Investing in Regenerative Agriculture and Food

Koen van Seijen
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Sep 3, 2021 • 6min

Sarah D. Levesque and Anthony Corsaro - RFSI Forum September 2021

Sarah D. Levesque and Anthony Corsaro join us to share what the upcoming REGENERATIVE FOOD SYSTEMS INVESTMENT FORUM will look like.The 3rd annual RFSI Forum is back in person this year in Oakland, California. Don’t miss out on the one event exclusively for the investors in our space on September 28-29 for amazing sessions, speakers, and networking.If you use the code KOEN-15 until September 17th you get 15% to register go to: rfsi-forum.com Many of the podcast interviewees will be there from Dan Kittredge to Mark Lewis, from Esther Park to Eric Smith!For the full agenda, speakers and more visit https://rfsi-forum.com/current-forum/Thoughts? Ideas? Questions? Send us a message!Support the showFeedback, ideas, suggestions? - Twitter @KoenvanSeijen - Get in touch www.investinginregenerativeagriculture.comJoin our newsletter on www.eepurl.com/cxU33P! Support the showThanks for listening and sharing!
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Aug 31, 2021 • 51min

129 Mellany Klompe, leading regen farmer going all in on nutrient density

A conversation with Mellany Klompe, co-founder of Soil Heroes and director of the Soil Heroes Foundation about how measuring nutrient density is key towards having our farmers as well as consumers on board with regenerative transition. ----------------------------------------------------Join our Gumroad community, discover the tiers and benefits on www.gumroad.com/investinginregenag. Other ways to support our work:- Share the podcast - Give a 5-star rating- Or buy us a coffee… or a meal! www.Ko-fi.com/regenerativeagriculture. ----------------------------------------------------How do we equip our farmers with negotiation powers? Why should consumers and farmers start focusing on the quality of crops over quantity? What are the principles we can learn from Soil Heroes? What do we get from measuring nutrient density? More about this episode on https://investinginregenerativeagriculture.com/mellany-klompe.Find our video course here:https://investinginregenerativeagriculture.com/course/----------------------------------------------------For feedback, ideas, suggestions please contact us through Twitter @KoenvanSeijen, or get in touch through the website www.investinginregenerativeagriculture.com. Join our newsletter on www.eepurl.com/cxU33P. The above references an opinion and is for information and educational purposes only. It is not intended to be investment advice. Seek a duly licensed professional for investment advice.Support the showThoughts? Ideas? Questions? Send us a message!Find out more about the position here:https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/4278379588 https://investinginregenerativeagriculture.com/course Thank you to our Field Builders Circle for supporting us. Learn more hereSupport the showFeedback, ideas, suggestions? - Twitter @KoenvanSeijen - Get in touch www.investinginregenerativeagriculture.comJoin our newsletter on www.eepurl.com/cxU33P! Support the showThanks for listening and sharing!
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Aug 24, 2021 • 60min

128 Laura Ortiz, let financiers being seduced by Latin America biodiversity wealth

A conversation with Laura Ortiz, social entrepreneur, chief purpose officer and co founder of SVX Mexico, about how “transformative finance” is the portal towards regenerative investments and how SVX’s “currency” is trust. ----------------------------------------------------Join our Gumroad community, discover the tiers and benefits on www.gumroad.com/investinginregenag. Other ways to support our work:- Share the podcast - Give a 5-star rating- Or buy us a coffee… or a meal! www.Ko-fi.com/regenerativeagriculture. ----------------------------------------------------There are many types of investments, but the real regenerative investment, according to Laura, should be transformative. More about this episode on https://investinginregenerativeagriculture.com/laura-ortiz.Find our video course here:https://investinginregenerativeagriculture.com/course/----------------------------------------------------For feedback, ideas, suggestions please contact us through Twitter @KoenvanSeijen, or get in touch through the website www.investinginregenerativeagriculture.com. Join our newsletter on www.eepurl.com/cxU33P. The above references an opinion and is for information and educational purposes only. It is not intended to be investment advice. Seek a duly licensed professional for investment advice.Support the showThoughts? Ideas? Questions? Send us a message!Find out more about the position here:https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/4278379588 https://investinginregenerativeagriculture.com/course Find out more about our Generation-Re investment syndicate:https://gen-re.land/ Thank you to our Field Builders Circle for supporting us. Learn more hereSupport the showFeedback, ideas, suggestions? - Twitter @KoenvanSeijen - Get in touch www.investinginregenerativeagriculture.comJoin our newsletter on www.eepurl.com/cxU33P! Support the showThanks for listening and sharing!
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Aug 17, 2021 • 1h 32min

Farmer first technologies that transform the food system - Fresh Talk

A talk, organised by Fresh Venture Studio, on farmer-first tech solutions for a regenerative food system with Koen van Seijen as speaker. Conventional agri- & aquaculture are already supported by a huge industry of suppliers and technology - so we wonder:▷ How can we best develop the same level of technical support for farmers focussed on regenerating our soils and oceans? ▷ What are the biggest needs of practitioners and farmers themselves, which technology can aid to? ▷ How can tech potentially drive the feasibility and attractiveness for farmers to regenerate the ecosystems, soils and waters they farm on?The Fresh Talk was organised, on July 7th, 2021, by Fresh Ventures is a startup studio focused on region agriculture and food companies based in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. ----------------------Upcoming Fresh Convo: Venture opportunities for a regenerative Food System #2September 8th, 2021Register on https://www.eventbrite.nl/e/fresh-convo-venture-opportunities-for-a-regenerative-food-system-2-tickets-164474340179Thoughts? Ideas? Questions? Send us a message!Find out more about the position here:https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/4278379588 https://investinginregenerativeagriculture.com/course Find out more about our Generation-Re investment syndicate:https://gen-re.land/ Thank you to our Field Builders Circle for supporting us. Learn more hereSupport the showFeedback, ideas, suggestions? - Twitter @KoenvanSeijen - Get in touch www.investinginregenerativeagriculture.comJoin our newsletter on www.eepurl.com/cxU33P! Support the showThanks for listening and sharing!
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Aug 10, 2021 • 49min

127 Pierre Rousseau, how can large banks finance the regeneration transition

Pierre Rousseau, the Senior Advisor of BNP Paribas’ Sustainable Business, joins us to talk about the role of banks in regenerative transition. He also talks about how monetising externalities can revolutionise the way you do business.----------------------------------------------------Join our Gumroad community, discover the tiers and benefits on www.gumroad.com/investinginregenag. Other ways to support our work:- Share the podcast - Give a 5-star rating- Or buy us a coffee… or a meal! www.Ko-fi.com/regenerativeagriculture. ----------------------------------------------------This episode is part of a series supported by the Earthworm Foundation about the role of corporations in the transition to regenerative agriculture.More about this episode on https://investinginregenerativeagriculture.com/pierre-rousseau.Find our video course here:https://investinginregenerativeagriculture.com/course/----------------------------------------------------For feedback, ideas, suggestions please contact us through Twitter @KoenvanSeijen, or get in touch through the website www.investinginregenerativeagriculture.com. Join our newsletter on www.eepurl.com/cxU33P. The above references an opinion and is for information and educational purposes only. It is not intended to be investment advice. Seek a duly licensed professional for investment advice.Support the showThoughts? Ideas? Questions? Send us a message!Support the showFeedback, ideas, suggestions? - Twitter @KoenvanSeijen - Get in touch www.investinginregenerativeagriculture.comJoin our newsletter on www.eepurl.com/cxU33P! Support the showThanks for listening and sharing!
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Aug 3, 2021 • 11min

What is regenerative agriculture - Audio Lesson of Video Course

This is the audio lesson of the first video of the Online Video Course Investing in Regenerative Agriculture and Food. The Video Course Investing in Regenerative Agriculture and Food, a series of currently 17 short videos (10-15min) plus downloadable slides with the lessons learned by the team of the Investing in Regenerative Agriculture and Food podcast. We thought it was time to share our lessons learned! We have been following the regenerative agriculture and food space since 2011 and after recording over 100+ interviews with investors, fund managers, farmers, scientists since 2016, always asking the question 'how to put money to work in regenerating soils at scale and growing a lot of tasty food while doing so?'-------------------------------Pay what you think it's worth?!We invite you to pay what you think it's worth (inspired by Charles Eisenstein and Frederic Laloux).What will you get aside from the video course? The download link for the PDF slides.Find all links (plus the PDF slides) on https://gum.co/GgGixEFind out more on our website at https://investinginregenerativeagriculture.com/course/.Thoughts? Ideas? Questions? Send us a message!Support the showFeedback, ideas, suggestions? - Twitter @KoenvanSeijen - Get in touch www.investinginregenerativeagriculture.comJoin our newsletter on www.eepurl.com/cxU33P! Support the showThanks for listening and sharing!
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Jul 27, 2021 • 59min

126 Nathalie Whitaker and Mike Taitoko, regenerating New Zealand’s dairy industry focussing on water not carbon

A conversation with Nathalie Whitaker and Mike Taitoko, co-founders of Toha, which is building a one-of-a-kind global marketplace with climate and environment impact at its heart.---------------------------------------------------Join our Gumroad community, discover the tiers and benefits on www.gumroad.com/investinginregenag. Other ways to support our work:- Share the podcast - Give a 5-star rating- Or buy us a coffee… or a meal! www.Ko-fi.com/regenerativeagriculture. ----------------------------------------------------New Zealand's dairy industry has intensified tremendously over the last 20 years and has to change if it doesn’t want to lose its social licence to operate. Consumers and governments are putting pressure to clean the heavily polluted waterways, restore biodiversity and store a lot of carbon. But how? What role does data play and why should we start with water and not with carbon?More about this episode on https://investinginregenerativeagriculture.com/nathalie-whitaker-mike-taitoko.Find our video course here:https://investinginregenerativeagriculture.com/course/----------------------------------------------------For feedback, ideas, suggestions please contact us through Twitter @KoenvanSeijen, or get in touch through the website www.investinginregenerativeagriculture.com. Join our newsletter on www.eepurl.com/cxU33P. The above references an opinion and is for information and educational purposes only. It is not intended to be investment advice. Seek a duly licensed professional for investment advice.Support the showThoughts? Ideas? Questions? Send us a message!Support the showFeedback, ideas, suggestions? - Twitter @KoenvanSeijen - Get in touch www.investinginregenerativeagriculture.comJoin our newsletter on www.eepurl.com/cxU33P! Support the showThanks for listening and sharing!
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Jul 20, 2021 • 54min

QA webinar with Phil Taylor and Brandon Welch of the Perennial Fund and Mad Agriculture

The is the audio recording of the QA Webinar with Phil Taylor and Brandon Welch of the Perennial Fund and Mad Agriculture,  hosted by Koen van Seijen. ----------------------------------------------------------Welcome to Investing in Regenerative Agriculture and Food.Join our Gumroad community, discover the tiers and benefits here: www.gumroad.com/investinginregenag. Other ways to support our work:- Share the podcast - Give a 5-star rating- Or buy us a coffee… or a meal! www.Ko-fi.com/regenerativeagriculture. ------------------------------------------------------------  Find more about it on https://investinginregenerativeagriculture.com/qa-webinar-brandon-phil/Find the video of the webinar on https://youtu.be/25l2TEXtdno. -----------------------------------------------------------For feedback, ideas, suggestions please contact us through Twitter @KoenvanSeijen, or get in touch through the website www.investinginregenerativeagriculture.com. Join our newsletter on www.eepurl.com/cxU33P. The above references an opinion and is for information and educational purposes only. It is not intended to be investment advice. Seek a duly licensed professional for investment advice.Support the showThoughts? Ideas? Questions? Send us a message!Find out more about the position here:https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/4278379588 https://investinginregenerativeagriculture.com/course Find out more about our Generation-Re investment syndicate:https://gen-re.land/ Thank you to our Field Builders Circle for supporting us. Learn more hereSupport the showFeedback, ideas, suggestions? - Twitter @KoenvanSeijen - Get in touch www.investinginregenerativeagriculture.comJoin our newsletter on www.eepurl.com/cxU33P! Support the showThanks for listening and sharing!
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Jul 13, 2021 • 50min

125 Jim Mann, using biochar and enhanced weathering to super charge the carbon potential of ecosystem regeneration

 Jim Mann, founder of The Future Forest Company, joins us to talk about the wonders of enhanced weathering co-deployed with biochar and why this experiment deserves billions of dollars of investment. ----------------------------------------------------Join our Gumroad community, discover the tiers and benefits on www.gumroad.com/investinginregenag. Other ways to support our work:- Share the podcast - Give a 5-star rating- Or buy us a coffee… or a meal! www.Ko-fi.com/regenerativeagriculture. ----------------------------------------------------What is the role of profit in scaling regeneration? How do we sell credits for biochar? What is enhanced weathering and why does it matter? How can we deploy billions in restoring ecosystems, increasing biodiversity, and storing a lot of carbon permanently? Listen to the experience of The Future Forest Company.More about this episode on https://investinginregenerativeagriculture.com/jim-mann.Find our video course here:https://investinginregenerativeagriculture.com/course/----------------------------------------------------For feedback, ideas, suggestions please contact us through Twitter @KoenvanSeijen, or get in touch through the website www.investinginregenerativeagriculture.com. Join our newsletter on www.eepurl.com/cxU33P. The above references an opinion and is for information and educational purposes only. It is not intended to be investment advice. Seek a duly licensed professional for investment advice.Support the showThoughts? Ideas? Questions? Send us a message!Find out more about the position here:https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/4278379588 https://investinginregenerativeagriculture.com/course Thank you to our Field Builders Circle for supporting us. Learn more hereSupport the showFeedback, ideas, suggestions? - Twitter @KoenvanSeijen - Get in touch www.investinginregenerativeagriculture.comJoin our newsletter on www.eepurl.com/cxU33P! Support the showThanks for listening and sharing!
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Jul 5, 2021 • 1h 3min

What organisations need to be built for a regenerative food system? Fresh Convo

“What we absolutely need more of is people building things in the regenerative agriculture space. Entrepreneurial farmers, funds, investment vehicles, technology, food companies, everything we need for this revolution.” Koen van Seijen joins Fresh Convo to discuss what organisations need to be built for a regenerative food system.The Fresh Convo is organised by Fresh Ventures is a startup studio focused on region agriculture and food companies based in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. ----------------------Upcoming Fresh talks #2 | Farmer first technologies that transform the food system - July 7th, 2021Register on https://bit.ly/3wzDRNbThoughts? Ideas? Questions? Send us a message!Find out more about the position here:https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/4278379588 https://investinginregenerativeagriculture.com/course Find out more about our Generation-Re investment syndicate:https://gen-re.land/ Thank you to our Field Builders Circle for supporting us. Learn more hereSupport the showFeedback, ideas, suggestions? - Twitter @KoenvanSeijen - Get in touch www.investinginregenerativeagriculture.comJoin our newsletter on www.eepurl.com/cxU33P! Support the showThanks for listening and sharing!

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