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Paul Shoemaker and Linley Dixon

Is Regenerative Ag Viable At Scale?

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Concentration vs Regeneration: The Battle for Sustainably Feeding the World

If we don’t shift our approach to growing the world’s food soon, we’ll see what happens when the scaling ‘solution’ we’ve relied on ultimately kills those same people it's meant to feed. ... View More

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Why Isn’t There More Organic Farmland in the US?

One can’t help but wonder how organic farming in the US would be different if we had continued to let farmers define and protect organic through regional certification bodies. ... View More

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The Economic (& Environmental & Health) Case for Regenerative Farming & Food

Despite their benefits for soil and ecosystem health, regenerative practices are not going to make a positive dent in the food system long term unless there is a true economic case for farmers and others in the value chain. And there is. ... View More

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What is Real Organic Ranching?

It turns out that ranchers are a keystone species, too — as human management has cascading effects. We hold the keys to whether our public lands are nurtured or destroyed. ... View More

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Regenerative Ag Practitioners Gather to Share Notes from the Field

Thursday at SB Brand-Led Culture Change, a variety of stakeholders driving regenerative agriculture shared insights on demystifying regenerative ag for consumers, quantifying regenerative sourcing and creating resilience in cotton production. ... View More

Contributors

Paul Shoemaker

Paul Shoemaker

Paul Shoemaker is a consultant, author, podcaster, speaker and social impact leader. He currently serves as Executive Director of Carnation Farms — a community-based hub for regenerative food and agriculture in Carnation, Washington, that educates and empowers the work of culinary, food and farming professionals.


Linley Dixon

Linley Dixon

Linley Dixon farms certified organic vegetables in Southwest Colorado. In 2018, she began the pilot program for the Real Organic Project certification program — a farmer-led, “add-on” organic certification that highlights farms that foster healthy soils, pastures livestock, and are committed to organic principles across all their agricultural enterprises — and is now Co-Director, with Vermont organic farmer Dave Chapman. Real Organic provides the transparency that is often lacking in the marketplace and educates eaters about farming practices that will provide for a healthy future.


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