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Fall 2017

The Very Image of Dignity

Geoff Oliver Bugbee has covered Heifer International projects around the globe. He shares with us some of his most rewarding experiences and advice for photographers who would follow in his footsteps.

Summer 2017

Seed Saving at the Edge of the World

In the northernmost permanent settlement in the world sits the Global Seed Vault. Some call it the Doomsday Vault. But to Cary Fowler, it is a symbol of hope and ingenuity in the face of a serious problem.

Spring 2017

Hunger Shouldn't Be a Fact of Life

Actress Mindy Cohn is a passionate advocate for the work of Heifer International, going so far as to compete on Worst Cooks in America to raise money to support Heifer’s mission.

Holiday 2016

Farm to Conference Table

Heifer Ranch alumni have gone on to found community gardens, promote urban beekeeping and advocate for locally grown food in Arkansas and across the country.

Fall 2016

Food for Thought

Author Frances Moore Lappé burst onto the scene 45 years ago with the debut of her now-classic book, Diet for a Small Planet. As a prolific author and thought leader, Lappé champions the argument that hunger is caused not by lack of food, but by the inability of poor people to access it.

Summer 2016

Harnessing the Power of Youth

As vice chair of the Clinton Foundation, Chelsea Clinton has helped advance opportunities for women and girls, looked at ways to curb childhood obesity and raised awareness of the effects of climate change. Now she’s written her own book, which takes wide-reaching global issues like the environment, women’s rights...

Spring 2016

A New Climate for Farming

While it can be hard enough for people to cope with death from the heat, melted roads, crippling drought, restricted water usage and other issues, what about our food systems? How can farmers adapt to this harsh new reality?

Holiday 2015

Speaking With ONE Voice

As president of ONE, Michael Elliott leads a chorus of six million voices united to help end extreme poverty, hunger and preventable disease, particularly in Africa. ONE does not ask for donations—they ask for your voice in speaking up for people who often go unheard.

Fall 2015

The Groundwork for Health

With roots growing up on an organic farm and being involved with the food movement for 35 years, Dan Kittredge has founded an organization that is changing the way we think about our food, our health and, most importantly, the soil under our feet.

Summer 2015

What Price Happiness?

If you wonder if money can buy happiness, try asking Helena Norberg-Hodge. In 2011, she produced and co-directed the award-winning documentary "The Economics of Happiness," which explores both corporate consolidation of power through globalization and the ways in which communities around the world are embracing their small-scale farmers and...