In this episode, Sarah Keiser of Wild Oat Hollow in Penngrove, CA describes her entry into ranching and how her love of the land positioned her to become a leader in developing and supporting community grazing cooperatives. Join us as Sarah shares her experience with wildfires in Sonoma County and how grazing is making a difference for regional wildfire protection and preparedness, while also working to reconnect locals with the ecology of the region and each other.

Show Notes:

• Wild Oat Hollow Website: https://www.wildoathollow.com/
• Fibershed: https://fibershed.org/
• Globetrotter Foundation: https://globetrotterfoundation.org/
• Indigenous Fire Ecologist, Peter Nelson: https://ourenvironment.berkeley.edu/users/754001
• Soil Health and Grazing: https://www.ndsu.edu/agriculture/ag-hub/ag-topics/natural-resources-and-facilities/grazing-management/soil-health-relation-grazing
• Grazing and Wildfire Risk Reduction: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0190052822000177
• CAFF’s Wildfire Resilience Program: https://caff.org/wildfire-resilience-program/

Production Team:

• Podcast hosted by Amber Schat
• Audio engineering and editing by Coby McDonald 
• Music by Blue Dot Sessions 
• Release Date: 11/30/2022