In this first episode of "Forest Radio" (a special new Farm Talk mini-series), Adrian Fielder meets Aviram Rozin, author of Humanity 2.0: Ten Principles for a Compassionate Society and founder of Sadhana Forest, a bold, multi-continent project to regenerate forest and community in ways that provide abundance of food, health and well-being for everyone. Across eight locations in India, Kenya, Namibia and Haiti, Sadhana Forest communities have turned the tide on aridification and erosion by installing permaculture design interventions called “Earthworks” (especially swales) to catch precipitation and allow precious water to soak into the Earth where it can feed the web of life from the ground up. The dramatic results of their efforts, as seen in the images above (showing the first Sadhana Forest site in Auroville, India over the last twenty-three years) demonstrate the relevance of these strategies to the urgent work of rehabilitating land in other arid and semi-arid climates such as those on Colorado’s Western Slope – especially in our increasingly common post-fire landscapes. Just as urgent as regenerative land stewardship is the need to re-center community life in the human heart, and Sadhana Forest does both simultaneously. Indeed, Aviram and his co-regenerators tend both to the land and to their communities with compassion and commitment to restoring the balance of life: all meals they serve are vegan, and they peacefully co-exist with animals as relatives throughout Sadhana Forest. They invite you to come visit them at any of their locations, where they receive thousands of volunteer visitors per year. To whet your appetite, Humanity 2.0 is available here as a free download, or you can request a free print copy at the Sadhana Forest website.

Gretchen Hoffman and Karen Crownhart talk to Adrian Fielder and Cody Lee about their stewardship of the Roaring Fork High School grow dome/garden, the story of how it started and how the community can get involved.

Omananda speaks with Cody Lee about the Sadhana Forest Project; how the project started, it's locations throughout the world, and describes what the experience is like for its many volunteers.

Cody Lee talks with UC Davis Professor, Richard Sexton, author of FOOD FIGHT, which Documents the Challenges to Feeding the World in the 21st century & Illustrates Ways in Which Contemporary Food Policies Imperil Food Security.

On this month's episode of Farm Talk, Shelly and Mike discuss their farming background and the winding path that lead them to growing flowers and veggies at Sustainable Settings.

Adam, Justin, Fallon and Haley join us to talk about their experience at Wild Mountain Seeds, including their mentorship with Casey Piscura. Adam and Justin also share about their visit to the Organic Seed Growers Conference in Corvalis, Oregon.

Adrian Fielder, Kat Hardy and Cody Lee reminisce about our dear community member, Casey Piscura.

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