Search results for: nutrient density

Dan Kittredge – Local, regenerative and organic have no connection to nutrient density, soil health does

30th April 2024 koenvanseijen Diet Change, Nutrient Dense Food, Regenerative Agriculture 1 Comment

A long-overdue check-in interview with Dan Kittredge, founder of the Bionutrient Food Association. We discuss their involvement in the revolutionary beef study, all the research they have been doing and where they have been showing absolutely no connection between the labels, local, organic, regenerative, farmer’s market, etc., and nutrient density.

What has been shown is a correlation between soil health and nutrient density. All the claims about regenerative agriculture that leads to more nutrient-dense food, they are only true if it leads to healthier soil, and in some or many cases, it actually doesn’t. It all starts with the soil. Plus, very interestingly, the potential of nutrient density: most of the crops they researched scored very very poor compared to what they could have scored. The pessimist would say: look at the empty crops we are eating depleted of nutrients, the realist would say look at the amazing potential. Crops could be (on certain aspects) 10x or 20x more nutrient dense. Let’s get to work!

Sam Kass – Get people access to carrots before talking about nutrient density, former Obama’s chef and nutrition advisor turned investor says

17th October 2023 koenvanseijen Diet Change, Ecosystem Services Payments, Nutrient Dense Food, Nutrient Density in Food, Policy and Legislation, Regenerative Agriculture, Transition finance 0 Comments

A conversation with Sam Kass, former White House Chef and Senior Policy Advisor for Nutrition of the Obama’s administration and partner at Acre VC. We talk about the potential of VC in the space, the challenges of the real world and why we should focus on getting everyone access to carrots before focusing on the quality and growing practices, why carbon payments is a very interesting and real entry point to scale, and more.

Eric Jackson – Want to work on nutrient density? Start with animal protein

18th April 2023 koenvanseijen Nutrient Dense Food, Nutrient Density in Food, Regenerative Agriculture 2 Comments

A conversation with Eric Jackson, board chair of BioNutrient Food Association, about nutrient density, the research, the practical implication, soil carbon credits, cell-based and plant-based meat replacements and more.

What we learned in 2022 about nutrient density in food, farmers’ philosophy, enabling technologies and satellites and redesigning products

27th December 2022 koenvanseijen Regenerative Agriculture 0 Comments

Wow! What a year it has been. Just when you thought things couldn’t get any crazier we find ourselves in a war in Europe, crazy energy and food prices and extreme high inflation rates in general. 

In an ideal world farms applying regenerative practises are more resilient, but as we saw with the story of Josh Heyneke, founder of Parc Carreg, farms can get into trouble very quickly when input prices spike (in this case organic grain from Ukraine to feed the ducks). It seems like Josh and his partner Abigail will make it through the winter and are building hard on their more resilient future, which will include climate neutral eggs!

With this post we wrap up the year and we look forward to regenerating more soils and many more hectares in 2023 and beyond!

Zuzanna Zielińska – Women’s hormonal health starts with regenerative agriculture and the focus on quality and nutrient density food

8th November 2022 koenvanseijen Diet Change, Nutrient Dense Food, Nutrient Density in Food, Regenerative Agriculture 1 Comment

A conversation with Zuzanna Zielińska, founder of Harvest Care, about women’s hormonal health, the PCOS syndrome, and the connection between regenerative agriculture and healthcare.  She is one of the co-founders of the Coalition of Health Professionals for Regenerative Agriculture.

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

31st August 2021 koenvanseijen Diet Change, Ecosystem Services Payments, Farmers First Tech, Nutrient Dense Food, Nutrients to Soil, Regenerative Agriculture, Role of Animals, Short Food Webs 2 Comments

A conversation with Mellany Klompe, the Co-founder of Soil Heroes and the Director of the Soil Heroes Foundation about how measuring nutrient density is key towards having farmers as well as consumers on board with regenerative transition.

Jill Clapperton, a 25 years learning journey on nutrient density, healthy soils, food and people

27th February 2020 koenvanseijen Diet Change, Farmers First Tech, Nutrient Dense Food, Nutrients to Soil, Regenerative Agriculture, Short Food Webs 5 Comments

Co-founder of Rhizoterra Inc. and scientific advisor of chef Dan Barber, Jill Clapperton has been focussed on the connection between healthy soils, healthy food and healthy people for the last 25 years.

Yasmine Cathell on nutrient quality bio stimulants, microalgae and other random but world changing regen trivia

21st May 2024 koenvanseijen Diet Change, Nutrient Dense Food, Nutrients to Soil, Regenerative Agriculture 0 Comments

A check-in conversation with Yasmine Cathell in which we discuss everything from why we should focus on solutions that work for all farmers, not just regen organic, to the reduction of bio stimulants on farm or off farm, microalgae, nutrient density, and quality. Why does it all start in the soil? And we finish up with a masterclass on smelling soil and other random but world-changing regen trivia.

Kevin Morse – Flour, flavour and nutrients, how a back to the future mill changes everything for wheat farmers

26th September 2023 koenvanseijen Nutrient Dense Food, Nutrient Density in Food, Regenerative Agriculture 1 Comment

A conversation with Kevin Morse, cofounder and CEO of Cairnspring Mills, about the fascinating world of grain, wheat and the little secret of flour, building a new Back to the Future mill, and much more.

Erin Martin – Saving $750K by providing nutrient dense fruit and vegetables to 50 people with severe diabetes for 12 months

14th March 2023 koenvanseijen Diet Change, Nutrient Dense Food, Nutrient Density in Food, Regenerative Agriculture, Short Food Webs 1 Comment

A conversation with Erin Martin, director of Fresh RX, about insurance providers and what is holding them back, why we haven’t seen any outcome-based structures being set up, where is the first social impact bond in healthy nutrient-dense food, savings, diet-related diseases and more.