Healing Earth and Growing the Future [Encore]

J.R. Jamison is joined by former co-host Kelsey Timmerman to discuss his latest book, Regenerating Earth: Farmers Working with Nature to Feed Our Future, and later Kelsey sits down with Indiana farmer Chris Baggot to explore how he’s working to build a local food system while healing the land through regenerative farming practices. Music in this episode - "I Leaned My Back Against an Oak (after The Water is Wide)" by AxletreeLicensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) License.From the Free Music Archive.Chapters - [00:00] Introduction.[01:15] Interview with Kelsey Timmerman.[05:11] The various definitions of regenerative agriculture.[14:14] The returning generation of agrarian people.[22:51] Regenerative agriculture in urban environments.[26:36] Expanding regenerative agricultural into conventional farming.[36:04] Staying in a place and learning to care for it as a community.[41:58] Interview with Chris Baggot.[44:20] What farmland can be like before regenerative farming practices.[47:42] The rising cost of farmland ownership.[52:45] The upcoming transition of significant amounts of farmland to the next generation.[57:58] The role of consumers in motivating the supply of regenerative farming.[01:01:58] Differences in experiencing regenerative and conventional farming.Original air date: Jun 28, 2025