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From the Ground Up: The Women Revolutionizing Regenerative Agriculture

It’s well known that our industrialized food system has abandoned priorities of nutrition and environmental stability in the pursuit of profit—a model designed to fail, especially as climate change escalates. Yet this groundbreaking book describes a glimmer of hope: a green wave of diverse female farmers, entrepreneurs, community organizers, scientists, and political leaders who operate with the shared goals of combatting climate change through regenerative agriculture, redesigning the food system, and producing healthy, socially responsible food.

From the Ground Up, by award-winning author Stephanie Anderson, offers a journey into the root causes of our unsustainable food chain, revealing its detrimental reliance on extractive agriculture, which depletes soil and water, produces nutritionally deficient food, and devastates communities and farmers. Anderson then delivers an uplifting, deeply reported narrative of women-led farms and ranches nationwide, supported by women-led investment firms, farmer training programs, restaurants, supply chain partners, and advocacy groups, all working together to create a more inclusive and sustainable world.

From the Ground Up sheds light on a set of inspiring journeys, with stories that will transform the way we think about the food chain—one that can weather the storms of climate change, conflicts, and global pandemics.

Praise for From the Ground Up

“It’s not surprising that women are leading so many of the efforts to change our industrialized agriculture. Since we’ve reached the place where much of our corn is turned into gasoline, it’s clearly time for some rethinking—and some re-feeling, if that’s a word. Growing actual food is among the most human things we can do—it’s time to recover that.” — Bill McKibben, author of Deep Economy: The Wealth of Communities and the Durable Future

“In this refreshing book, Anderson reminds us that although our food system appears imperiled, it is salvageable—and women will save it. Highlighting what she describes as ‘civic agriculture,’ she takes us on an important journey across the country to meet women farmers and activists who are taking back the food system while putting people and the environment first.” — Karen Washington, co-founder of Black Urban Growers (BUGS)

“Stephanie Anderson does a masterful job of revealing the many gears and pulleys that keep the industrial food system going and shows how women—digging in at every level—are bringing their creativity and grit to enacting much-needed changes. An eye-opener in so many ways.” — Kristin Ohlson, author of Sweet in Tooth and Claw: Stories of Generosity and Cooperation in the Natural World

One Size Fits None: A Farm Girl's Search for the Promise of Regenerative Agriculture

“Sustainable” has long been the rallying cry of agricultural progressives; given that much of our nation’s farm and ranch land is already degraded, however, sustainable agriculture often means maintaining a less-than-ideal status quo. Industrial agriculture has also co-opted the term for marketing purposes without implementing better practices. Stephanie Anderson argues that in order to provide nutrient-rich food and fight climate change, we need to move beyond sustainable to regenerative agriculture, a practice that is highly tailored to local environments and renews resources.
In One Size Fits None, Anderson follows diverse farmers across the United States: a South Dakota bison rancher who provides an alternative to the industrial feedlot; an organic vegetable farmer in Florida who harvests microgreens; a New Mexico super-small farmer who revitalizes communities; and a North Dakota midsize farmer who combines livestock and grain farming to convert expensive farmland back to native prairie. The use of these nontraditional agricultural techniques show how varied operations can give back to the earth rather than degrade it. This book will resonate with anyone concerned about the future of food in America, providing guidance for creating a better, regenerative agricultural future.

Praise for "One Size Fits None"

“A brave and clear-eyed book by a farmer’s daughter about the problems in our agriculture and the factors that keep farmers from making it better. Stephanie Anderson . . . points the way toward an agriculture that regenerates our soil, our land, and our hopes.”—Kristin Ohlson, author of The Soil Will Save Us

“Stephanie Anderson deftly counterpoints profiles of innovative farmers with affectionate yet honest reflections on her family’s farm—and the compromises the industrial model demands. Anderson is a strong, new voice for an agriculture that works for public health, for nature, and for farmers.”—Judith D. Schwartz, author of Cows Save the Planet and Water in Plain Sight

“One Size Fits None should be required reading for anyone who yearns for a clear-headed and informed account of our dysfunctional corporate food system, which also examines hopeful models for reform.”—Andrew Furman, author of Bitten: My Unexpected Love Affair with Florida and Goldens Are Here

Stories That Need to Be Told 2020

Featuring Stephanie's story "The Dog In the Desert"

Stories That Need to Be Told 2020 is TulipTree’s sixth annual collection of contest winners featuring diverse voices, unique viewpoints, and great stories. This year’s winners include grand prize recipient Michael Pearce and merit winners Ron L. Dowell (love), Jim Gish (humor), Doug Marrin (depth), Mario René Padilla (passion), and Alan N. Whelan (bonus).

The 30 stories in this anthology comprise a range of voices and experiences that aim to give readers new and different perspectiveson their fellow humans. Additional contributors/honorable mentions: Laura Holman, Theo Johnston, Andrew W. Jones, Kimberly A. Werner, Ross Berger, Oak Morse, Elizabeth Argelia Leonard, Arthur M. Doweyko, Erica G. Craig, Thomas Darlington, Marina Datthyn, Howard Isaac Williams, Lesley Bannatyne, Geoffrey K. Graves, Richard D. Key, Emily Nichol, Holly C. Tabor, Karen Gregory, Jacob Wratten, Stephanie Anderson, R.C. Goodwin, Sharon E. Svendsen, Meli Broderick Eaton, and Rosie Cohan. Learn more at www.tuliptreepub.com.

Permanent Vacation: Eighteen Writers on Work and Life in Our National Parks, Vol. 2

Featuring Stephanie's essay "No More Sunsets" about Everglades National Park

In Volume 1, we read tales of grizzly encounters and streaking through Denali, personal relationships with temperamental elk in Yellowstone, and on finding beauty in housekeeping in Yosemite. Permanent Vacation, Vol. 2 explores even more stories from the national parks. Kayak through the Everglades with incognito alligators, learn the ways of the ancient Hawaiian tribes, and explore the friendship of a stubborn, yet affectionate mule. This collection of stories will grab you by your hiking boots and lead you through your favorite parks.

Stories from:

Acadia • Apostle Islands • Cape Cod • Chesapeake & Ohio Canal • Everglades • Glacier Bay • Grand Canyon •
Great Smoky Mountains • Gulf Islands • Isle Royale • Kenai Fjords • Olympic • Pu'uhonua o Hōnaunau •
Sequoia and Kings Canyon • Volcanoes • Yellowstone