POW Executive Director Mario Molina: Vote for the Climate This Midterm
As The Backyard Stories series concludes, athlete and farmer Jonnah Perkins connects with Protect Our Winters Executive Director Molina, then runs 12 miles to cast her vote.
Author
Jonnah Perkins
When she’s not working on a creative project, you’ll find her on the trail – she loves running close to home and far away. Jonnah has been working alongside her family for over a decade in organic vegetable production and believes deeply in the power of potatoes. Her media projects focus on stories from the frontlines of agriculture, adventure, and natural resource management. Jonnah’s work has been featured in Patagonia, Whalebone, Beside Magazine, Trail Runner, Civil Eats, and MadAgriculture Journal. She lives in Wisconsin near the farm with her husband and two children.
My Stories
Potato Chocolate Chip Cookies
Jonnah Perkins is a Protect Our Winters (POW) Trail Athlete, Wisconsin farmer, and producer of The Backyard Stories, a storytelling collaboration between Trail Runner and POW. Here, she shares a favorite recipe cultivated from her family's land.
The Backyard Stories, Dispatch Five: Mike Foote
In the fifth installment of The Backyard Stories, we travel to Missoula, Montana, to meet up with professional ultrarunner Mike Foote and discuss land stewardship, food sharing, and his beloved Crown of the Continent.
The Backyard Stories, Dispatch Four: Nick Brown
In the fourth installment of The Backyard Stories, we travel to Southern California, to visit trail athlete and fruit-grower Nick Brown at his family’s farm, in an ecosystem where increasing wildfire is a reality.
The Backyard Stories, Dispatch Three: Dani Reyes – Acosta
In the third installment of The Backyard Stories, we travel to Telluride, Colorado, to talk with mountain athlete, Dani Reyes - Acosta about connecting food, outdoor adventure, and water.
The Backyard Stories, Dispatch Two: Kimo Laughlin
In the second installment of The Backyard Stories, we travel to California’s Central Valley to talk with Kimo Laughlin about this family’s small orchard, sinking aquifers, and how to live a life of agriculture and adventure.
The Backyard Stories, Dispatch One: Stephanie Howe
In the first installment of The Backyard Stories, we travel to Marin County, California, to talk with elite ultrarunner and Protect Our Winters alliance captain Stephanie Howe about parenthood, farmers markets, and baking the perfect galette.
Introducing: The Backyard Stories
The Backyard Stories is a new podcast and written column following athletes and local food advocates who are deeply investing in their home ecosystems - their backyards.
Flattening Mountains
One trail runner’s journey through the coal counties of West Virginia.