Picture taken from Pixabay user 12019 / 10259 images. Yesterday, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, or DNR, said that it would not be implementing new rule changes to address nitrate contamination. The DNR has been pursuing those rule changes since 2019, when Governor Evers proclaimed “the year of clean water” and instructed state agencies […]
In Search of Water on the High Plains
America’s largest aquifer, the Ogallala Aquifer, is depleting. It’s a big problem, but it hasn’t gotten very much national attention. At least, until Lucas Bessire wrote Running Out, which has been named a finalist for the National Book Award for Nonfiction. In it, he sifts through history, memory, myth, and policy to explore why the […]
Our Bodies Are Inflamed
In this era of climate crisis, the world is burning—and so are our bodies. That’s the premise of Rupa Marya and Raj Patel’s new book, Inflamed: Deep Medicine and the Anatomy of Injustice, which takes a close look at food and farming, human health and environmental health, politics and economics, and how these are all […]
As drought conditions continue, southern Wisconsin farmers face uncert...
Southern Wisconsin is pushing through an unseasonably dry summer. While the arid, hot days may be uncomfortable for those of us in Madison, it could spell financial trouble for the region’s farmers. For more, our producer Jonah Chester spoke with Christopher Kucharick, professor of Agronomy at UW-Madison. (PHOTO: Jesse Gardner / Unsplash)
A roadmap to a sustainable food system
Amanda Starbuck, contributor to Food & Water Watch, recently penned a report “Well-Fed: A Roadmap To A Sustainable Food System That Works For All” which discusses the issues of increasing corporate control of our food systems, but outlines solutions to problems facing small farmers’ sustainability challenges, including regenerating soil, integrating crops and cattle, local control, […]
Animal, Vegetable, Junk: A History of Food with Mark Bittman
“Until we start to deal with agriculture and food, we’re going to continue having public health and environmental crises,” says food journalist Mark Bittman. “We haven’t turned the corner on this issue yet, but there’s an opportunity for us to turn the corner.” Today, Mark Bittman joins us to talk about our relationship to food […]
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