Glenn and Caryl headed down to Albuquerque, New Mexico this week. There, at the Quivara Coalition 2019 Regenerate Conference, Glenn presented on "Nurturing Health from the Ground Up" in collaboration with renowned grazing researcher and author Fred Provenza. They've been having a great time at this …
Why Alderspring? A Tale of Two Cities
Hi folks! We used the link to last week's story in the newsletter this week. We apologize for that. Caryl and I are driving back from New Mexico after an excellent Quivira Coalition conference where we got to share stories with other regenerative agriculture producers from all over the world. …
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Buck, Black, and Blizzard
I stepped back in time today and met what the West used to be. Unfortunately the homogenization of culture through the ubiquitous nature of technology means that most of these "real west" icons tend to be quite old, and tech-adverse. They are out of place in this age of smartphones, smart cars and …
The Days are Short, the Time is Long
This week's story is from Abby, our second oldest daughter. She is a lover of plants and nurturing, of comfort and caring. You first notice the color change. Lush greens are fading to brown, the green color trickling down out of the tops of the grass and down into the roots. You can still see …
Fixing Flats and Food
It was last Saturday night in Boise, Idaho, and the city was hopping. It was a lovely cool evening, and it seemed everyone was turned out in their shiny late model SUVs and chrome-wheeled hybrids for a night on the town. Melanie and I just finished a very successful beef sampling at the Boise …
Why Ellen Was Right (Kinda)
After thinking about Ellen Degeneres' viral anti-meat tweet a couple of weeks ago, Glenn thought maybe it was time to shoot a letter to her. Don't know if she'll ever get to it, but we just thought we'd better cc it to you all. Dear Ellen I'm a cattle rancher in the broad expanse of the …