainty. As she recounts the brutal destruction of her Lancaster town and the tragic fate of its residents, Rowlandson portrays her captors through a lens of conflict and misunderstanding. This groundbreaking work was one of the first captivity narratives published by a woman, influencing countless modern stories, including the ...

A Christ-centered podcast that addresses issues of addiction, mental illness, grief/loss, trauma, and abuse from a Biblical and Psychological viewpoint.

A podcast/radio program from Australia about the environment, conservation, climate change and living sustainability in an earth of ever diminishing resources and more waste. The program is based in Byron Bay though the issues we cover affect all people and planet Earth. Your host Michelle Michels has updates, interviews and stories about climate change, conservation, indigenous perspectives on land management, ecology, energy and sustainability topics. Local, national and international topics are discussed. Local communities, academics, activists and anyone concerned about the environment ...

The Nature Principle presents a compelling case that a conscious reconnection to nature can make us whole again and that the future will belong to nature-smart individuals, families, businesses, and communities. Supported by evidence from emerging empirical and theoretical research and eye-opening anecdotes, Louv shows that when we tap into the powers of the natural world we can boost mental acuity and creativity, heal illness, broaden our compassion, and strengthen human bonds.

In the context of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Europe Office and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) have interviewed young environmentalists who are making a positive change for our planet. This podcast aims to give the floor to these passionate people who are doing great things all around the world, so they can share their experience and inspire others.Disclaimer: The views expressed in this podcast are those of the interviewees and do not necessarily reflect the views of the UNEP or the FAO.

A human and non-human synthesis centered around Ecological Restoration and other tangentially related topics where I talk to the folks making a difference to restore and conserve both the land and our communities.