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Cath Tayleur, Head of Nature Positive Supply Chains in NatureMetrics joins us for a discussion of environmental DNA (eDNA) and its implications in biodiversity, as well as the other steps we’re yet to take in transitioning to regenerative agriculture.--------------------------------------------------- Join our Gumroad community, discover the tiers and benefits on www.gumroad.com/investinginregenag.  Support our work: Share it Give a 5-star rating Buy us a coffee… or a meal! www.Ko-fi.com/regenerativeagriculture ----------------------------------------------------Through its DNA-based monitoring systems, NatureMetrics work with different sectors such as mining, property development, and infrastructures to study biodiversity and its operational impacts. More about this episode on https://investinginregenerativeagriculture.com/cath-tayleur. Find our video course on 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 Support the show

A conversation with Abby Rose, co-founder of Vidacycle Tech and co-host of Farmerama, and Nicole Masters, founder of Integrity Soils and writer of ‘For the Love of Soil’. They talk about the Soilmentor Regen Platform, empowering farmers, mindset shift, observation and critical thinking.--------------------------------------------------- Join our Gumroad community, discover the tiers and benefits on www.gumroad.com/investinginregenag.  Support our work: Share it Give a 5-star rating Buy us a coffee… or a meal! www.Ko-fi.com/regenerativeagriculture ---------------------------------------------------- How can we change that and create an army of super curious farmers, and how do we empower them to keep asking themselves why? What role can tech play here, and how can it lead to the much- needed mindset shift to a more regenerative one, seeing the potential of abundance, not be hindered by competitive thinking?More about this episode on https://investinginregenerativeagriculture.com/nicole-masters-abby-rose. Find our video course on 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 Support the show

Gustav Friis, who has been working in the field of crypto and blockchain for the last five years, works as a founder on the investing side, as well as on the impact side. Gustav joins the podcast for a conversation about blockchains, cryptocurrencies, DAOs, online communities, community currencies and so much more.--------------------------------------------------- Join our Gumroad community, discover the tiers and benefits on www.gumroad.com/investinginregenag.  Support our work: Share it Give a 5-star rating Buy us a coffee… or a meal! www.Ko-fi.com/regenerativeagriculture ---------------------------------------------------- More about this episode on https://investinginregenerativeagriculture.com/gustav-friis. Find our video course on 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 Support the show (https://www.gumroad.com/investinginregenag)

A conversation with Rafaela Gontijo Lenz, founder and CEO of Nuu Alimentos Brazil, about small and medium CPG brands and how they can turn a company around in a matter of months or years, and the importance of focusing on regen meat and dairy.--------------------------------------------------- Join our Gumroad community, discover the tiers and benefits on www.gumroad.com/investinginregenag.  Support our work: Share it Give a 5-star rating Buy us a coffee… or a meal! www.Ko-fi.com/regenerativeagriculture ---------------------------------------------------- Why are small and medium CPG- Consumer Packaged Goods- companies so important for the regen transition? They touch all the parts of the food web, they source from farmers, they have processing facilities or co-pack, they interact with large distributors and supermarkets and they interact with consumers. In all these relationships they can nudge and disrupt for regeneration, but maybe most importantly they are nimble and can turn a company around in a matter of months or years.More about this episode on https://investinginregenerativeagriculture.com/rafaela-gontijo-lenz. Find our video course on 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 Support the show (https://www.gumroad.com/investinginregenag)

Lauren Tucker, co-founder of Kiss the Ground, is now leading reNourish studio. She joins us to talk about soil carbon, us a keystone species, and the crucial role of regenerative businesses to allow all living and non-living beings to thrive.  --------------------------------------------------- Join our Gumroad community, discover the tiers and benefits on www.gumroad.com/investinginregenag.  Support our work: Share it Give a 5-star rating Buy us a coffee… or a meal! www.Ko-fi.com/regenerativeagriculture ----------------------------------------------------Why focusing on soil carbon levels isn’t nearly enough when it comes to the goals we seek? Investing in soil carbon sequestration will not create a healthier world for our grandchildren. It will simply create healthier soils. More about this episode on https://investinginregenerativeagriculture.com/lauren-tucker. Find our video course on 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 Support the show (https://www.gumroad.com/investinginregenag)

Adrian Ferrero is the co-founder of Biome Makers, a global AgTech company providing advanced technology for modeling soil functionality. They are on a mission to enhance the productivity of arable soils and recover soil health worldwide. Through their proprietary soil tech platform, BeCrop, they measure the biological quality of the soil and deliver agronomic insights to optimize farm operations and output.--------------------------------------------------- Join our Gumroad community, discover the tiers and benefits on www.gumroad.com/investinginregenag.  Support our work: Share it Give a 5-star rating Buy us a coffee… or a meal! www.Ko-fi.com/regenerativeagriculture ----------------------------------------------------What are microbial communities and why are they so important for all us and especially if you are a farmer? Also, we can test all we want but how does it change our management? What should we change to get another outcome in a couple of months or at the ned of the growing season?  More about this episode on https://investinginregenerativeagriculture.com/adrian-ferrero. Find our video course on 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 Support the show (https://www.gumroad.com/investinginregenag)

A check in interview with Jim Mann of the Future Forest Company discussing the need to decarbonise our society a soon as possible and still remove about 10 gigaton a year to keep most of the planet liveable.--------------------------------------------------- Join our Gumroad community, discover the tiers and benefits on www.gumroad.com/investinginregenag.  Support our work: Share it Give a 5-star rating Buy us a coffee… or a meal! www.Ko-fi.com/regenerativeagriculture ---------------------------------------------------- So much more research about the application and impact is needed and luckily the Future Forest Company is doing exact that, not in academia, but at huge scale, financed by carbon credits sold to companies like Stripe.More about this episode on https://investinginregenerativeagriculture.com/jim-mann-2. Find our video course on 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 Support the show (https://www.gumroad.com/investinginregenag)

Clara Rowe is the CEO of Restor, a science-based open data platform to support and connect the global restoration movement. A conversation about technology, transparency, and bioacoustics in our transition to regeneration. --------------------------------------------------- Join our Gumroad community, discover the tiers and benefits on www.gumroad.com/investinginregenag.  Support our work: Share it Give a 5-star rating Buy us a coffee… or a meal! www.Ko-fi.com/regenerativeagriculture ---------------------------------------------------- What if every restoration project, which could be a farm, a forest, or a wetland, is registered on a science-based open data platform, and thus the progress or lack of it is made transparent for all of us to follow? Why is it important to talk about nature restoration now? What is bioacoustics and what is its potential concerning regeneration? Where else should we look apart from carbon?More about this episode on https://investinginregenerativeagriculture.com/clara-rowe. Find our video course on 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 Support the show (https://www.gumroad.com/investinginregenag)

A conversation with Amfora’s CEO, Eurof Uppington, about the billion-dollar olive industry, decommodifying olive oil, paying our farmers premium prices, and more.--------------------------------------------------- Join our Gumroad community, discover the tiers and benefits on www.gumroad.com/investinginregenag.  Support our work: Share it Give a 5-star rating Buy us a coffee… or a meal! www.Ko-fi.com/regenerativeagriculture ---------------------------------------------------- Such a key species in the Mediterranean, a region hit hard by climate change and political unrest, the olive tree. Extremely high-quality olive oil could almost be medicine, but most of the industry has commodified olive oil and is only looking for the bare minimum quality with the lowest price.More about this episode on https://investinginregenerativeagriculture.com/eurof-uppington. Find our video course on 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 Support the show (https://www.gumroad.com/investinginregenag)

A check in interview with Benedikt Bösel, German farmer in transition to regenerative agriculture. --------------------------------------------------- Join our Gumroad community, discover the tiers and benefits on www.gumroad.com/investinginregenag.  Support our work: Share it Give a 5-star rating Buy us a coffee… or a meal! www.Ko-fi.com/regenerativeagriculture ---------------------------------------------------- Benedikt has been the co-host of our special series on Transition Finance for Farmers in 2020.More about this episode on https://investinginregenerativeagriculture.com/benedikt-boesel. Find our video course on 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 Support the show (https://www.gumroad.com/investinginregenag)

Ichsani Wheeler and Tom Hengl, two of the greatest scientists behind EnvirometriX and OpenGeoHub, discuss open data and open source solutions and how they will help the world come up with real solutions. They also tackle the crucial role of farmers and data analysis in our transition to a sustainable but profitable regenerative agriculture. --------------------------------------------------- Join our Gumroad community, discover the tiers and benefits on www.gumroad.com/investinginregenag.  Support our work: Share it Give a 5-star rating Buy us a coffee… or a meal! www.Ko-fi.com/regenerativeagriculture ---------------------------------------------------- Terabytes of data are collected by satellites and remote sensing every day, but what is needed to turn those into decisions? How do we look back from 20 to 40 years ago, and how do we make predictions 20 to 40 years into the future? What do we need if we really want to revegetate the Earth with trees, plants, animals, and more life? More about this episode on https://investinginregenerativeagriculture.com/ichsani-wheeler-tom-hengl. Find our video course on 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 showSupport the show (https://www.gumroad.com/investinginregenag)

After five years Dr Sara Scherr, agricultural and natural resource economist, President, CEO and founder of EcoAgriculture Partners, comes back on the podcast to share about 1000 landscapes for 1 Billion people and much more. 5 years ago in conversation with her, we talked for the first time ever about stranded assets in agriculture.  --------------------------------------------------- Join our Gumroad community, discover the tiers and benefits on www.gumroad.com/investinginregenag.  Support our work: Share it Give a 5-star rating Buy us a coffee… or a meal! www.Ko-fi.com/regenerativeagriculture ---------------------------------------------------- Why is landscape scale regeneration crucial to any investor interested in food and agriculture? What are the bottlenecks, the opportunities, and how do we build the fundamentally local institutions needed to put those billions, which have been committed to regeneration, biodiversity, regenerative agriculture/food, and rural development to work?More about this episode on https://investinginregenerativeagriculture.com/sara-scherr-2. Find our video course on 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 showSupport the show (https://www.gumroad.com/investinginregenag)

A check in interview with Dan Miller, founder of Steward, to talk about creating a sustainable, equitable, and profitable system that supports regenerative practices. --------------------------------------------------- Join our Gumroad community, discover the tiers and benefits on www.gumroad.com/investinginregenag.  Support our work: Share it Give a 5-star rating Buy us a coffee… or a meal! www.Ko-fi.com/regenerativeagriculture ---------------------------------------------------- What has happened in the regen ag movement in the last 18 months of COVID, where the big centralized agriculture and food system have shown to be super fragile? What is needed to build a decentralized system—how do we finance and invest in that? More about this episode on https://investinginregenerativeagriculture.com/dan-miller-2. Find our video course on 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 Support the show (https://www.gumroad.com/investinginregenag)

Felipe Pasini, the co-founder of Life in Syntropy, joins us to discuss the astounding capabilities of systemic tree planting coupled with many other agroforestry systems and the role of syntropic agroforestry in gaining back the forests we once had. --------------------------------------------------- Join our Gumroad community, discover the tiers and benefits on www.gumroad.com/investinginregenag.  Support our work: Share it Give a 5-star rating Buy us a coffee… or a meal! www.Ko-fi.com/regenerativeagriculture ---------------------------------------------------- We all say very often we want to farm with respect for nature. But what does this actually mean? What does nature actually want? How do we build agriculture systems at scale, where we can still harvest enough to sustain ourselves in a truly sustainable system? What does it take to scale syntropic agroforestry?More about this episode on https://investinginregenerativeagriculture.com/felipe-pasini. Find our video course on https://investinginregenerativeagriculture.com/course. ---------------------------------------------------- We all say very often we want to farm with respect for nature. But what does this actually mean? What does nature actually want? How do we build agriculture systems at scale, where we can still harvest enough to sustain ourselves in a truly sustainable system? What does it take to scale syntropic agroforestry? 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 Support the show (https://www.gumroad.com/investinginregenag)

A conversation with Knut Benzen, CEO of NoFence, about the enormous potential of managed grazing of ruminants on food quality, protein production, soil carbon, water quality, animal welfare, etc.--------------------------------------------------- Join our Gumroad community, discover the tiers and benefits on www.gumroad.com/investinginregenag.  Support our work: Share it Give a 5-star rating Buy us a coffee… or a meal! www.Ko-fi.com/regenerativeagriculture ----------------------------------------------------The second in a series of interviews unpacking the potential of virtual fencing with the team of NoFence.  We talk about farmers and their stories, methane, research and transitions! More about this episode on https://investinginregenerativeagriculture.com/knut-bentzen. Find our video course on 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 Support the show (https://www.gumroad.com/investinginregenag)

An interview with Kelly Price, CEO and co-founder of Agreed Earth, discussing why we should focus on nitrogen as a gateway for regenerative practises.  --------------------------------------------------- Join our Gumroad community, discover the tiers and benefits on www.gumroad.com/investinginregenag.  Support our work: Share it Give a 5-star rating Buy us a coffee… or a meal! www.Ko-fi.com/regenerativeagriculture ---------------------------------------------------- More about this episode on https://investinginregenerativeagriculture.com/kelly-price. Find our video course on https://investinginregenerativeagriculture.com/course. ---------------------------------------------------- We also talk about the role of banks offering a great way to finance the transition as they are on the hook for the potentially bad credit of their farmers and the regular pressure to report on greenhouse gases. 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 Support the show (https://www.gumroad.com/investinginregenag)

Emma Chow and Eliot Beeby of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation Food Initiative recently published The Big Food Redesign, a report that shows how rather than bending nature to produce food, food can be designed for nature to thrive.--------------------------------------------------- Join our Gumroad community, discover the tiers and benefits on www.gumroad.com/investinginregenag.  Support our work: Share it Give a 5-star rating Buy us a coffee… or a meal! www.Ko-fi.com/regenerativeagriculture ----------------------------------------------------Most products we buy in the supermarket come from very few large companies also known as fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG ) companies. Many FMCG companies have made big commitments about climate change and biodiversity, but are they enough? Can’t they do better?  How big are the differences between better sourcing only and actually doing full food circular redesign? More about this episode on https://investinginregenerativeagriculture.com/emma-chow-eliot-beeby. Find our video course on 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 Support the show (https://www.gumroad.com/investinginregenag)

In this episode we hear from Wolfgang Mittmann, founder and CEO of Saving Grains how they are helping smallholder farmers save their harvests, fulfil their potential, and make sure that no good food goes to waste. Also Pete Russell shares more about his company,  Ooooby, a social enterprise that connects local farmers to city folk through an organic fruit and veg box subscription service.-----------------------------------------------------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 the Soil Builders 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.More about this episode and the Soil Builders series on https://investinginregenerativeagriculture.com/soil-builders-7/----------------------------------------------------------- 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  Support the show (https://www.gumroad.com/investinginregenag)

Paul Lightfoot is the writer of the Negative Foods newsletter, which covers the foods that have carbon neutral or carbon negative footprints, and the technologies, people and companies that bring negative foods to market, food brands that have carbon negative footprints. Paul is the founder of BrightFarms and an investor in the space. --------------------------------------------------- Join our Gumroad community, discover the tiers and benefits on www.gumroad.com/investinginregenag.  Support our work: Share it Give a 5-star rating Buy us a coffee… or a meal! www.Ko-fi.com/regenerativeagriculture ----------------------------------------------------What are negative foods? How do we decrease the carbon net of food to zero? Why is now the critical moment to focus on this? What is the crucial role of startup food companies in the regenerative agriculture transition? Why should companies start carbon labeling? More about this episode on https://investinginregenerativeagriculture.com/paul-lightfoot. Find our video course on 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 Support the show (https://www.gumroad.com/investinginregenag)

Shaun Paul, Ejido Verde’s CEO, joins us to discuss the astounding economical and environmental impacts of the pine resin industry not only to local indigenous peoples, but also to the world. --------------------------------------------------- Join our Gumroad community, discover the tiers and benefits on www.gumroad.com/investinginregenag.  Support our work: Share it Give a 5-star rating Buy us a coffee… or a meal! www.Ko-fi.com/regenerativeagriculture ----------------------------------------------------What does pine resin have to do with regeneration? How do you build true wealth for indigenous people through building assets you don’t own? What do investors get from a 20-year business cycle? More about this episode on https://investinginregenerativeagriculture.com/shaun-paul. Find our video course on 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 Support the show (https://www.gumroad.com/investinginregenag)