Reframing Rural

01:10:40

"Groundwork" Episode 9: A Conversation with Grace...

Reframing Rural ·

2023/09/11

Grace Olmstead is the West’s preeminent author on place. In her book "Uprooted: Recovering the Legacy of the Places We've Left Behind” and in this interview, she speaks to rural outmigration, connection to place, the history of how agriculture was industrialized and the future of agriculture in the West amid suburban sprawl and a call to build more just and resilient regional food systems.

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01:11:51

"Groundwork" Episode 8: John Wicks: the Story of a...

Reframing Rural ·

2023/07/24

At 21 John Wicks was faced with the decision to stay in college or come home and save his family's farm. Today he is a leader in Montana's organic and regenerative farming movement and an advocate for family farms across the state, serving as the associate director of Montana Farmers Union. Together with his friends Peyton Cole and Paul Neubauer, John is helping further the understanding that the health of our agricultural lands impacts the health of our communities.

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01:38:38

"Groundwork" Episode 7: Normalizing Mental Health...

Reframing Rural ·

2023/06/15

Dr. Alison Brennan, MSU Extension's designated mental health specialist, Courtney Brown Kibblewhite with Northern Ag Network and Beyond the Weather, and wellness coach and rancher Lisa Williams discuss mental health resources and stigma around mental health in Montana's rural and agricultural communities. This episode spans data on farm stress, free counseling services for Montana producers and actionable tips for restoring balance and wellbeing to our lives.

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01:05:12

"Groundwork" Episode 6: Winnett ACES: Strengthening...

Reframing Rural ·

2023/05/17

In Winnett, the only town in the least populated county in Montana, out-of-state absentee land ownership poses a threat to the future of ranching and the preservation of the region’s intact prairie ecosystem. To keep people on the land and build a vibrant future for Winnett’s main street, the rancher-led nonprofit Winnett ACES is furthering economic and environmental sustainability for Petroleum Co. through local grassroots organizing.

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43:08

Bonus Episode: Developing Women Leaders for Montana’s...

Reframing Rural ·

2023/05/11

This bonus episode features a webinar recorded for the Women’s Foundation of Montana, June 2022. “Developing Leaders for Montana’s Future” was a virtual conversation about the landscape of women’s leadership in the state featuring leaders who’ve advanced opportunities for young rural women, Montana women business owners and students privileged to experience the perspective-shifting adventure of an international exchange. This panel featured Deena Mansour, the executive director of the Maureen and

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01:18:59

“Groundwork" Episode 5: Latrice Tatsey & Danielle...

Reframing Rural ·

2023/03/24

The convergence of mountain and prairie ecosystems along the Rocky Mountain Front is the awe-inspiring backdrop of the Blackfeet Nation, home of the Amskapi Piikani, or Blackfeet, for time immemorial. Latrice Tatsey, a rancher and cultural land ecologist with Piikani Lodge Health Institute, and Danielle Antelope, a teacher of wild plant medicines and the executive director of FAST Blackfeet, have long braided their lives into the cycles of this wild and tender land. This episode explores their

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22:51

Bonus Episode: Working Wild U “Wolves in the West |...

Reframing Rural ·

2023/02/07

In this bonus episode from Working Wild U, a podcast by Montana State University Extension and Western Landowners Alliance, hosts Jared Beaver and Alex Few explore how people’s values impact how they think about wolves and land use in the West.

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01:00:08

"Groundwork" Episode 4: Rural Gentrification in North...

Reframing Rural ·

2023/01/30

The small North Idaho town of Dover has seen the extraction of timber, cheap labor and the natural amenities that draw tourists and second home owners with high-incomes and high-expectations for the luxuries they’re accustomed to. What happens to the natural environment and community cohesion when developers build with higher-income-earners and with profits in mind? What happens to locals when they are priced out or culturally displaced? In this immersive episode, host Megan Torgerson brings

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01:01:57

“Groundwork” Episode 3: A Conversation with Kathleen...

Reframing Rural ·

2022/12/21

Montana has long held a distinctive place within the mythos of America. Today, it’s becoming an ever-more attractive destination for those in search of a stronger sense of community, or an escape, in response to a dizzying and hyper-digital world. In this honest conversation with award-winning, Butte-based journalist, Kathleen McLaughlin, Reframing Rural explores what an influx of wealthy newcomers means for housing access and affordability, open spaces and community cohesion, and how new and

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01:30:40

Bonus Episode: Stories for Action, "Strengthening...

Reframing Rural ·

2022/12/21

In this bonus episode Stories for Action podcast host Lara Tomov explores how the pressures of rapid growth and development are affecting Montanans, and how community groups like Trust Montana, Successful Gardiner and Reimagining Rural are working to maintain vibrant communities where all Montanans can thrive.

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52:31

"Groundwork" Episode 2: Farm Succession in Northeast...

Reframing Rural ·

2022/11/30

After a lifetime farming wheat on the Northern Great Plains, the time has come for Russ Torgerson to retire. In this narrative episode, Reframing Rural producer Megan Torgerson shares the intimate journey of her family’s farm succession, giving listeners an inside look into the emotional, legal and financial factors at play with succession planning. Curious what the next generation of farmers are facing, Megan also interviews the Jorgensens, another farm family from NE Montana who is transferring

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01:01:38

"Groundwork" Episode 1: An interview with the...

Reframing Rural ·

2022/10/26

The “farmer’s lawyer” Sarah Vogel is a hero to farmers across the country. In the 1980s she saved 240,000 family farmers facing foreclosure. In the 2000s she pursued justice for thousands of Native American farmers and ranchers who suffered decades of credit discrimination from the USDA. Sarah continues her fight to save the family farm today, and her new book “The Farmer’s Lawyer,” is inspiring others to join her.

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06:04

Season 3 "Groundwork" Preview

Reframing Rural ·

2022/10/12

Reframing Rural’s third season will transport listeners to Golden Triangle wheat fields, farmhouse kitchen tables and small mountain town main streets. Combining sound-rich narrative non-fiction episodes with in-depth interviews, season three will shine light on the state of family farming, the resurgence of regenerative techniques in agriculture and the realities of rural gentrification.

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28:30

Bonus Episode: The Modern West

Reframing Rural ·

2022/08/25

Our friends at The Modern West have a new season out, and we’re excited to share part one with you! Like Reframing Rural, The Modern West shares surprising stories from often overlooked rural places, helping to reframe how we think about the West as it is today. In “The Rolling Stone,” the first episode in their “The Great Individualist” series, they break down myths about what it means to be a “real” cowboy. Be sure to catch up on the rest of "The Great Individualist" season and follow The Modern

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47:41

Sowing Possibility Episode 10: Emily Stifler Wolfe &...

Reframing Rural ·

2022/06/30

In part two of Megan’s conversation with journalists Emily Stifler Wolfe and Jason Thompson of the “Common Ground Series” published by Montana Free Press, they discuss the threat of desertification, succession planning challenges family farms face and the sixth soil health principle of context.

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57:57

Sowing Possibility Episode 9: Emily Stifler Wolfe &...

Reframing Rural ·

2022/05/26

Combining profiles of farmers from the Golden Triangle with soil science, history, policy research and transportive imagery, the award-winning “Common Ground” series is sowing hope in the future for farmers across the West. Written by Emily Stifler Wolfe with transportive photography from photo journalist Jason Thompson, “Common Ground,” illuminates the role of regenerative agriculture in fostering resilient rural economies and communities.

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01:00:31

Sowing Possibility Episode 8: Randi Lynn Tanglen, PhD

Reframing Rural ·

2022/04/28

Randi Lynn Tanglen, PhD grew up in the small NE Montana town of Sidney and turned an early love of literature into a career in education. Randi developed a specialty in hidden voices of 19th century Western American Literature including women, Indigenous and Black authors – a niche that has helped her uncover her family’s storied history on the Great Plains. Today Randi leads the statewide humanities council, Humanities Montana, ensuring the public humanities are stewarded in Montana’s rural and

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57:03

Sowing Possibility Episode 7: Jeanie Alderson

Reframing Rural ·

2022/03/31

Jeanie Alderson comes from a storied legacy of ranchers in Southeast Montana. In the 1970s, her parents were among the rural organizers to form Northern Plains Resource Council. Today, Jeanie and her husband Terry are continuing their work standing up for family farms and ranches by fighting against the "Big Four" meatpacking monopoly that's extinguishing competition and dictating prices, forcing some ranches to go out of business.

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01:12:47

Sowing Possibility Episode 6: Ashley Hanson

Reframing Rural ·

2022/02/24

Ashley Hanson is the director of PlaceBase Productions, a site-specific theater company working with nontraditional actors to create stories specific to small towns, and the founder and executive director of Department of Public Transformation, an artist-led nonprofit that's fostering community connection, civic pride and equitable participation in rural places. This episode explores the role of the arts in facilitating community cohesion and rural community development, and the challenges and

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Sowing Possibility Episode 6: Ashley Hanson

Reframing Rural ·

2022/02/24

Ashley Hanson is the director of PlaceBase Productions, a site-specific theater company working with nontraditional actors to create stories specific to small towns, and the founder and executive director of Department of Public Transformation, an artist-led nonprofit that's fostering community connection, civic pride and equitable participation in rural places. This episode explores the role of the arts in facilitating community cohesion and rural community development, and the challenges and

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