Down to Earth: The Planet to Plate Podcast podcast

Down to Earth: The Planet to Plate Podcast

Down to Earth is a podcast about regenerative agriculture, and it's for everyone who eats. We invite you to meet the people shaping a healthier food system—farmers, ranchers, scientists, land managers, writers, and many others. Designing a future that draws on both tradition and innovation, they're on a mission to change the paradigm so that the food we eat is healthy and long-term sustainable—for families and growers, for wildlife and water, for climate and planet. downtoearthradio.com

Down to Earth is a podcast about regenerative agriculture, and it's for everyone who eats. We invite you to meet the people shaping a healthier food system—farmers, ranchers, scientists, land managers, writers, and many others. Designing a future that draws on both tradition and innovation, they're on a mission to change the paradigm so that the food we eat is healthy and long-term sustainable—for families and growers, for wildlife and water, for climate and planet. downtoearthradio.com

 

#100

Putting soil science to work

[Dr. Caitlin Youngquist] (https://www.drcaitlinyoungquist.com/) started out wanting to be ... more

02 Dec 2025

47 MINS

47:08

02 Dec 2025


#99

Bringing bison back to indigenous lands

Montana filmmaker Daniel Glick decided to make a film about bison just because he loved th... more

12 Nov 2025

43 MINS

43:33

12 Nov 2025


#98

Meet Xochitl, Quivira's new Executive Director

Xochitl Torres Small grew up in Las Cruces, NM, and started her career as an attorney who ... more

28 Oct 2025

50 MINS

50:46

28 Oct 2025


#97

Food, power, and hope in the American West

In today's podcast, we talk to Jennifer Sahn, editor of [High Country News] (http://hcn.or... more

21 Oct 2025

1 HR 00 MINS

1:00:17

21 Oct 2025


#96

The perils and poetics of being a fire lookout

[Philip Connors] (http://www.philipconnors.com/) grew up on a farm in Minnesota, studied j... more

07 Oct 2025

58 MINS

58:18

07 Oct 2025


#95

Ted Turner's Ranch: Watching degraded ecosystems bounce back

In 1996, media mogul Ted Turner bought a New Mexico ranch that's bigger than many national... more

23 Sep 2025

48 MINS

48:46

23 Sep 2025


#94

An outdoor classroom for land stewardship—and life skills

Quinn Mendelson is Conservation Program Director of [Rocky Mountain Youth Corps] (http://y... more

09 Sep 2025

51 MINS

51:03

09 Sep 2025


#93

The Good Meat Movement

What is "good meat"? Michele Thorne has a lot to say on the subject. She is executive dire... more

26 Aug 2025

55 MINS

55:51

26 Aug 2025


#92

Navajo farming and entrepreneurship––for the next generation

Zachariah Ben is a sixth-generation farmer from Shiprock, New Mexico. He and his family fo... more

12 Aug 2025

51 MINS

51:45

12 Aug 2025


#91

Feeding a Divided America

Gilles Stockton is author of the new book, Feeding a Divided America: Reflections of a Wes... more

29 Jul 2025

52 MINS

52:43

29 Jul 2025


#90

Feeding a Divided America

Giles Stockton is author of the new book, Feeding a Divided America: Reflections of a West... more

29 Jul 2025

52 MINS

52:43

29 Jul 2025


#89

Preventing Catastrophic Flooding: The Secret is in the Soil

Bryan Hummel is a big-time water nerd. Specializing in nature-based solutions to watershed... more

15 Jul 2025

48 MINS

48:14

15 Jul 2025


#88

Thinking ecologically—about human health

Doctor and professor of public health Wendy Johnson saw in her medical practice people who... more

01 Jul 2025

46 MINS

46:04

01 Jul 2025


#87

Cultivating community in urban food forests

Orion Kriegman and his friends started clearing a trashed vacant lot in Boston to create g... more

17 Jun 2025

47 MINS

47:05

17 Jun 2025


#86

Women ranchers finding their power

Montana rancher Amber Smith didn't grow up in agriculture, but ranching became her life's ... more

03 Jun 2025

46 MINS

46:40

03 Jun 2025


#85

Women ranchers in their power

Montana rancher Amber Smith didn't grow up in agriculture, but ranching became her life's ... more

03 Jun 2025

46 MINS

46:40

03 Jun 2025


#84

Making the transition to local, sustainable living

[The Transition Movement] (https://transitionnetwork.org/) is a worldwide network of peopl... more

20 May 2025

47 MINS

47:52

20 May 2025


#83

From backyard veggie garden to profitable livestock ranch

Eileen Napier and Stan Hayes of [Ramstead Ranch] (https://ramsteadranch.com/) teamed up ar... more

06 May 2025

59 MINS

59:19

06 May 2025


#82

Fair Trade: Good for farmers, the land, consumers—and business

[Paul Rice] (http://paulrice.org/) started out as an anti-capitalist labor organizer, work... more

22 Apr 2025

48 MINS

48:12

22 Apr 2025


#81

Federal fiasco for farmers

Since the new administration took office, programs benefitting farmers have been slashed, ... more

09 Apr 2025

50 MINS

50:51

09 Apr 2025