Regenerative by Design

To learn more about Kiss the Ground, please visit kisstheground.com.

To learn more about Liz and here company, please visit cleancopack.com or bumblebar.com.

Bumblebee and CleanCoPack on YouTube

To learn more about Scott Gail and the Spokane Conservation District, please visit spokanecd.org.

To learn more about Derek Axten, please visit axtenfarms.ca.  

Books referenced in the show:

Think and Grow Rich, by Napoleon Hill

The Serengeti Rules, by Sean B. Carroll

David Ann, David Brown books

To learn more about Erin and her efforts to improve geriatric food quality, please visit consciousagingsolutions.com or freshrxok.org.  Conscious Aging Solutions YouTube Channel. 

To learn more about Lisa Stokke, please visit next7.org and bionutrientinstitute.org 

To learn more about Ray Archuleta, please visit soilhealthacademy.org/team/ray-archuleta/ or understandingag.com/team/ray-archuleta/.

To learn more about Zacca Hummus please visit zaccahummus.com.  On Facebook visit www.facebook.com/zaccahummus.  On Instagram visit www.instagram.com/zaccahummus.

To learn more about Anne & David, visit their website dig2grow.com.

The Hidden Half of Nature is available on Amazon:  https://amzn.to/3SUrlmr

What Your Food Ate: How to Heal Our Land and Reclaim Our Health is available on Amazon:  https://amzn.to/3rOadmG

Growing a Revolution: Bringing Our Soil Back to Life is available on Amazon:  https://amzn.to/3RLVh2Q

Dirt: The Erosion of Civilizations is available on Amazon:  https://amzn.to/3rJMcwT

Juggling long nursing shifts and busy days full of activities with my three kids is undoubtedly a challenge, but it means the most to us. I found that if I made large batches of gluten-free, vegan, dry-mixes on the weekends, it was easier for us to eat healthier & high-quality throughout the week. Shortly after, friends and coworkers began asking where they could purchase them. Snacktivist Foods was born!  

Today’s presentation was a live event where Joni talked about Regenerative Agriculture process.  The recording is a little difficult in spots, but the information is super valuable!

To connect with Don or learn more about publications or projects he is working on, please visit www.linkedin.com/in/donosborn/.  

To learn more about the North American Millets Alliance, please visit www.millets2023.space.

Action Item:  Ask your super market to carry Millets.

This program is brought to you by Snacktivist Foods.  The learn more about Snacktivist and the products they promote, please visit snacktivistfoods.com.

Ty has focused on soil health and no-till agriculture as a means for increased ag health and food safety.  Joni and Ty discussed how the family farm has deteriorated as children of farmers leave the industry and how to put the fun back into Farming to retain the younger generation.  

Food, Farming, & Healthcare - What is farming today?  What are the average farm size in today’s agriculture setting?  How does the corporate mindset impact farming in general?

Joni and Ty talk about FarmedSmart and how the program works and about the Spokane Conservative District.  To learn more about the Spokane Conservative District, please visit spokanecd.org.  To learn more about FarmedSmart, please visit farmedsmart.com.

Tim shares his history in farming, his perspective on food health, and his ideas on what the future of farming will look like. 

Joni and Tim explore the idea that our food growing methods are making people sick and the loss of nutrients in our food supply decreasing long-term health outlook.

To learn more about Tim’s 1000 Springs Mill operation, please visit 1000springsmill.com.

The founding of Teff Co is a story that bridges rural Idaho to the horn of Africa. Teff Co was started by Idaho native, Wayne Carlson after a trip to Ethiopia. Wayne's sons, Royd and Gareth, are now the operators of Teffco and scaling the business to new levels.  A staple grain Ethiopia and Eritrea, Teff it is naturally gluten free and a hardy crop.  Teffco sells both Ivory and Dark Teff. 

Teff is a fine grain that is about the size of a poppy seed.  It is much smaller and glitter than traditional crops and milling it requires different techniques and he discusses the journey his family has taken in growing their milling operation. 

Teff does well with dryer condition that traditional US crops.  

Talked about smaller scale milling market opportunities and the benefit to add crop diversity.  Also the benefits of crop diversity with speciality crops that are also regenerative by nature.  Adding a specialty crops to a family farm using smaller mill options allow business growth.

To learn more about Teffco visit teffco.com.  You can find recipes and more information about the grain. 

Maggie Sadowsky is an expert in transforming food categories. Joni and Maggie discuss the fact that not many people  know about the Food scientist profession or what they do. Everything we eat is touched by a food scientist at some point in the process. 

Plant-based foods discussion. Maggie was named the top plant-based food creator. Joni and Maggie discuss the health factor behind plant-based foods and the development of Maggie’s movement, Culinary Architects theculinaryarchitects.com. 

Maggie highlights the importance of whole foods diet and getting your foods from as close to the source as possible. It is not what foods are free from that makes it healthy, but what it is full of. 

Maggie talks about her efforts in working with local farmers to create organic canned beans. While beans are not as popular of a food group in America as they are in other countries, Maggie talks about the long-term health benefits. Joni and Maggie discuss the impact of chemically intensive, conventional growing on the overall farming system and how organic and regenerative farming can counterbalance the effects. 

Maggie shares her approach with 8-Track Foods and what thoughts go into the canned bean products they create. One of her key ideas was on cutting down on food waste by using the pantry as the go-to place for meal preparation. Joni and  Maggie talked about how consumers could take baby steps towards eating healthy and helping the planet by simply replacing just half of their meat with beans. No fake stuff, no lab modification, just simple, delicious beans. 

Learn more about 8-Track Foods by visiting 8trackfoods.com. You can reach Maggie on LinkedIN at Maggiesadowsky.

John is the founder of Nutiva, named one of Inc Magazine’s fastest growing companies in America, is dedicated to nourishing people and planet.

Joni and John talk about how John took an interest in regenerative agriculture and how the movie Kiss The Ground came about.

Kiss The Ground - Movie information link kissthegroundmovie.com

John shares his views on how some of the biggest proponents of environmental stewardship and policy have failed.

Joni & John talk about Great Plains regeneration and American Agricultural shift and methods he suggests for soil regeneration.  He shares his thoughts on reasons why implementation of healthier techniques are not embraced in the industry.

John shares his idea for a call to action to help make a difference.

Sardines, Birds, and Bugs and how they are reference points for the status of the environment.

To learn more about John and his efforts, please visit:

johnroulac.com, climatecollaborative.com/john_roulac, or linkedin.com/in/johnroulac/.

In today’s episode Joni talks with Jessica Grad from Great Plains Regeneration.  Jessica’s company has developed an ongoing education program for farmers and ranchers to incorporate regenerative agriculture techniques.  Her projects also include watershed regeneration and regional marketplace development.

Jessica shared how the regenerative agriculture practices varies based on geographical location, but the ultimate outcome serves for a more healthy watershed and better tasting food.  She highlights the importance and benefit by getting down to the soil health level of farming.  In addition to healthier soil, Jessica highlights how farmers can improve their ROI through regenerative agriculture.

Jessica and Joni also talk about how areas that struggle with drought can also struggle with extreme flooding and how regenerative agriculture can help.

To learn more about Jessica and Great Plains Regeneration, please visit their website https://greatplainsregen.org.

Partner Organizations mentioned in the episode:

Regenerate Nebraska:  http://www.regeneratenebraska.com

Regenerate Oklahoma:  https://www.regenerateoklahoma.us 

John Manuel has been working in the commodity grain market for decades and sits to talk with Joni about the over status of the industry.

How does grain transportation and inflation in general impact food costs and food purchase patterns.

The benefits of proso-millet crops on water usage and natural resources.

“The best thing you can do for water conservation is foods that use less of it to grow.”

How the industry is working on improving crop yield to benefit the farmer so it makes the growing of millet a profitable venture for farmers.

For animal feed crops, an egg from a millet fed chicken will require about 12 to 18 gallons less water than a corn fed chicken. Put another way, if chicken farms switched to millet feed, they could decrease water usage equivalent to 2% of the Missouri River fresh water source every year.

Talked about the hardiness of the millet crop when it comes to environmental extremes.

The largest impact will come from consumers when they communicate desires with the grocery stores they shop.  Make personal choices about what you eat and those actions will speak volumes.

To learn more about John and Dryland Genetics, please visit https://www.drylandgenetics.com.

Joni and David discuss food sustainability and agricultural process impact on human health.  In this episode Joni and David look at regenerative agriculture and food in the over all eco system and humans as a piece of that eco system that is driving healthy patterns food production.  The connection between soil health and food health factors and the economic impact of continued top soil loss.  They also discuss The Farm Bill and the impact to the overall healthcare costs.

To learn more about David, please visit the Croatan Institute website: croataninstitute.org/david-lezaks/.

Joni talks about the increase of food allergies and the societal move towards gluten free foods and a brief food history and grain crops.  Joni highlights the increase in wheat intake and the decrease in American farming as a profession and talks about the impact of these two trends on the American economic system and our overall health.

Joni presents the need for a shift in grain crop farming methods and types for the long-term sustainability of American agriculture.  She points to how smaller food companies and grain distributors can be the answer for a failing food industry.