Agrarian Futures
Episodes
The Dark Miracle of the Supermarket with Benjamin Lorr
27 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We walk into our local grocery store and most likely barely consider what’s on display in front of us. Forty thousand items. Stacked, uniform, produ...
Why Aren't We Eating Acorns? with Elspeth Hay
12 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
I’m willing to bet that most of our listeners - like us - have traditionally seen acorns as food for squirrels, not people. But as Elspeth Hay point...
Could Leather Be the Missing Piece for Regenerative Ranching? with Cate Havstad of Range Revolution
03 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We’ve spent a lot of time on this show digging into the dire state of modern farming and ranching, and the challenging economics for those trying to...
The Regenerative Rebellion with Joel Salatin
09 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Joel Salatin is one of the most influential voices in the modern regenerative farming movement. As the founder of Polyface Farm in Virginia, he’s be...
The Past, Present, and Future of Eating Fish with Paul Greenberg
19 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Fish have long been one of the last wild foods, a source of nourishment that connects us to the powerful ecology of the planet’s waters. But as jour...
The Future of Food, Health, and Rural Life with Bob Quinn
01 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
If you want to understand what it takes to build a healthier local food system and bring rural communities back to life, you talk to someone who’s a...
Why Soil Is the Key to Regeneration with David Montgomery
20 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
If regenerative agriculture is about rebuilding the foundations of our food system, then soil is where that story starts.Geologist and author David Mo...
Building Collective Power in the Rural South with Terence Courtney
14 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Across the south, generations of Black farmers and business owners have faced losing not just their land, but their livelihoods - pushed out by discri...
Farming Against the Odds with Beth Hoffman
18 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when you leave behind a career in food journalism to take over a family farm in Iowa? For Beth Hoffman, it meant putting theory into prac...
Restoring the Underwater Forests with Jon Dickson
13 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Before industrial dredging, clear-cutting, and destructive fishing practices, our rivers and oceans were full of wood. Fallen trees, driftwood, and br...
How to Leave the Industrial System Behind with Will Harris
23 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Years before regenerative ag and grass-fed beef hit the spotlight, Will Harris was figuring it out on his own land.At White Oak Pastures in Bluffton, ...
Why Farmland Shouldn't Be a Commodity with Sarah Mock
30 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We all need land to eat, but more and more, farmland has become a financial asset instead of a source of food, livelihood, and community. And when agr...
Losing 10,000 Farms a Year — And How to Reverse It with Brian Reisinger
04 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Are fewer, bigger farms putting our entire food system at risk?That’s the warning at the heart of Land Rich, Cash Poor, the latest book by Brian Rei...
Breaking the Beef Monopoly with Cole Mannix of Old Salt Co-Op
21 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What do we lose when our food comes from nowhere in particular?For Cole Mannix, that question is at the heart of his work. He’s part of Old Salt Co-...
Lessons Learned Roadtripping Through a Divided America with Anthony James
03 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It’s no secret our world is in upheaval right now—climate disasters, political unrest, economic uncertainty. But in the midst of it all, there are...
Bringing Money Back Down to Earth with Claude Arpels
18 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
If we want regenerative farms and food businesses to thrive, we have to talk about money. How do we help them grow without forcing them to sell out th...
Financing Native Food Sovereignty with Skya Ducheneaux
14 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this show, we’ve talked a lot about how traditional banking and financial systems make it tough for new farmers or those without direct land owne...
The Case Against Techno-Fixes with Chris Smaje
08 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the face of climate change and biodiversity loss, the solutions we hear the most are technological ones - many of which mirror the economic and phi...
Living Without Fossil Fuels with Alexis Zeigler
17 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It’s easy to feel powerless in the face of climate change, but where can we find models for living in harmony with the planet—before it’s too la...
Building Rural Resiliency and Food Justice with Mark Watson
04 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s guest is proving that financial models can prioritize the well-being of farmers and the resilience of our food systems—not just financial ...
Empowering Farmers with Regen Media with Taylor Henry
12 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Register for the Acres USA conference coming up on December 2-5, 2024. And if you can’t make those dates or its already passed, you can purchase the...
Rex Weyler on "Solving" Climate Change and Living Simply
31 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
“I believe there is something dangerous about our entire notion of what a solution to climate change even is. We’re trying to engineer our way out...
Bringing Back the Community Bank with Charley Cummings
21 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
If most of us are honest—banking probably isn’t the first thing that comes to mind when we think about social and environmental change. But what i...
Life on the Range with Tyler Lu
05 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What does it take to leave the city behind and embrace the life as a cowboy? In this episode, we trace Tyler’s unique path from competitive running,...
The New American Shepherd with Cole Bush
17 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For Cole Bush, life as a shepherd is more than a job—it’s a calling. As the founder of her own grazing business in Southern California, she's usin...
How Big Food Stole Organic, and the Fight to Reclaim It with Dave Chapman
04 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the 1990s, the success of the US organic movement seemed undeniable. Demand for healthy, chemical-free produce skyrocketed amidst public health con...
Healing Communities and Landscapes through Ranching with Carlyle Stewart
20 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Carlyle Stewart is living many of the core ideas behind Agrarian Futures. Like many of us, he grew up without a close connection to farming or our agr...
Lessons from Building a 600 Acre Chestnut Business with Russell Wallack
12 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Russell Wallack and team at Breadtree Farms are some of our favorite kind of people - the kind who not only imagine a different future for our communi...
Farming Kelp to Preserve Coastal Communities with Briana Warner
26 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week we were delighted to be joined by Briana Warner, CEO of Atlantic Sea Farms, a regenerative seaweed farming company based in Biddeford, Maine...
Regenerating Rural Economies with Jenni Harris of White Oak Pastures
02 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For those who have followed regenerative agriculture anytime over the last three decades, this week’s guest needs no introduction. Jenni Harris is t...
Can You Put a Value on Healthy Soil? With Cole Allen
18 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When it comes to building a robust regenerative agriculture movement, it takes more than just farmers. Cole Allen of Grass Fed Valley is pitching in i...
Restoring the Oak Savanna Through Farming with Peter Allen
05 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this conversation, Peter Allen of Mastadon Valley Farm challenges everything you think you know about climate change, eating beef, and the potentia...
Modern Horse Logging with Daphné Rose Courtés
22 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In our increasingly technology-driven and urbanized culture, who hasn’t fantasized from time to time about getting out of the hustle and bustle, mov...
Igniting a Farmland Commons Movement with Kristina Villa
13 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today we are joined by Kristina Villa of the Farmers Land Trust who is confronting one of the most intractable challenges and deepest inequities withi...
Building the Next Generation of Agrarians with Josh Payne
22 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's no secret that conventional farming is wreaking havoc on America's farmland, but is it really economically possible to convert conventional row c...
An Introduction to Agrarian Futures
22 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Agrarian Futures, a podcast exploring a future centered around land, community, and connection to place.Join hosts Emma Ractliffe and Austi...