The division between urban and rural populations has existed for generations. It’s understandable—someone living in a one-bedroom apartment in downtown Calgary might find it hard to grasp the challenges a rancher faces to produce the high-quality ribeye steak on their plate. Conversely, that same rancher might struggle to relate to the Calgarian’s daily life and routines.
In 2017, Derek Leahy started up Rural Routes to Climate Solutions as an agricultural and climate literacy project, aiming to initiate discussions surrounding the ways that agriculture can contribute to environmental health, climate change and the bottom line of producers, he says in this interview with RealAgriculture’s Amber Bell at the Western Canada Conference on Soil Health and Grazing in Edmonton, Alta.
Leahy says that he thought that it might be a year or so that he would dedicate to the non-profit organization, but now after 8 years he reflects on how the mission of Rural Routes has transformed to be that of supporting rural communities to implement and benefit from different climate solutions that makes sense for where they are.
Join Leahy and Bell as they discuss what sustainability means, how terminology has changed when it comes to climate solutions, and how Rural Routes is working to bring people from different walks of life together.
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