Investing in Regenerative Agriculture and Food

Who has the real power in your regenerative company? Money? Family? Or Purpose? Did you dare to ask the power question?----------------------------------------------------------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. ----------------------------------------------------------- A summary of the longer interview with Armin Steuernagel, entrepreneur in food, co-founder of the Purpose Network and impact investor. The Purpose Network helps companies to stay independent and mission driven for the long term. They believe that by innovating the way companies are owned, financed and governed, companies become more successful in the long run and can benefit all of society. Steward-owned companies make a legally binding commitment to their employees and customers: that the company is not a speculative good or commodity but a group of people working for a purpose.Full interview with Armin and all show notes and links here:www.investinginregenerativeagriculture.com/2018/11/19/armin-steuernagel. ----------------------------------------------------------- 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!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!

In this podcast I talk with Joelle Faulkner, president and CEO of Area One Farms, an alternative asset management firm that she co-founded in 2012.----------------------------------------------------------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. ----------------------------------------------------------- Joelle Faulkner is founder of Area One Farms which builds equity partnerships across Canada that enable farm operators to expand without the burden of fees, rent or interest payments. Over the last 7 years they have invested over 250M in 18 properties across Canada and recently made their first regenerative sustainable deal. Farmers get 100 percent of the income and appreciation from their portion of the joint venture, plus 15 percent of the income and appreciation from the portion owned by Area One Farms. In addition to the land, Area One Farms will also share in the cost of equipment and grain storage. Each deal is designed around the needs of the particular farm operation. No rent or other expenses are charged by Area One.Show notes and links here:www.investinginregenerativeagriculture.com/2019/11/11/joelle-faulkner. ----------------------------------------------------------- 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!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!

A short summary of the interview with Judith D. Schwarz, a journalist whose recent work looks at soil as a hub for multiple environmental, economic and social challenges-and solutions.  ----------------------------------------------------------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. ----------------------------------------------------------- Judith wrote Cows save the Planet and Water in Plain Sight, both highly recommended when you want to learn more about what is possible with soil and agriculture.Full interview with Judith, links and show notes:www.investinginregenerativeagriculture.com/2017/06/05/judith-d-schwartz. We discussed how she ended up looking at Soil and why she is so enthusiastic about nature's way of solving issues.How does natural systems work to manage a particular problem? (in this case heat or carbon)Plants are running the showPlant life is cooling the planet Plants manage water and by managing water they manage heat We 'devegetated' about 25% of the planet with pavements, buildings, industrial agriculture and deforestation Financial system doesn’t make any sense because we are rewarded for things that don’t create any wealth but from extraction (it only makes sense in the short term) Most people don't know that we can restore large scale ecosystems----------------------------------------------------------- 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!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!

Why regenerative ORGANIC certification is key for the future of agriculture? In this podcast I talk with Phil Graves, head of Patagonia's venture fund Tin Shed Ventures. ----------------------------------------------------------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. ----------------------------------------------------------- Recorded live at the Patagonia headquarters in Ventura, in this podcast I discuss with Phil Graves of Tin Shed Venture and Patagonia Provision how they are investing through Tin Shed Ventures, a $75 million fund into regenerative agriculture. Tin Shed Ventures is Patagonia’s corporate venture capital fund, which invests in start-ups that offer solutions to the environmental crisis.Find all links and show notes:www.investinginregenerativeagriculture.com/2019/10/29/phil-graves. ----------------------------------------------------------- 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!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!

The short summary of the check-in interview with Tony Lovell, co-founder and CEO of SLM Partners an asset manager that acquires and manages rural land on behalf of institutional investors, to scale up regenerative, ecological farming and forestry systems. ----------------------------------------------------------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. ----------------------------------------------------------- I interviewed Tony before in October 2016 as the second interview ever on this podcast, and I'm very happy to check in with him again and see how things have developed in the last almost three years.SLM's fund thesis is to double carrying capacity and half the cost of production, be a large scale, low cost producer of high quality grass fed protein.We talk about:the carbon project of SLMhow they handled the six driest years on recordwhat they did during those yearshow to match stocking rates to carrying capacitywhat you do when the rain finally comeshow SLM was going broke slower than anybody elseIt takes time!Tony: Investors in regen ag need to have an overall picture that's at least a 15 year investment horizon. So when they start there in 15 years and they probably need to look at it in year 5, in year 10 and not worry about in the middle.Full interview, links and show notes:www.investinginregenerativeagriculture.com/2019/08/27/tony-lovell-2. ----------------------------------------------------------- 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!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!

Join me in this interview with Greg Shewmaker, where we take a deep dive into nutrient density of food and how it is becoming possible to assess this on the spot (for example if your apple is full of nutrients or just a sugar bomb). ----------------------------------------------------------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. ----------------------------------------------------------- TeakOrigin is a biochemistry data company located in Boston. As Greg Shewmaker, TeakOrigin co-founder, claims "We know less about the food we eat today than at any other time in history". The system TeakOrigin is building enables a user to accurately assess and understand what changes are taking place within a specific piece of food easily, cheaply and in real-time. Show notes and links can be found here:www.investinginregenerativeagriculture.com/2019/10/15/greg-shewmaker. ----------------------------------------------------------- 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!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!

In this short podcast, recorded at the Regenerative Food Systems Investment(RFSI) forum that took place in Oakland on Sep 30 - Oct 1, I interviewed David LeZaks, Delta Institute, and Joshua Humphreys, Croatan Institute. ----------------------------------------------------------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. ----------------------------------------------------------- With David and Joshua we speak about the new report "Soil Wealth: Investing in Regenerative Agriculture across Asset Classes"All links and show notes:www.investinginregenerativeagriculture.com/2019/10/09/soil-wealth-report. ----------------------------------------------------------- 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!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!

In this special episode of the Regeneration Newsroom podcast Ethan Soloviev and I share our highlights of the Regenerative Food Systems Investment (RFSI) forum that took place in Oakland on Sep 30 - Oct 1. We thought nutrients had a big stage at the forum, while one of the elements missing was biodiversity. The role of farmers in the transition to a regenerative agriculture will be fundamental. Some big companies are ready to push the transition further. ----------------------------------------------------------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. ----------------------------------------------------------- All links and show notes can be found here:www.investinginregenerativeagriculture.com/2019/10/10/regeneration-newsroom-podcast-ft-ethan-soloviev-october-2019-rfsi. Did we miss something? Do you have some news? Send us your thoughts in the comments below!----------------------------------------------------------- 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!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!

This is a check in interview with Geert van der Veer, co-founder of Herenboeren, a movement to build a thousand community owned regenerative farms in Europe.----------------------------------------------------------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. ----------------------------------------------------------- This time we discussed with Geert van der Veer, co-founder of Herenboeren, their international plans and their land investment fund. Herenboeren helps local communities to buy a farm with 200 families and helps find the right farmer to farm the land in the most productive and regenerative way possible. Producing about 60% of the daily food for the families at prices lower than a supermarket. Next to the first few farms in The Netherlands, France and Sweden will probably soon have their local version of Herenboeren. We discussed the new farmland investment fund Geert is working on. It will give investors the opportunity to put money to work by investing in a fund that buy land and leases it to Herenboeren through out The Netherlands.www.investinginregenerativeagriculture.com/2019/09/29/geert-van-der-veer-2. ----------------------------------------------------------- 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!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!

A short summary of the conversation with Aymeric Jung and Josep Segarra of Quadia Capital, using flexible loans to invest over 10M into regenerative food and agriculture companies in Europe.Full interview, links and show notes on www.investinginregenerativeagriculture.com/2018/03/24/aymeric-jung-josep-segarra. ----------------------------------------------------------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. ----------------------------------------------------------- I had a conversation with Aymeric Jung and Josep Segarra of Quadia Capital who have been investing in regenerative agriculture and food companies for a few years and put more than 10M to work.Two barriers for investing in regenerative agriculture according to Aymeric and Josep: You have to understand that food isn’t a basic product, it is about life, it isn’t a smartphone. You need to regenerate it. It takes time! Price and costs aren’t everything. Quality vs quantity Long term view. If you think buying high quality food it is too expensive you can reduce your food costs by reducing animal protein. Key is externalities, the more they are integrated the easier it is to compete companies with less or positive externalities (which you invested in).Advice to starting impact investors in regenerative agriculture:Look at emerging countries, fair trade isn’t enough, look at the value chainInvesting in the good companies in Europe, help them to scale and to educate their consumers It is too late for being just sustainable we really need to rebuild the economy regeneratively. It’s a new economy we are building!----------------------------------------------------------- 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!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!