In Tune with the Land

In Tune with the Land

Constant Wonder

  • May 28, 2020 6:00 pm
  • 50:37 mins

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.”