The Modern Acre

David Leon is an impact-oriented executive whose experience spans early stage venture building in funds, tech, non-profits, and consumer brands. He’s a co-founder and Partner at Biome Capital (a regenerative ag real asset fund) and a co-founder and Executive Director at Farmer’s Footprint (a non-profit accelerating the universal adoption of regenerative agriculture). Previously he was Principal at Odocava (a growth-centric strategy & ops consulting firm), CEO at Saint Inky’s (a personal care CPG brand), and co-founder of Yogijii (a payments and scheduling platform in health and wellness). David serves as a board member at Kindhumans Foundation and Project Biome Australia. He lives on the island of Lana’i with his partner, Arielle. Connect with David Farmer’s Footprint | Biome Capital Links RFSI Forum | Join the Co-op to get 10% off registration

Nathan Faleide is an independent agtech consultant with an extensive background in remote sensing. Nathan recently started an agtech newsletter with his takes on the industry. He joins the podcast to dig into some of the realties of agtech and share some hot takes. Tune in! Connect with Nathan LinkedIn | Easy Observations Join the Co-op! Co-op Details | Buy an Pass | Resources | Follow us on Twitter

Natasha Dhayagude is the CEO and Co-founder of Chinova Bioworks, who has developed a revolutionary clean-label preservation technology extracted from white button mushrooms for use in food and beverage applications. This clean-label ingredient is broad-spectrum and can be customized to target individual producers spoilage microbial issues. Chinova recently launched 3 products - Chiber Beverage, Chiber Dairy and Chiber Plant-based dairy. Chiber is certified Vegan, Kosher, Halal and is Organic Compliant. Chinova aims to provide consumers with natural, transparent ingredients they want and provides producers with effective, clean-labels they need. Connect with Chinova Bioworks Website | LinkedIn Join the Co-op! Co-op Details | Buy an Pass | Resources | Follow us on Twitter

On this edition of Acre Insights, Tyler provides an overview of his experience doing a road trip in the Rivian electric truck. Tim and Tyler than debate and pitch their competing SXSW panels covering regenerative ag. Lastly, they provide a mid-season update on what's happening on Nuss Farms. Vote here! Tim's SXSW Panel: https://panelpicker.sxsw.com/vote/128223 Tyler's SXSW Panel: https://panelpicker.sxsw.com/vote/127786 After voting, email us (tyler@themodernacre.co) or tag/DM us on social to be entered to win a Co-op pass! Co-op Links Co-op Details | Buy a Pass | Twitter

Anthony Corsaro is the Director of Business Development for Regenerative Food Systems Investment (RFSI). Anthony connects with stakeholders across food & ag to create meaningful connections that catalyze the regenerative transformation of our food system. Anthony is committed to building food supply chains that incentivize the production and consumption of healthy, nutrient-dense foods. Anthony was a third-generation family contributor and executive at Indianapolis Fruit Company before joining Questor Corp. Anthony oversaw the sales & marketing team that provided fresh produce products and services to over 2,500 retail customers across 20 states. Anthony’s professional background in food distribution and personal health journey led him to his commitment of building regenerative food systems. Anthony is an active investor in multiple regenerative food ventures, and he is an entrepreneur in the space as well. Anthony holds a B.S. in Business from the Kelley School at Indiana University, where he was a varsity athlete as a tight end on the football team.\ Connect with RFSI Website | LinkedIn Join the Co-op! Co-op Details | Buy an Pass | Resources | Follow us on Twitter

Listen on Apple Podcasts or Everywhere Else Claire Smith is the founder and CEO of Teffola, a CPG company that exists to create bold, fresh, and innovative granola for the health-aware consumer. They do this by creating whole-food plant-based snacks sourcing at least one ingredient per product from their 7th generation family farm. Connect with Teffola Website | LinkedIn Join the Co-op! Co-op Details | Buy an Pass | Resources | Follow us on Twitter

Jeff Nobbs is the co-founder and CEO of Zero Acre Farms, a food company replacing destructive vegetable oils with healthier, more sustainable oils and fats made by fermentation. With over 15 years of experience in the health and nutrition space, Jeff has co-founded several startups to offer better quality ingredients and nutrition-forward food to people and communities, including the fast casual restaurant chain Kitava. In 2020, after seeing a drastic decrease in accessibility to fresh food, Jeff co-founded HelpKitchen to connect food-insecure individuals with partner restaurants for a free meal via SMS. Jeff also served as the chief operating officer for Perfect Keto and General Manager of Rakuten, which acquired his first company Extrabux. Jeff writes about health, nutrition, and sustainability at jeffnobbs.com and @jeffnobbs. Connect with Zero Acre Farms Website | LinkedIn Join the Co-op! Co-op Details | Buy an Pass | Resources | Follow us on Twitter

On this edition of Acre Insights, Tim and Tyler share their latest thoughts on regenerative vs. organic, including Tim's recap of attending the Organic Produce Summit. They also provide an update on The Modern Acre Co-op and what to expect as part of the membership. Co-op Links Co-op Details | Buy a Pass | Twitter

Mike Hemman is a veteran of the global agriculture and manufacturing industries, previously working at Corteva Agriscience (including DuPont and Dow) and Pioneer Seeds. In addition, he has extensive lobbying experience in the irrigation industry and holds a bachelor's degree from California State University in Fresno in Plant Science. Mike heads the U.S. division of Netafim, the pioneering company that invented drip irrigation more than 50 years ago. Netafim USA's entry into the U.S. marketplace 40 years ago transformed the face of U.S. agriculture by increasing farmers' adoption of sustainable practices, especially in California's Central Valley. Under Mike's leadership, Netafim continues to be at the forefront of transforming U.S. agriculture by increasing farmers' ability to optimize their water use, increase their crop yield, and reduce lower labor costs by adopting precision irrigation technology. Specifically, Netafim is helping farms transition into the new era of digital farming by offering modernizing irrigation solutions such as NetBeat which monitors, analyzes, and automates irrigation systems from practically anywhere. Connect with Netafim Website | LinkedIn Join the Co-op! Co-op Details | Buy an Pass | Resources | Follow us on Twitter

Kristy Lewis is the founder and CEO of Quinn Snacks, a CPG company reimagining classic snacks by bringing real ingredients and transparency back to the snacks you love. Kristy joins the podcast to tell us about the founding story, Quinn's focus on their farmer-partners, their approach to regenerative ag, how they have scaled, and much, much more. Tune in! Connect with Quinn Snacks Website | Instagram Connect with The Modern Acre Website | Instagram | Twitter  Sign up for Acre Insights HERE