Investing in Regenerative Agriculture and Food

How did a medical doctor end up going deep, very deep on soil, and discovering that almost all health issues can be traced back to how we treat our soils? Learn about the role of glyphosate and other chemicals and why after seeing all this doom and gloom, he actually has a lot of hope for the human species. -----------------------------------------------------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. ------------------------------------------------------ In this episode we welcome today Dr. Zach Bush, a renowned multidisciplinary physician of Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Hospice Care, and internationally recognized educator on the Microbiome as it relates to health, human health, soil health, food systems, and a regenerative future.More about this episode on: https://investinginregenerativeagriculture.com/2020/10/12/zach-bush.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!LinkedInContact page website Find out more about our Generation-Re investment syndicate:https://gen-re.land/ Discount code for €200 of: InvestinginregenerativeagricultureFresh Ventures Studio online course Nov 2025 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!

This is the audio of the QA webinar with Abby Rose, regen farmer, agtech founder and co-host of Farmerama.----------------------------------------------------------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. ------------------------------------------------------------  Some topics we discussed:how ag technology should help farmers with observing their soilthe power of beautyfirst exit of a regen ag tech company (PastureMap to Soilworks, see links below)going from observation to action (what does the farmer do with the data?)offering the farmer choiceregenerative organic certificationprofitability of regen ag?!what is keeping Abby up at nightwhat soil tests ranchers should usewhat about more complex systems like agroforestrybalancing fast and broad data collection against slower and more detailed data collectionFind the video and all the link of the webinar onhttps://investinginregenerativeagriculture.com/qa-webinar-abby-rose.-----------------------------------------------------------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!LinkedInContact page website Find out more about our Generation-Re investment syndicate:https://gen-re.land/ Discount code for €200 of: InvestinginregenerativeagricultureFresh Ventures Studio online course Nov 2025 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!

Chris Newman, founder of Sylvanaqua Farms and advocate for indigenous land stewardship, discusses the limitations of single-family farms and the advantages of agricultural collectives. He explores how economies of scale can boost regenerative agriculture's impact and highlights the essential roles of seed keepers and livestock breeders in ecosystem sustainability. The conversation also delves into collective stewardship, the necessity for diverse voices in food systems, and the urgent need for targeted investments in marginalized farming communities.

Zach Weiss and Keith Rowe are the first guests of the new Soil Builders series. In the series we welcome back previous friends of the podcast to understand their progress and we discover new companies, startups, farmers, investors engaged in building soil all over the world.-----------------------------------------------------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. ------------------------------------------------------ Discover the previous interview with Zach Weiss of Elemental Ecosystems:https://investinginregenerativeagriculture.com/2019/02/03/zach-weiss/Keith is the co-founder of White Leaf Provisions:https://www.whiteleafprovision.com/More about this episode and the Soil Builders series on https://investinginregenerativeagriculture.com/2020/09/22/soil-builders-1/----------------------------------------------------------- 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!LinkedInContact page website 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!

Clint Brauer of Greenfield Robotics talks about the key role robotics are going to play in the next 20 years on scaling regenerative agriculture across millions of acres.-----------------------------------------------------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. ------------------------------------------------------ It is relatively early, but the first signs are promising. We just might be witnessing the start of a robotics revolution in agriculture, helping farmers to grow their soils faster. Listen to the conversation between Koen van Seijen and Clint Brauer of Greenfield Robotics.More about this episode on: https://investinginregenerativeagriculture.com/2020/09/15/clint-brauer/.----------------------------------------------------------- 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!LinkedInContact page website 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!

The final episode of the special series dedicated to Transition Finance for Farmers in regenerative agriculture and food with the co-hosts Koen van Seijen and Benedikt Bösel.In this series Koen is joined by Benedikt Bösel, owner of the Gut&Bösel farm (www.gutundboesel.org) and former Venture Capitalist with a focus on environmental technologies and AgTech startups. Discover their journey to find out what are the key principles of transition finance for regenerative farmers. Find out more oninvestinginregenerativeagriculture.com/transition-finance-series----------------------------------------------------------- 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. ----------------------------------------------------------- Koen van Seijen and Benedikt Bösel look back on the past eight months and concludes the lessons discussed in previous episodes Transition Finance for Farmers series. Hint: transition finance isn’t the most important thing for farmers to speed up the transition and increase the regenerative practices they use.They also talk about the effects of COVID-19 on farming and how important are market access and long term off take agreements in transition finance. In the meantime regenerative agriculture is booming.Find full show notes and links of the episode on www.investinginregenerativeagriculture.com/2020/09/01/transition-finance-ep9. -----------------------------------------------------------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.Thoughts? Ideas? Questions? Send us a message!LinkedInContact page website 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!

A conversation about scale and business and the key role of decentralised processing in regenerative agriculture with Ed Byrne, co-founder of Soil Works. He has launched an investment firm first investing its own money into accelerating regenerative farming.-----------------------------------------------------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. ------------------------------------------------------ Listen to the conversation between Ed Byrne and Koen van Seijen also about the importance of taste to make a profit and its impact on consumers.Other topics: decentralized processing, quality over quantity and the importante of taste.More about this episode on: https://investinginregenerativeagriculture.com/2020/08/25/ed-byrne.----------------------------------------------------------- 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!LinkedInContact page website 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!

Thomas Kliemt-Rippel of Kulturland Genossenschaft is the seventh guest of the Transition Finance for Farmers with Benedikt Series. This episode is about the role of the crowd in transition finance.---------------------------------------------------------- Koen van Seijen and Benedikt Bösel are the co-hosts of this special series dedicated to Transition Finance in regenerative agriculture and food (investinginregenerativeagriculture.com/transition-finance-series/)In this series Koen is joined by Benedikt Bösel, owner of the Gut&Bösel farm (www.gutundboesel.org) and former Venture Capitalist with a focus on environmental technologies and AgTech startups. Follow them on their journey to find out what are the key principles of transition finance for regenerative farmers. ----------------------------------------------------------- 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. ----------------------------------------------------------- Thomas Kliemt-Rippel together with hosts Koen van Seijen and Benedikt Bösel discuss the role of the crowd in transition finance for farmers not only to speed up regenerative practices, but also for transitioning from active farmer to retirement and freeing up the land to the next generation.Find full show notes and links of the episode on www.investinginregenerativeagriculture.com/2020/08/18/transition-finance-ep8. -----------------------------------------------------------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 Thoughts? Ideas? Questions? Send us a message!LinkedInContact page website Find out more about our Generation-Re investment syndicate:https://gen-re.land/ Discount code for €200 of: InvestinginregenerativeagricultureFresh Ventures Studio online course Nov 2025 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!

An interview with Jeroen Klompe, co-founder of Klompe Landbouw and Soil Heroes, on why everything starts with biodiversity above and below ground.-----------------------------------------------------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. ------------------------------------------------------ Learn how one of the most advanced regenerative farmers in the Netherlands is setting up a fair farmers first marketplace to connect farmers with buyers of ecosystem services.  It is not just about carbon removal, but also biodiversity and water storage. It might not be the most sexy part of regenerative agriculture but it is absolutely crucial. How do we pay farmers for all the other services they provide, beyond the food, fibres and oils they (hopefully using regenerative practices) produce for us?More about this episode on: https://investinginregenerativeagriculture.com/2020/08/11/jeroen-klompe/.----------------------------------------------------------- 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!LinkedInContact page website Find out more about our Generation-Re investment syndicate:https://gen-re.land/ Discount code for €200 of: InvestinginregenerativeagricultureFresh Ventures Studio online course Nov 2025 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!

We're thrilled to launch of the Online 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 think it is 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?'Find out more on https://gum.co/GgGixE----------------------------------------------------------- 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!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!