What’s the most resilient strategy that comes to mind for developing a locally adapted, healthy food supply? Specifically, one that has the best chance of producing in difficult conditions such as drought, flood, pestilence, “poor” soil, and crop disease in a changing, challenging climate?  We know that the most bio-diverse ecosystems are the healthiest.

by Sam Killmeyer With the federal declaration of the first-ever water shortage on the Colorado River; the largest reservoir in the country, Lake Mead, at a drastically low level; and our second-largest reservoir, Lake Powell, at 33% capacity, it can be easy to feel overwhelmed by the enormity of the climate crisis. 

By Sam Killmeyer In her debut short story collection, Site Fidelity, author Claire Boyles explores the beautiful and precarious nature of living in the American West. The tenacious characters that fill this collection fight for their land and livelihoods, despite the obstacles of climate change and capitalism. Boyles is a former sustainable farmer, something that influences her work and that we discussed at length in our interview.