The Regenaissance Weekly: Walking the Land With the Maudes
Why seeing a farm up close reshapes how we think about food, trust, and what we’re actually trying to protect
Last week centered on the Maude family and a story we’ve been carrying with us for months. Spending time with Charles and Heather, both in conversation and on their land, reminded us how much context gets lost when farming is reduced to headlines or policies. We were excited to finally share this work, not because it offers clean answers, but because it shows what stewardship, family, and persistence look like up close.
Last Week on YouTube
Family Beat Criminal Indictment for Farming Generational Land
Walking the Maude ranch made clear how much everyday farming reality disappears once land is reduced to lines, permits, and abstractions. Seeing the livestock systems, infrastructure, and the disputed river bottom in person reframed the story as one about continuity and stewardship, not conflict, and raised questions about how easily long-standing practices can be misread when context is removed.
How a Ranching Family Faced and Beat a Federal Criminal Indictment
Listening to the Maudes walk through their story revealed how quickly a routine land question can escalate when process replaces judgment. What stood out most was not just how the case unfolded, but how much of the burden fell on family, community, and long-term thinking while the legal system moved slowly and impersonally.
How a Disputed Fence Line Turned Into a Criminal Indictment on a Farming Couple. In this clip from our podcast with the Charles and Heather Maude, what stood out was how quickly a long-standing, working landscape became a legal abstraction. Standing on their land made it clear how much context disappears when land is reduced to lines on a map, and how high the stakes become when that context is ignored.
Last Week on Substack
What Even is 'Good Farming'?
When you start paying more attention to where you food comes from it prompts you to make better choices with the operations you support. But it's not clear cut where to start or who to trust. It raises a simple but uncomfortable question about why making good choices around food feels harder than it should.