Books, Films, Podcasts, Links
Please check out the resources and inspirations on our BF Community page.
Books:
Ramp Hollow, by Steven Stoll
Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
The Weight of this World, by David Joy
When Miners March – by Bill Blizzard – the Battle of Blair Mountain / Redneck Army / Coal Wars and surrounding events
Short articles:
“The Serviceberry, an Economy of Abundance” by Robin Wall Kimmerer
“4 Not-So-Easy Ways to Dismantle Racism in the Food System” by Leah Penniman
“Freak Accidents Don’t Kill Workers, Bad Managements Do” by Jordan Barab
“Breaking Free the Company Gospel” by Zack Harold
“Pope inaugurates center, farm dedicated to zero-waste, inclusive economy” by Carol Glatz
“Pope inaugurates center, farm dedicated to zero-waste, inclusive economy” by Carol Glatz
Documentaries:
“Stranger with a Camera”
“Biggest Little Farm”
“Sustainable”
“The Symphony of Soil”
“YERT”
“Ice on Fire”
“2040”
“The Last Ice”
“The Public Trust: Fight for America’s Public Lands”
“Rebuilding Paradise”
“Wild Climate”
Videos:
(the second half is the keynote from a WV pastor titled “Liberty and Justice for All in WV”)
Podcasts:
On Being with Krista Tippett
Bishop Michael Curry & Dr. Russell Moore, “Spiritual Bridge People”
Robin Wall Kimmerer, “The Intelligence of Plants”
Jane Goodall, “What it means to be Human”
Wendell Berry & Ellen Davis, “The art of Being Creatures”
David Steindl-Rast, “How to be Grateful in Every Moment (But Not for Everything)”
Resmaa Menakem “Notice the Rage, Notice the Silence”
Minneapolis-based therapist and trauma specialist on how all of us carry in our bodies the history and traumas behind everything we collapse into the word “race” and intelligence on changing ourselves at a cellular level — practices towards the transformed reality most of us long for.
Living on Earth with Steve Curwood
“When a Gas Plant Moves Next Door” — consequences of fracking
30th anniversary episode: a good review of climate change, how it works, and current status
Inside Appalachia with Jessica Lilly
Us and Them with Trey Kay
Fresh Air with Terry Gross
Fr. Greg Boyle, Homeboy Industries
TED Radio Hour
Websites:
We are Salt and Light
Poet Amanda Gorman’s ‘Earthrise’ climate change video
12 books on repairing our relationship with our only planet
Young people are suffering from climate anxiety. Here’s how to help
Extreme Heat Makes it Harder to Learn
What’s Cheaper, Fueling Your Car with Gas or Electricity? (April 2, 2026)
Young people are suffering from climate anxiety. Here’s how to help
Extreme Heat Makes it Harder to Learn
What’s Cheaper, Fueling Your Car with Gas or Electricity? (April 2, 2026)
Nexus (a team with the goal of creating the world’s most comprehensive list of Solutions and Challenges that address the climate crisis and the regeneration of planetary ecosystems.)