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AGRICULTURE as CULTURE 52 CHLOÉ PANTAZI-WOLBER
The STATE of FIRE 66 BEAU FLEMISTER
The MICROSCOPIC LIFE of COMPOST 78 CASSANDRA MARKETOS
PUBLISHER / CHIEF BRAND OFFICER Austin Brown
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Dustin Beatty
EDITORS ’ LETTER
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On the COVER
CONTRIBUTING EDITOR Lily Moayeri
ART DIRECTOR Joel Speasmaker
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LIVING REGENERATIVELY
GROUNDED
A NEW HOPE 110 DUSTIN BEATTY
HOW FOOD MOVES SOIL by the NUMBERS
COPY EDITOR Leah Zibulsky
SENIOR EDITOR Lisa Butterworth
CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Christian Cummings, Maya Eslami, Beau Flemister, Julie Gerstein, Hayley Helms, Laura Mallonee, Cassandra Marketos, Angely Mercado, Lily Moayeri, Chloé Pantazi-Wolber, Jeanine Pesce, Zoe Rosenberg, Tatiana Oliveira Simonian, Kevin Whitton CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS Ashlie Chavez, Sean DuFrene, Brandon Harman, Neal Handloser, Aditi Kannan, Amber Maalouf, Rogelio Puente, Ben Rosser, Aaron D. Stallworth Jr., Julia Stotz, Clarke Tolton CONTRIBUTING ILLUSTRATORS Clay Hickson, Haisam Hussein, Liana Jegers, Obi Kaufmann, James McClung, Josh McKenna, Sandra Navarro, Peter Oumanski, Jessica Rotter, Armando Veve
BIRDS of PARADISE 60 DUSTIN BEATTY
NATURAL CURIOSITIES 70 DUSTIN BEATTY
CHANGE is BREWING 84 BEAU FLEMISTER FIGHTING for the RIGHT to FARM 90 ZOE ROSENBERG
FIELDS of CHANGE 130 JULIE GERSTEIN
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BUZZING TOWARD an ETHICAL PLAN BEE 118 CHRISTIAN CUMMINGS
The FIX for FOOD WASTE
LAURA MALLONEE
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Ideas, inspiration, and community stories from those with dirty boots on the ground who are dedicated to doing good.
PRODUCTION DIRECTOR Dr. Kelsey Hood Cattaneo
COVER ARTIST Bill Rebholz
The DIAMOND of DATES
From SOUL to SOIL
COMMUNITY
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PRODUCTION COORDINATOR Dawn Riley
CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER Peter Wells
DUSTIN BEATTY
ZOE ROSENBERG
From FARM to FESTIVAL SEEDS of SANCTUARY A NATIVE BREW REBORN When FARMWORK BECOMES ARTWORK An EMPOWERED PLATE
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OUR SUSTAINABLE FUTURE in FIBERS 96 JEANINE PESCE
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Steve Brazeel
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DIRTY BOOTS
PASTURE , PRODUCE , & PURPOSE 124 ZOE ROSENBERG
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SOWING FOOD SOVEREIGNTY
GROWING HOMES A FARM in FASHION
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A GENIE in the BOTTLE 102 HAYLEY HELMS
FATHER NATURE 138 JULIE GERSTEIN
FIELD GOALS
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HEALTH
The SOCIETY of SOIL
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The ONION FIELDS
PRODUCTS
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An ARTIST’S HARVEST
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JULIE GERSTEIN
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