Maud Powell: Navigating Climate Stress and Grief

About this episode

Maud Powell discusses her experiences as a farmer facing climate challenges and the emotional impact of leaving her land.

In this conversation, Maud Powell, Wolf Gulch Farm and Oregon State University shares her journey as a farmer and the challenges she faced due to a changing climate and lack of water. She and her husband Tom realized “we can’t really farm here anymore.” The leaving of one piece of land and starting over on another led to her exploration of climate grief. She discusses the agrarian imperative (farmers compelled to continue growing food even amid strong challenges), the emotional toll of ...

People in this episode

Guest: Maud Powell

Topics covered

• climate stress
• grief
• farming challenges
• climate change
• agriculture
• emotional toll

Keywords

• climate grief
• farming
• water scarcity
• agrarian imperative
• emotional toll

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Wolf Gulch Farm, Oregon State University

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