Flipping the Table

Josh and Rebecca Tickell produced and directed the newly released film, Common Ground. It is a compelling look at the expanding acceptance of regenerative agriculture as an antidote to many of the challenges faced by farmers, ranchers, consumers and policy makers. Josh and Rebecca share about why they included a powerful diversity of voices and perspectives to compelling convey their hopes for regenerative agriculture. They describe it as a love letter to all our children as well as a call to the nation’s farmers to embrace regenerative agriculture as the future.

Chris Sayer shares the pleasures and perils of farming in Ventura County, including climate resilience, cannabis production, the cost and benefit of CA’s regulations

Rice and wine: how California’s rice and winegrape growers are cultivating a beautiful ecological blend

Global warming, Covid-19 and the murder of Black people is impacting the minds of humans planet wide. What can we do to deal with the stress and great fears before us? Britt offers hope and a path.

A 5th generation commodity crop farmer from Indiana, the Heartland of America, Rick Clark had an awakening during a one-inch rain event in 2007 that washed topsoil from his fields. That moment spawned a ten-year journey during which Rick created rich healthy soil that captures carbon and holds water, diversified his crops and increased his profits. This success placed him at the center of the film Common Ground. As the film says, Rick “cracked the code” of large-scale regenerative farming.