This week on Rootstock Radio, we’re talking to Anthony Reyes of the Homeless Garden Project about the ways urban farming has helped people experiencing homelessness grow skills, confidence and sustenance. Listen in!

Hear about the rich history of community organizing, activism and food and social justice in the boroughs of NYC from Ashleigh Eubanks of RiseBoro on this week’s Rootstock Radio.

WWOOF’s model for cultural exchange on organic farms connects people from all over the world through shared values of good food, sustainability and community. WWOOF was doing ecotourism before that term had even been invented!

Today on Rootstock Radio Cara Loriz, Executive Director at Organic Seed Alliance, is talking about an often-overlooked and truly fundamental piece of our food and agriculture system: seeds.

Farm infrastructures in the U.S. are designed to support either very big or very small farms, which leaves mid-sized producers—the “Ag of the Middle”—without resources or a market. Amanda Oborne of Ecotrust is supporting these often-overlooked farms in order to create a flourishing regional food system.

We invited talented artists to paint jaw-dropping murals on an old barn. It turned out amazing, but a 500-year flood had different plans for this family farm.