Rural Routes to Climate Solutions

What if some of the least productive acres on a farm could become an opportunity to improve farm efficiency and support biodiversity? In this episode of the Rural Routes to Climate Solutions podcast, host Derek Leahy speaks with Joe Lovell, a crop producer near Clive, Alberta, about his experience participating in a research project led by the Prairie Precision Sustainability Network (PPSN). Together, they explore how harvest data, satellite imagery and farm profitability information can help

What would it take for marginal land restoration to make sense for the farm family, not just the field? In this episode of the Rural Routes to Climate Solutions podcast, Derek Leahy speaks with Dr. Jeremy Pittman, an associate professor in the School of Planning at the University of Waterloo, about the human side of adopting sustainable agriculture practices. It is the second episode of Restoring the Margins, a series produced in partnership with the Prairie Precision Sustainability Network (PP

What does it mean to care for the land–not simply as a resource, but as a living relative? In this episode of the Rural Routes to Climate Solutions podcast, Tawnya Plain Eagle speaks with Dr. Linda ManyGuns, a member of Siksika Nation, retired professor and advisor to the Siksikaitsitapi Agriculture Project (SAP). Together, they explore Blackfoot food systems, agriculture and food sovereignty–from traditional harvesting practices and historic trade routes to the deep knowledge Blackfoot people

In this episode of the Rural Routes to Climate Solutions podcast, we welcome Christen Falcon, from the Amskapi Piikani (Blackfeet Nation) in Montana. Christen has worked across food sovereignty, community wellness, education and Indigenous health, bringing together Blackfoot ways of knowing with modern approaches to nutrition, agriculture and holistic wellbeing. Drawing from both personal experience and professional work, she shares how reconnecting with land, food and culture can help individu

In this bonus episode of the SAP series, we sit down with two of our coordinators from our Siksikaitsitapi Agriculture Project (SAP): Riel Houle and Nathan Provost. Both are proud members of the Piikani First Nation and bring Blackfoot cultural knowledge and their own personal connections to the land and agriculture to their work. This conversation explores what regenerative agriculture can look like in Blackfoot communities and how traditional knowledge and community leadership are shaping the

In this episode of the Rural Routes to Climate Solutions podcast, we’re reconnecting with an old friend of the podcast, Api’soomaahka (translation: Running Coyote). His English name is William Singer III. Api’soomaahka is an artist, land-based educator and founder of Naapi’s Garden and Katoyiss Seed Bank. He returns to the podcast to share updates on his powerful work around restoring native plants, reconnecting people with land-based wellness and revitalizing Blackfoot ecological knowledge in