Joshua T. Anderson is a writer from rural North Dakota committed to flyways, foodways, and folkways. His recent publications include a featured article on the intersection of soil health and human health in Earth Island Journal, a creative nonfiction essay on the dominance of the sugar industry in North Dakota’s Red River Valley in Open Space (the online journal of North American Review), and recurring contributions in Mary Swander’s “Emerging Voices” Substack. His conservation efforts have been featured in local and regional newspapers throughout the Great Plains. Josh is the co-founder of the Flyway Institute, which brings artists to rural communities in support of conservation efforts throughout North America’s migratory flyways. His first narrative nonfiction book Soil Horizons will be published in 2027 by Plainspoken Books.
