“There are two spiritual dangers in not owning a farm. One is the danger of supposing that breakfast comes from the grocery, and the other that heat comes from the furnace.”
Good Oak, A Sand County Almanac
In this episode of Imaginal Roots Mark continues the conversation with Rachel Bouressa about pasture walks, managed grazing, and the education and community outreach Rachel does through her work with Golden Sands RC&D and Wisconsin Farmers Union to support family farms and transform climate change through changing our agricultural practices.
Learn more about the writers and organizations we discuss:
Wendall Berry – The Gift of Good Land
Aldo Leopold – A Sand County Almanac
“We abuse land because we regard it as a commodity belonging to us. When we see land as a community to which we belong, we may begin to use it with love and respect.” Foreword, A Sand County Almanac.
Golden Sands RC&D – Sustainable Agriculture
Wisconsin Farmers Union – United to grow family agriculture
Rachel Bouressa Joins National Climate Change Policy Panel
Farmshed – growing a resilient local food economy
Bouressa Family Farm – Rachel Bouressa
Listen to our first conversation
In this 1st episode of Imaginal Roots Mark talks with Rachel Bouressa from Bouressa Family Farm about her roots growing up on her family farm and the work she is doing with regenerative agriculture.
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Imaginal Roots with host Mark Gehrke is a podcast from Common Roots Rising. Through engaging conversations with creative leaders, we’re exploring our commUNITY roots and connections as we imagine transformative new stories and culture into being.
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