Do you know where your favorite food comes from? We all eat, yet people are often disconnected from where their food comes from and how it gets produced. We may not realize the harmful impacts of what we eat on the environment and our climate. But agriculture can also be a powerful tool to protect our environment and mitigate climate change. Through implementation of sustainable best management practices, farms across the world have the power to make a big impact.

In Tennessee, Caney Fork Farms is a leader in carbon farming and other practices to address the climate crisis. In this River Talk, the Cumberland River Compact’s Sustainable Agriculture Program Manager Nicholle Gerde joins Ranan Sokoloff the Vegetable and Agroforestry Manager with Caney Fork Farms to discuss their innovative practices and approach.

Resources shared during the conversation:

Book Recommendations

Cooperative Farming:

Articles:

The Biblical Flood That Will Drown California
Video of soil holding water / infiltration rate
Iowa derecho in August was most costly thunderstorm disaster in U.S. history

Food Justice:

Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition
Trap Garden
Growing Culture: Hunger for Justice
Whetstone Magazine
Casa Azafran
Bliss and the Trash Plants

Ranan's Recommendations:

Get Outside!
Read The Emerald Mile by Kevin Fedarko

Appalachia's Coal-Mining Legacy: Reforesting for the Future

River TalksBy Cumberland River CompactDec 09, 2022