Tag: healthcare

Claire Crunk – Why the regenerative revolution starts with a hemp based tampon

23rd May 2023 koenvanseijen Beyond Food, Regenerative Agriculture 0 Comments

A conversation with Claire Crunk, health nurse practitioner, founder, and CEO of Trace. As a pioneer 5years in the US hemp fiber agricultural movement, she joins together exciting new practices in healing the earth through hemp and regenerative farming techniques with her knowledge of menstrual healthcare. We talk about fossil fuel-based products, natural fibres, cotton, hemp and maybe the biggest overlooked industry in regeneration: tampons!

Eric Archambeau – Drawing from his Silicon Valley experience and after having put €300M to work in food and ag tech, now is the moment to raise VC funds writing €100M checks

20th December 2022 koenvanseijen Farmers First Tech, Investor Stories, Nutrient Dense Food, Ownership, Regenerative Agriculture, Short Food Webs 1 Comment

A conversation with Eric Archambeau, co-founder of Astanor Ventures, about the early-stage space slowly getting crowded, the enormous influx of talent focussing on food, agriculture and soil, health care costs, AI/ machine learning, the computational power and the future of regenerative agriculture.

Catherine Tubb, why precision fermentation completely disrupts industrial animal farming by 2030

10th December 2019 koenvanseijen Diet Change, Nutrient Dense Food, Regenerative Agriculture, Role of Animals 6 Comments

Catherine Tubb of RethinkX is the co-author of the “Rethinking Food & Agriculture” report. Will precision fermentation really be 100 times more land efficient, produce 10-25 times more feedstock and be 10 times more water efficient? And what does it do with nutrient density and healthcare?

Chuck de Liedekerke – We need more regenerative and financially literate farm managers

10th December 2018 koenvanseijen Regenerative Agriculture, Transition finance 5 Comments

Chuck de Liedekerke, co-founder of SoilCapital, on why we need more regenerative and financially literate farm managers.

David R Montgomery, ditching the plow, covering the soil and diversifying crop rotations

17th February 2018 koenvanseijen Diet Change, Nutrient Dense Food, Nutrients to Soil, Regenerative Agriculture 4 Comments

David R Montgomery is the writer of the books Dirt and Growing a Revolution where he travelled around the world visiting farmers who are growing high quality produce, profitably while growing soil carbon.

Volkert Engelsman: “Organic isn’t too expensive, chemical is too cheap”

1st February 2018 koenvanseijen Nutrient Dense Food, Regenerative Agriculture, Short Food Webs 2 Comments

The biggest threat to sustainability is anonymity. Recorded at the office of Eosta a conversation with Volkert Engelsman, CEO of Eosta, international distributor of fresh organic and fair fruits and vegetables.