How to Get Off Fossil Fuels Quickly—and Fairly
When it comes to a just transition, it’s going to take a radical reimaging not only of our economy but also of our culture and the shape of our social…
How to Get Off Fossil Fuels Quickly—and Fairly
When analyzing the Green New Deal, author and plant scientist Stan Cox says it has two distinct parts: “The ‘new deal’ part is pretty good, with its provisions for job and…
Book Outlines how Agriculture can be Revolutionized, Supported by New International Bodies
LAWRENCE — Revolutionizing the way humans practice agriculture by implementing new practices supported by international bodies might sound like a radical idea. Yet it’s possible, according to a University of Kansas…
Our Turn At This Earth: The Ones We’ve Been Waiting For
“Are We the Ones We’ve Been Waiting For?” This was the title of Wes Jackson’s speech at last year’s Prairie Festival, an event held each September at the Land Institute…
Our Turn At This Earth: Wes Jackson And The Life Of The Mind
What if you discovered that a genius, a visionary thinker who could string thoughts and words together that make you believe in your own potential and that of all humanity,…
Salina Woman Appointed to Humanities Kansas
Kansas Governor Kelly appointed Aubrey Streit-Krug, Abby Killingsworth, Jamie Oliver and Brittany Novotny to the Kansas Creative Arts Industries Commission. “The creative arts industry is a very important piece of…
‘Braiding the sacred’: Land Institute studies relationship between people, plants
A ritual in May in a field near Salina changed Abbi Han’s life. Han had never been a caretaker for plants. Now, the research resident at the Land Institute is…
Let’s Get ‘Creaturely’: A New Worldview Can Help Us Face Ecological Crises
No farmer has ever gone out to the barn to start the day and discovered that a baby tractor had been born overnight. For farmers who work with horses, the…
Growing a Green New Deal: Agriculture’s Role in Economic Justice and Ecological Sustainability
Propelled by the energy of progressive legislators elected in the 2018 midterms elections, a “Green New Deal” has become part of the political conversation in the United States, culminating in…
Land Institute Art Project Reflects on Time, Nature
An artist hopes his creation will give people the chance to peacefully reflect and consider the nature of time. Owen Brown gave a tour of his art project, “Units of…
Grounded—Our Future on the Land
Aubrey Streit Krug from The Land Institute in Salina, Kansas talks about the ground—soil, plants, roots—and the practical and metaphorical dimensions of its role in preserving a human future. Listen…
Western State Colorado University in Gunnison will be among the first to host a new ecospheres study workshop developed by the Land Institute
Western State Colorado University in Gunnison will be among the first to host a new ecospheres study workshop developed by the Land Institute in Salina, Kansas. The workshop will be…