{"podcast":{"title":"Down to Earth: The Planet to Plate Podcast","slug":"down-to-earth-the-planet-to-plate-podcast-655855","podcast_index_feed_id":655855,"rss_url":"https://downtoearthpodcast.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"http://downtoearthradio.com","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/d/e/a/a/deaa963313e5e97640be95ea3302a6a1/New_Logo_Down_To_Earth.jpg","author":"Quivira Coalition and Radio Cafe","episode_count":100,"summary":"Down to Earth is a podcast about regenerative agriculture, and it's for everyone who eats. We invite you to meet the people shaping a healthier food system—farmers, ranchers, scientists, land managers, writers, and many others. Designing a future that draws on both tradition and innovation, they're on a mission to change the paradigm so that the food we eat is healthy and long-term sustainable—for families and growers, for wildlife and water, for climate and planet. downtoearthradio.com","last_synced_at":"2026-06-19T04:18:37.943176+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/down-to-earth-the-planet-to-plate-podcast-655855"},"episode":{"title":"The regenerative vineyard: Winemaking and wildness","slug":"the-regenerative-vineyard-winemaking-and-wildness","published_at":"2026-05-19T13:25:38+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/down-to-earth-the-planet-to-plate-podcast-655855/the-regenerative-vineyard-winemaking-and-wildness","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/down-to-earth-the-planet-to-plate-podcast-655855","url":"https://downtoearthpodcast.libsyn.com/the-regenerative-vineyard-winemaking-and-wildness","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/downtoearthpodcast/Mimi_Casteel.mp3?dest-id=561306","summary":"Mimi Casteel grew up on a vineyard in northwestern Oregon, where her family made wine as much for the passion as for the livelihood. She left home to study forestry and worked as a botanist for the forest service, but the pull of agriculture brought her back to the family farm, where she introduced regenerative practices and eventually started her own vineyard, Hope Well Wine . For Casteel, the practice of wine-making begins with the land—a complex ecosystem teeming with wildlife, cover crops, and livestock—all of which contribute to healthy soil. That soil is the basis for robustly healthy vines, which keep pests in balance without the use of chemicals, and keep the ground cool in the heat, warm in the cold, and resilient in the face of droughts and floods. Casteel is a scientist, a close observer of nature whose perspective pushes the limits of science, and an artist in the millennia-old tradition of wine-making. She's also a passionate advocate for regenerative agriculture and regional food systems.","meta_description":"Mimi Casteel grew up on a vineyard in northwestern Oregon, where her family made wine as much for the passion as for the livelihood. She left home to stud…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4463,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/down-to-earth-the-planet-to-plate-podcast-655855/episodes/the-regenerative-vineyard-winemaking-and-wildness/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/down-to-earth-the-planet-to-plate-podcast-655855/the-regenerative-vineyard-winemaking-and-wildness.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}