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I love this video by PBS about California shepherd Shannon Waldron:

Oh my gosh, I just found a new favorite video on regen ag -- the why, the how, the stunning rewards of getting it right, and the dire consequences if we don't. In my opinion, Charles Massey is the most grounded and powerful spokesperson going for regen ag! Take 25 minutes to watch this...

I didn't know where best to post this powerful documentary about how the reindeer herding culture of the Sami people, and the lands which they have stewarded for eons, are being threatened by development and climate change. Watch the video and maybe you'll agree that this nomadic herding culture...

Is anyone using waffle gardening techniques? In my Montana garden, soil biology and organic matter improve every year, but it seems like each year there's less rainfall for gardening. Groundwater isn't suitable for irrigation here. I have a rainwater capture system and some permaculture...

When I listened to Dale's webinar yesterday, I decided to commit publicly (gulp!) to working on holding more water through building some beaver dam analogs, similar to what Dale called leaky weirs. Our drought in Montana is killing some big cottonwoods and they are right beside the creeks that...

I found the link to this at the Understanding Ag newsletter -- which is well worth signing up for! Here's how the Understanding Ag crew summarizes the video: https://mailchi.mp/2a3521579f4f/understanding-ag-newsletter-march-4-16406642?e=479889336b

Hey, all you non-shepherds -- check out this article by the Noble Foundation about what sheep might do for your regenerative ranch. Of the seven reasons listed, I must admit that #6 is what keeps me knee deep in sheep, though #7 is why this makes good business sense too:

As someone who loves wetlands, especially fens and peat bogs, I have decided to avoid all soil mixes with peat in them. When I went to start some seeds for spring and read the ingredients on the bags of seed starting mixes I have on hand, I found my pro-peat stance rules out most soil mixes...

Hi, I raise finewool, natural colored sheep in northcentral Montana. Though my place has some hay meadows with water rights, in our dry climate (11" per year on average), this is pretty much an arid grassland/sage steppe property. Catching and holding more water in soil is hugely important to...

Steve and Amber Kenyon of Alberta team up every other week through the winter months to host a series of open discussions with some of the greats in regenerative ag from both Canada and the US. I've learned so much from spending a few hours a month in these free and wide open discussions. If...

I've learned so much about regenerative ranching from Albertan stockman and grass farmer Steve Kenyon. He's one of those rare people able to integrate land, water, livestock, wildlife (he especially loves dragonflies and dung beetles!), economics, and quality of life for his family in their...

How to have your cake -- well, bread -- and eat it too: integrate goats and sheep in small grain farming! Cool article at the Fibershed website today...

Hey, anyone have experience confining wool sheep with a single strand of polywire electric fence? I heard an inspiring talk by Greg Judy on the topic, and have also heard rumors of mere mortals holding flocks with one wire at 10" above the ground. When I need sheep to stay put, electronet is my...

My sheep need shade! I love birds! I want to grow trees and shrubs to help with both, but haven't had great success getting woody plants to grow here in northcentral Montana. I would like to establish site-adapted shrubs and trees that eventually won't require supplemental water (11" precip...