Investing in Regenerative Agriculture and Food
Koen van Seijen
Investing in Regenerative Agriculture and Food podcast features the pioneers in the regenerative food and agriculture space to learn more on how to put our money to work to regenerate soil, people, local communities and ecosystems while making an appropriate and fair return. Hosted by Koen van Seijen.
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May 11, 2021 • 48min
118 Anastasia Volkova on how to monitor whole landscapes and watersheds from space
With Anastasia Volkova, CEO of Regrow, we discuss remote sensing and how their digital platform combines agronomy and scenario planning with monitoring, reporting, and verification.-----------------------------------------------------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. ------------------------------------------------------ With Anastasia Volkova we kick off our new series about the technologies needed to bring regeneration to a landscape scale. The Landscape Tech series is supported by the Grantham Environmental Trust, which supports strategic communications and collaboration in solving the world’s most pressing environmental problems. More at granthamfoundation.orgMore about this episode on https://investinginregenerativeagriculture.com/anastasia-volkova.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!
May 7, 2021 • 51min
117 Paul Pizzala from a London city private bank to the biggest regenerative farm in the UK
How a London city private banker took a permaculture course and now applies his finance knowledge to build the biggest regenerative farm of the UK.-----------------------------------------------------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. ------------------------------------------------------ Definitely stay until the end to hear from Mark Drewell, exe chair how investors are responding to the new equity offer compared to debt of New Foundation Farms.More about this episode on https://investinginregenerativeagriculture.com/paul-pizzala.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!
May 4, 2021 • 42min
116 Russ Carrington on why Knepp, after rewilding, is moving into regenerative agriculture
Russ Carrington, manager of Knepp Regenerative Farms, shares how and why one of the most well-known rewilding examples in the world has recently started a regenerative farming enterprise.-----------------------------------------------------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. ------------------------------------------------------ Russ believes that regenerative farming is greater than the sum of its parts and the approach can not only heal previous ecological damage, but also increase the land’s overall fertility and productivity. Together, we deep dive into the regenerative farming side of the business in Knepp Regenerative Farms. More about this episode on https://investinginregenerativeagriculture.com/russ-carrington.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!
Apr 30, 2021 • 35min
115 Robin Saluoks and Kristjan Luha on how to start paying 1500 grain farmers across 1M hectares for soil carbon
A check in interview with Robin Saluoks and Kristjan Luha, co- founders of eAgronom, a platform that enables farmers to manage and oversee their entire farm, employees, and fields. We discussed their current fundraising for their series A. -----------------------------------------------------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. ------------------------------------------------------ We discussed how carbon payments can be a transition mechanism, how to ensure permanence of soil carbon and the importance of selling low carbon or carbon negative crops.More about this episode on https://investinginregenerativeagriculture.com/robin-saluoks-kristjan-luha-2.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 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!
Apr 27, 2021 • 50min
114 Christian Shearer on selling 100.000 soil carbon credits to Microsoft on the blockchain
How did Regen Network sell 100,000 soil carbon credits to a giant company like Microsoft? Listen to Christian Shearer, CEO of Regen Network and the Co-Founder of Terra Genesis International.-----------------------------------------------------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. ------------------------------------------------------ With Christian we discuss some of the blockchain solutions Regen Network is currently working on as well as the role of remote sensing and blockchains when it comes to selling ecosystem services. More about this episode on https://investinginregenerativeagriculture.com/christian-shearer.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!
Apr 20, 2021 • 1h 7min
113 Sarah Mock on treating farms like businesses
With Sarah Mock, author of Farm (and Other F Words) , we dive deep into the good, the bad, and the ugly of farm businesses. This is a conversation on farming as business and why she thinks indigenous people should run them.-----------------------------------------------------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. ------------------------------------------------------ Forget everything you thought you knew about US Agriculture, the family farm myth and "successful" regenerative farmers, and take a deep dive into why should we treat farming as a business.More about this episode on https://investinginregenerativeagriculture.com/sarah-mock.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!
Apr 13, 2021 • 59min
112 Kirsty Saddler, using the power of storytelling and marketing to disrupt the agri food world
How can we build a regenerative and disruptive agrifood brand? What precisely is the role of marketing and storytelling when it comes to scaling regenerative agriculture? Listen to Kirsty Saddler on the third episode of New Foundation Farms series. -----------------------------------------------------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. ------------------------------------------------------ With Kirsty, Chief Marketing Officer at the New Foundation Farms, we dive into the power of marketing to disrupt the agrifood world. At the end, we are also joined, yet again, by Mark Drewell as he discusses how the investors on their roadshow are responding to impact measurement and management. More about this episode on https://investinginregenerativeagriculture.com/kirsty-saddler.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!
Apr 6, 2021 • 43min
111 Bart van der Zande on building the world's first regenerative startup studio
What exactly is a startup studio and why is it fundamental for the future of region food and agriculture? A conversation with Bart van der Zande, co-founder of Fresh Ventures.-----------------------------------------------------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. ------------------------------------------------------ Fresh Ventures is a startup studio focused on region agriculture and food companies based in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Together with Bart, we discuss the startup studio model and how it can generate more successful and surviving companies that focus on the regeneration of soils at scale. More about this episode on https://investinginregenerativeagriculture.com/bart-van-der-zande.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 show (https://www.gumroad.com/investinginregenag)Thoughts? 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!
Mar 30, 2021 • 59min
110 Marcus Link, Regen farming isn’t enough, we need regenerative enterprises
A new conversation for the series on New Foundation Farms with the CEO Marcus Link, author of "Farming Smarter", about how farming using regenerative approaches is not enough.----------------------------------------------------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 Foundation Farms is building a regenerative AgriFood enterprise on a thousand acres in the UK and raising 20 million to do so.More about this episode on https://investinginregenerativeagriculture.com/marcus-link.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 show (https://www.gumroad.com/investinginregenag)Thoughts? 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!
Mar 23, 2021 • 56min
109 Thekla Teunis and Gijs Boers, the good the bad and the ugly of regenerative agriculture
An interview with Thekla Teunis and Gijs Boers, founders of Grounded, who we interviewed 4 years ago, about the lessons learned in 5 years of applying regenerative agriculture practices in South Africa.----------------------------------------------------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. ------------------------------------------------------ Regenerative agriculture is really really really hard. Something we don’t talk about often enough, when we see the shiny farms, pictures, movies documentaries. Thekla Teunis and Gijs Boers share their experiences among which what it means losing 70% of your crops and buyers who don’t honour their agreements.More about this episode on https://investinginregenerativeagriculture.com/thekla-teunis-gijs-boers-2.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 show (https://www.gumroad.com/investinginregenag)Thoughts? 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!
