Hi All,

Today I had a wonderful interview with Steve Brescia, the co-founder of Groundswell International, and the editor of the new book, Fertile Ground; Scaling Agroecology from the Ground Up. The book has great examples of projects they have worked on, in countries around the world, that puts into practice farmer led innovation that can be scaled up and transforms a space. The book is filled with inspiring stories of farms that were transformed, communities that were brought together, and policies that were changed, to benefit the people who live on the land. Groundswell International is a global partnership that contributes to the bottom-up movement to overcome hunger, poverty, and the devastating effects of climate change. Groundswell has empowered thousands of rural communities and organizations in Africa, Asia, and Latin America to sustainably improve their lives through sharing and spreading innovations on ecological farming practices, farmer-to-farmer extensions, community health, and strengthening local organizations to lead their own development processes. It is an amazing organization doing great work from the bottom up. If you missed our interview, you can listen to it here, and if you want to purchase the book, you can order it here.