Podcasts about land based learning

While Rachel is on maternity leave, we're re-running some of our best and most popular episodes of The Bottom-Up Revolution podcast. This one, originally recorded in February of 2021, shares the amazing success story of Alfred Melbourne, who came out of prison, got access to a small, trash-filled plot of land, and began tilling it, improving his neighborhood in the process. Eventually he turned that into a non-profit urban farm operation, Three Sisters Gardens, where young people learn skills and the produce is donated in an area without much fresh food access—plus, Melbourne's now expanded to other plots around the city. The organic (pun intended) growth of this effort has impacted so many people and shows how a little seed money and guidance can allow an entrepreneur to thrive. Think about that when you see billions of dollars allotted for highway expansion. Imagine what we could do if we took a fraction of that money and used it to jump-start neighborhood improving efforts like Three Sisters Gardens. ADDITIONAL SHOW NOTES Three Sisters Gardens website. Three Sisters Gardens Instagram page, where you'll find photos and videos. Center for Land-Based Learning. “This Modern Farmer Employs At-Risk Youth to Keep Them Off the Streets,” by Alfred Melbourne, Modern Farmer (January 2021). Send your story ideas and guest suggestions to rachel@strongtowns.org. Support this podcast by becoming a Strong Towns member today.

A group of students are participating in a program called Melkiknuawti, meaning, that which gives you strength. Through a a partnership between Ulnooweg Education Centre and SuperNova, based at Dalhousie University, students are being taught the concept of two-eyed seeing which mixed Indigenous knowledge with Western science. Mainstreet's Alex Guye visited the students on the land at Windhorse Farm.

The Greatest Generation, having faced the Great Depression and fought World War II with a clear goal and responsible leadership, ended up enduring a generational divide with their Baby Boom children, because their continuing trust in American political leadership did not erode as quickly as their children's did during the 1960s. The Vietnam War's lies, deaths, destruction and deteriorated goals, arriving at the same time as political assassinations and the ongoing cultural violence in reaction to a seemingly simple plea for racial equality, undermined many a family's intergenerational communications. Prior to serving as secretary of defense in JFK's cabinet of “the best and the brightest,” Robert McNamara was a skilled executive who had helped turn around the Ford Motor Company. Craig, his youngest child and only son, came of age in the political tumult and upheaval of the late 1960s and took part in anti-war demonstrations in direct conflict with his father's policies. Then he traveled by motorcycle across Central and South America to learn the art of agriculture so that he could make “an honest living”. Because Our Fathers Lied tells the story of a father and son at a pivotal period in American history. Join us to discuss the issues of the 1960s all over again with someone who lived the generational conflict more intimately than almost anyone else. MLF ORGANIZER George Hammond SPEAKERS Craig McNamara Founder and President, Center for Land-Based Learning; Owner, Sierra Orchards; Author, Because Our Fathers Lied: A Memoir of Truth and Family, from Vietnam to Today In Conversation with George Hammond Author, Conversations With Socrates In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we are currently hosting all of our live programming via YouTube live stream. This program was recorded via video conference on July 14th, 2022 by the Commonwealth Club of California. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Craig McNamara is the son of Robert S. McNamara, who served as U.S. Secretary of Defense under Presidents Kennedy and Johnson during the 1960s. From his childhood, Craig cherished his father. But he also struggled for years to understand the elder McNamara's role in the decisions that led to the war in Vietnam – an experience that forever distanced father from son.Now a businessman and walnut farmer, Craig McNamara is founder of the Center for Land-Based Learning, an organization devoted to educating young farmers in the business of sustainable agriculture. Craig joins Mark Lawrence to talk about his remarkable life and especially his complicated relationship with the man he called ‘Dad.'

In Episode 47 of in our tribe, we are joined by Sara Bernal to discuss her work as Program Manager for The West Sacramento Urban Farm Program, a program of the Center for Land Based Learning.

With Jade Harvey-Berrill of the Non-Profit Outdoor Learning Store, Take Me Outside, and Stoked on Science How can we make rocks and geology interesting when teaching on the land? What are some strategies for getting learners to comprehend geological time? Can anyone truly conceive what a billion years means? Geological processes comprise the foundation of our landscapes, yet rocks and geology often get overshadowed by living things during nature explorations. Outdoor educator and rock enthusiast Jade Harvey-Berrill popped by to discuss strategies for enlivening geology, using a multi-sensory approach to rock explorations, a brief history of the Columbia Mountains, and her thoughts on the unresolved “drumlin drama” playing out among geologists today.       Guest: Jade Harvey-Berrill's many hats include co-hosting the Earthy Chats podcast (with Talking with Green Teachers co-host Ian Shanahan), serving as Outreach and Events Manager with the Non-Profit Outdoor Learning Store and Take Me Outside, conducting educational programs through her company Stoked on Science, and writing for Scientific and Education publications. She studied Physical Geography with a specialization in paleoclimate reconstruction at Queen Mary University of London, UK.

Welcome to Season 2 of Raising Kale! In Season 1, I asked our guests what listeners like you can do to become "Kale Raisers" and improve your own communities. Their #1 answer? Eat local and get to know your farmers. So, in Season 2, Farmers & Families, I'll be talking to more farmers. We'll learn about what they're growing, and how they're innovating, and what they're doing to improve their communities in addition to feeding people.  We start Season 2 in America's Farm-to-Fork Capital, Sacramento, California. Our farmer, Sara Bernal, works on an urban farm that's run by the nonprofit, Center for Land-Based Learning.   Urban farming takes place in cities on small plots, not in the country. The average farm size in America in 2012 was 434 acres! But the majority of urban farms are just 5 acres or less.  According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, a quarter of the world's urban population gets their food from urban farms. 15% of the world's food is grown in cities. As more and more of the world's population lives in cities, our food supply and our farmers are moving there, too.  Urban farmers like Sara Bernal are keenly aware of the needs of their communities and are not only growing food to feed them, but also rising up to meet social needs like hunger. Sara Bernal is a farmer, a community activist, a rad human, and a true Kale Raiser! She has lived and worked around the world from Bangladesh to Italy, but it's in West Sacramento, California where she's transforming her community through food. She's the program manager for the nonprofit Center for Land-Based Learning, where she runs an urban farm program that trains new farmers, feeds the hungry, and tirelessly makes the world a better place. 

  Many people wish they could farm and new farmers are needed. Sounds like a match. It is a well established fact that the average age of farmers is around the age that people are thinking of retirement.  So who will be farming in the future, beyond just those who are fortunate enough to be born in to a sustainable family farm?  The Center for Land Based Learning is trying to answer that question with programs reaching out to an audience from High School, to early career and to mid-life career changers. Mary Kimball the CEO of the Center For Land Based Learning joins Farm To Table Talk in a Clubhouse room to explain and answer questions from a live global audience on the future for those who want to be farmers. www.landbasedlearning.org

In this episode, Spencer speaks with Mary Kimball (she/her) about the critical shortage of farmers in this country, the ways that people get pushed away from agriculture-related careers, and the growing collaboration between the farming community and the sustainability community. Mary is the Chief Executive Officer of the Center for Land-Based Learning, whose mission is to cultivate the next generation of farmers, agricultural leaders, and natural resource stewards. She was raised on a small farm in Yolo County, CA and has been involved in food and agricultural education at the local, regional, state, and national levels for over 25 years. Mary started with the Center for Land-Based Learning as the first employee in 1998, and has led the growth and development of the organization from one program in the Sacramento Region with 30 high school students, to today's portfolio that includes six educational programs for youth and adults, spanning 27 California Counties. The California Farm Academy's portfolio includes the most expansive beginning farmer training, business incubator, and Registered Apprenticeship in Farm Management in California. Mary holds a Master's in Human and Community Development from the Ohio State University, and a B.S. from the University of California at Davis in Agriculture Science and Management, Plant Science Option. You can connect with Mary in the Careeriosity LinkedIn Group: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13924312/. This is the last episode of season one of Careeriosity. We wish to express sincere gratitude to all of the guests who made this season possible, because they helped illustrate an important lesson for our listeners: People want to help. When you ask for advice and look for ways to connect, you will be amazed at the generosity that people show you. So we just want to acknowledge one more time all of the generous contributors to this season. Thank you for helping to lift up others who may follow in your path. As always, episode music by Wataboi. To learn more about Careeriosity, visit https://careeriosity.wixsite.com/podcast. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/careeriositypodcast/support

The Center for Land-Based Learning is training the next generation of farm managers, and it's adapting to keep programs running amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Hear from Marisa Alcorta what a farm manager does, and how the center is ensuring farmers succeed in Sacramento

In Episode 52 of The Staffroom Podcast, Chey and Pav talk an article that they read on Flipboard called, "New Study SHows Children Learn Better While Studying Outside," by Matluba Khan. The article discusses the importance of students spending more time outdoors while engaging in their learning, whether it's face to face or online. Chey and Pav talked about how they have, in the past, taken advantage of the school's outdoor space, and also how they hope to be able to do so when they are back with their students in a few days. Pav talks about what she learned from having Kindergarten and Primary students a few years ago, and how much they learn while outside. Chey discusses the many ways he takes advantage of the outdoors for his physical education program, and how he is looking forward to being able to do this more when school starts, and in other subject areas. The two discuss the idea of Land Based Learning, which is an environmental approach to learning that recognizes the relationship of Indigenous peoples to the land. They talk about the importance of recognizing that many cultures around the world do not have the traditional and colonial way of learning that we have in our schooling, and therefore, many students inherently don't do well in our system because of this unnatural way of learning. Chey and Pav introduce Tara Desiderio, elementary principal from Wescosville ELementary School in the East Penn School District in Pennsylvania, for their 3 Enlightened Minutes segment. Tara talks about the importance of connecting with people and listening to what your team needs. After the 3 Enlightened Minutes segment, Chey and Pav wrap up by a few examples of ways they have incorporated learning in the outdoors, and some of the tools and items that would help them maximize their time outdoors with their students. Article: https://nationalinterest.org/blog/reboot/new-study-shows-children-learn-better-while-studying-outside-162725 Remember to Inspire, Don't Require, always be a Humble Servant, and Education Never Dies. You can Check out our 3 Enlightened Minutes Guest, Tara Desiderio at: Twitter: @Tara_Desiderio ----------------------------------------------------------- The Drive with Chey & Pav on Voice Ed Radio: https://voiced.ca/project/the-drive-with-chey-and-pav/ Chey and Pav are a part of the School Rubric team: https://schoolrubric.com/publications/articles/perspectives/item/105-the-staffroom-podcast-with-chey-and-pav-an-origin-story https://schoolrubric.com/publications/articles/itemlist/user/318-thestaffroompodcast ----------------------------------------------------------- Stay in touch with Chey and Pav Through Email and Social Media Email: thestaffroompodcast@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/staffroompodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_staff_room_podcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/StaffPodcast https://twitter.com/TheDriveVoicEd https://twitter.com/EduNeverDies Pav Twitter: @PavWander Chey Twitter: @Mrccheney

California’s wildfires continue, and as the smoke somewhat clears, the impact of those fires on the state’s agricultural industries is becoming more apparent. We have an update. Hurricane Laura’s impact on the Louisiana-Texas coastline last week decimated some of that areas biggest crops, including one that Sacramento Valley farmers are very familiar with. We have the details. Rural post offices in California are an important lifeline for residents and farmers. We take a look at the funding struggles to keep them operating efficiently in the current political environment. And congratulations to a Yolo county based agricultural non-profit group, the Center for Land Based Learning, who have received federal funds to help infuse West Sacramento with more agricultural opportunities. All that, crop reports, the week ahead in weather, and more…on this week’s KSTE Farm Hour.

When the Center for Land Based Learning couldn't take students to the farm, they brought the farm to them.

Craig is the owner/president of Sierra Orchards and the former president of California State Board of Food and Agriculture, advising multiple generations of state governors on farm related policies for the state that holds the title for 5th largest agriculture producer in the world. Craig is also the founder of the Center for Land Based Learning. This week on Agriculture Adapts: - Getting food to the people who need it: food waste, food scarcity, and "food apartheid" in the U.S. - A creative approach to pest/weed management for organic hazelnuts - Over-pumping groundwater has lead to irreversible subsidence in California - Ways to deal with extremely difficult water access issues in California - Taking steps to avoid a loss of multi-generational farming knowledge *** Resources mentioned in the episode: - Factories in the Field: The Story of Migratory Farm Labor in CA - California's Healthy Soils Initiative - CalCAN: California Climate and Agriculture Network

This episode will explore the importance of land in learning. We'll head to a science camp near Carcross to speak with instructors and students piloting a new course which takes place completely on the land. And, we'll hear about the importance of land as a teaching tool.

This episode will explore the importance of land in learning. We’ll head to a science camp near Carcross to speak with instructors and students piloting a new course which takes place completely on the land. And, we’ll hear about the importance of land as a teaching tool.

Christine McMorrow, the communication director for The Center of Land-based Learning speaks about a groundbreaking of a new location for the center.

Mary Kimball is the Executive Director for the Center for Land-Based Learning, where they strive to inspire, educate, and cultivate future generations of farmers, agricultural leaders and natural resource stewards. She started working there in 1998, and has led its growth since that time; in 1998, there was one program and 30 high school students. Today, Land-Based Learning runs five different model programs that serve thousands of high school students and adults each year in 28 Counties. This includes the California Farm Academy, the only beginning farmer training, business incubator, and CA-approved apprenticeship program in beginning farm and ranch management in California.Raised on a small farm in Yolo County, Mary is very active in local, regional and statewide groups, including serving as Board member of the Yolo County Flood Control and Water Conservation District, a member of the California Community Colleges Agriculture & Natural Resources Statewide Advisory Committee, and the Agriculture, Water, and Environmental Technology Industry Representative to the California Community Colleges “Doing What Matters for Jobs and the Economy” statewide committee.She is a member of the American’s Farm-to-Fork Capitol’s Steering Committee, and the Golden1 Arena’s Food Sourcing Advisory Committee. Mary also serves on the Wells Fargo Community Advisory Board, and as a co-lead for the Workforce Development Committee of the Central Valley AgPlus Food and Beverage Manufacturing Consortium.www.landbasedlearning.org

We're running a monthly series called "Food for Thought," in-depth conversations with groundbreakers who run farms, restaurants, wineries, breweries and bars around California and are shaking up the way we eat and drink. For our fifth talk, we're emphasizing the "farm" in farm-to-fork efforts, and discussing the future of farming in California. Are there enough young farmers to take over for seasoned ones who want to retire? Can they afford to make a living in a high-cost-of-living state? Can they be profitable and sustainable when climate change makes it harder to predict what they can sow and reap? PANELISTS * Dennis Donohue, head of Western Growers' Center for Innovation and Technology * Mary Kimball, executive director of the Center for Land-Based Learning PODCAST TIMEFRAME * O to 6 minutes - Intro to California Groundbreakers - who we are, and upcoming events * 6 min - "Eventually hot salads will catch up, and then radicchio will overcome kale" -- Panelists introduce themselves, and share their favorite farm-fresh recipes * 10:20 min - "Yes, there is a town of Yolo" -- Mary Kimball, from farm girl to head of an organization that inspires and trains California's future farmers * 15:45 min - "Let's rub the two sticks together of Silicon Valley and the Salinas Valley and see where that takes us" -- Dennis Kimball, former mayor of Salinas who made AgTech a growth driver for his lower-income town * 21:45 min - "The kinds of jobs in ag and food today have completely changed in the last 10 years, and the majority of people don't have any experience with agriculture" -- The Center for Land-Based Learning's youth and adult programs for creating a skilled workforce for today's ag industry * 32 min - "Farmers by nature like to try things - we have a great history of innovation in our industry" -- How the Western Growers' Center for Innovation and Technology is connecting venture capital to AgTech, and to farmers * 44:15 min - "I want to figure out a way to irrigate my almond crop to know how exactly how much water is going to every single tree, and I can control it from the computer on my desk" -- What a California farm looks like today * 54:50 min - "In Monterey and Salinas Counties, we count on the fog, and when that doesn't happen and we have more heat events, we don't like that" -- How climate change is affecting how farmers do things * 1 hr, 8 min - "The #1 area for new jobs in California ag is in food safety, but there are very few colleges and universities around the state that are actually training people to go into these jobs, so we're behind" -- How the federal Food Safety Modernization Actwill affect farmers and consumers * 1 hr, 13:50 min - "What you're asking is the hardest question that the entire agriculture industry is grappling with" -- Helping farmers hand down their land to their kids * 1 hr, 24:20 min - "Increase demand, you're at least making sure farming is profitable" -- What food consumers can do to be better advocates for farmers * 1 hr, 29:05 min - "It's very difficult for farmers to harvest food for free" -- How is the ag industry going to make organic food accessible to people at all income levels? * 1 hr, 35 min - "We haven't yet figured out how to use robots to pick strawberries" -- How federal immigration issues are affecting California's ag workforce * 1 hr, 39:40 min - "What does it mean that Amazon is a major food supplier?" -- The forecast for higher food prices in the future * 1 hr, 45:55 min - "You got to get kids to understand that 'farm' does not equal 'farmworker'" - Keeping children of immigrants engaged in the farming community

Master Gardener Pam Bone talks about summer care of caneberries: blackberries, raspberries, boysenberries, currants and gooseberries. Garden Grappler. Center for Land-Based Learning.

Master Gardener Pam Bone talks about summer care of caneberries: blackberries, raspberries, boysenberries, currants and gooseberries. Garden Grappler. Center for Land-Based Learning.

Dr. Jaclyn Lindo is an economics instructor at the University of Hawaii’s Kapiolani Community College where she teaches principles-level courses and advise the Economics and Business Club. Dr. Lindo flipped all of her courses using a combination of publisher-produced videos and her own problem-based, collaborative in-class assignments. She strives to make her course material as relevant to students' experiences and interests by using pop culture as well as integrating local issues. Jaclyn will be part of the first cohort of faculty to integrate land-based learning into their pedagogy with the aim of promoting learning that is rooted in Native Hawaiin values, place-based research, and community engagement to understand community needs. Jaclyn previously lectured on health economics at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, continuing with her expertise as the senior health economist at Hawaii Health Information Corporation. While there, Jaclyn researched healthcare policy and outcomes at the national and local levels. Jaclyn completed her PhD at the University of Hawaii at Manoa in 2011. For all the links, books and resources mentioned by Jaclyn, visit www.economicrockstar.con/jaclynlindo

This week's Travel Today with Peter Greenberg comes from Sacramento, California. Right now, the city is ground zero in one of the worst Southwest droughts in recent history. Sacramento Fire Chief Walt White talks about the wildfire situation—and also what off-the-brochure restaurants keep him and his firefighters fueled so they can keep Sacramento safe. There are dozens of great choices, because Sacramento is not just the capital of California, but is also the self-proclaimed “Farm-to-Fork Capital of the U.S.” and  has compelling reasons to support that claim. How many farms are within a 30-mile radius of the capital? The answer might surprise you.  Craig McNamara, Founder of the Center for Land-Based Learning, gives us some remarkably practical advice about living—and traveling—more sustainably. Then, Lial Jones, Executive Director of the Crocker Art Museum, explains some of its more unusual exhibitions and programs, including one on art and pain management. There’s all of this and more when Travel Today with Peter Greenberg broadcasts from Sacramento, California. 

This week's Travel Today with Peter Greenberg comes from Sacramento, California. Right now, the city is ground zero in one of the worst Southwest droughts in recent history. Sacramento Fire Chief Walt White talks about the wildfire situation—and also what off-the-brochure restaurants keep him and his firefighters fueled so they can keep Sacramento safe. There are dozens of great choices, because Sacramento is not just the capital of California, but is also the self-proclaimed “Farm-to-Fork Capital of the U.S.” and  has compelling reasons to support that claim. How many farms are within a 30-mile radius of the capital? The answer might surprise you.  Craig McNamara, Founder of the Center for Land-Based Learning, gives us some remarkably practical advice about living—and traveling—more sustainably. Then, Lial Jones, Executive Director of the Crocker Art Museum, explains some of its more unusual exhibitions and programs, including one on art and pain management. There’s all of this and more when Travel Today with Peter Greenberg broadcasts from Sacramento, California. 

Lecture 9: UCD Landscape Architecture alumna Nina Suzuki of the Center for Land-Based Learning discusses how SLEWS, the Student and Landowner Education and Watershed Stewardship, engages California high school students in habitat restoration projects that enhance classroom learning, develop leadership skills and result in real positive impact for the environment.