In Tune with the Land
The Planter of Modern Life
Guest: Stephen Heyman, author, "The Planter of Modern Life: Louis Bromfield and the Seeds of a Food Revolution"
The farm-to-table revolution owes its origins in large measure to a Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist. Unlike his friends, Wharton, Fitzgerald, Stein, and Hemingway, Louis Bromfield is no longer a household name, but according to author Stephen Heyman, his contribution is just as relevant.
Converting an English Estate into a Thriving Ecosystem
Guest: Isabella Tree, journalist and author, “Wilding: Returning Nature to Our Farm”
Take a walk on the wild side--the wild side of conservation, that is! When Isabella Tree’s 3,500 acre farm was failing, she and her husband decided to switch gears from intensive farming to a hands-off conservation technique called “rewilding.”