Tag: scale

Jasper Bertels on how to regenerate and calculate the returns in a landscape of 1M ha

A dive into a model which shed some light on the potential returns of landscape scale regeneration with Jasper Bertels of Commonland.

Chris Newman on busting the single family farm myth and why indigenous collectives are the way to go

Why does regenerative agriculture not scale beyond the often single family farm? What if we unleash the power of economies of scale specialization and actually build wealth within regenerative agriculture? What does inclusion mean within farming? Why does seed keepers and livestock breeders act as the key to our survival?

Ed Byrne, if regen food doesn’t taste amazing and doesn’t make money it won’t go anywhere

Ed Byrne is the co-founder of Soil Works Natural Capital. Here a conversation about the scale and business and the role of decentralized processing in regenerative agriculture. They also discuss the importance of taste to make a profit and its impact on consumers.

How would two of the most experienced impact investors in regen ag and food approach the financing of regenerative transition?

As part of the Transition Finance for Farmers series, Benedikt Bösel and Koen van Seijen interview Sallie Calhoun and Esther Park of Cienega Capital and the #NoRegrets Initiative.

Ethan Steinberg and Jeremy Kaufman, ready to invest over 15M into agroforestry systems in the US

A check in interview with the co-founders of Propagate Ventures Jeremy and Ethan after our interview 1,5 years ago! A conversation about how they are scaling up agroforestry to every farm and what they have learned in the past years.

How funds can rebuild soil at scale

In these posts I will dive deeper into why appropriate scale is key and investment funds are one way to reach this.