Save the Shepherd: The People Ushering In a New Era of Pastoralism
Photography by Chelo Lopez No farms, no food—it’s a phrase you’ve probably seen on a bumper sticker, but its message only tells half the story. To truly call out the forces threatening our grub, the slogan needs a slight tweak: No farmers, no food. For centuries, we’ve relied on traditions of ancestral succession to keep […]
What To Do About Spain’s Shepherding Crisis?
I am the owner of Caprarius Dairy and I am a cheesemaker. We are on the island of Fuerteventura, located in the village of Pajara, in Mezque. I want to say that we make Majorero cheese with denomination of origin, and also that tending to animals isn’t a profession only for older people but also […]
