Jonathan Hanson

Mar 17, 2025 | foodsystemsjournal.org | Jonathan Hanson |Matthew Williams |Queen’s Univ. Belfast |Jonny Hanson Ventures

Abstract This paper explores the extent to which community farming can be a component of a community-based circular food system. Community farming is part of a broader pattern of civic agriculture, whereby more localized food production and consumption are linked to a wider, and sometimes global, set of economic, social and environmental factors.

Feb 3, 2025 | ovrmag.com | Jonathan Hanson

Ask a group of aspiring overland travelers what their ultimate dream trip is, and anywhere from seven to nine out of ten will say, “Africa.” I know this for a fact because I’ve posed the question regularly while teaching driving and recovery classes at the Overland Expo. The reply is completely understandable. Our own continent has no shortage of world-class exploration routes (I haven’t run out yet), but Africa remains an enchantment, a near-mythical destination for North American residents.

Jan 8, 2025 | outdoorx4.com | Jonathan Hanson

Do you know anyone who travels simply to move around the planet? I certainly don’t. The whole point of traveling is to experience things along the way. And whether your passion is to experience scenery, history, geology, astronomy, wildlife—or, as in my case, every one of these—your travels can be inestimably enriched if you carry binoculars. What could be more magic than an invention that brings the world seven, eight, even ten times closer?

Jan 3, 2025 | exploringoverland.com | Jonathan Hanson

Why would anyone mount mud-terrain tires on a vehicle that rarely leaves the Sonoran Desert? Several people asked me that question, after I switched from the all-terrain tires I’d run for a decade or more on my 1973 FJ40, to a set of Firestone Destination M/T2s (after also considering the company’s Destination X/T, which has an all-terrain-oriented tread pattern). My answer surprised some of them, who teasingly assumed I’d gone for the butch looks.

Oct 31, 2024 | petersenshunting.com | Jonathan Hanson

I had not owned my 1973 FJ40 Land Cruiser long before I became acquainted with a universal adage: Four-wheel drive doesn’t keep you from getting stuck; it just gets you stuck in worse places. Despite its status as one of the most competent 4x4s on the planet, the poor Toyota was limited by the skill, or lack thereof, of its driver—and I was as clueless as it was possible to be. I’ve come a long way since then and, in fact, have taught expedition driving skills for a decade and a half.