Koen van Seijen

Investing in Regenerative Agriculture and Food

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Investing in Regenerative Agriculture and Food podcast features the pioneers in the regenerative food and agriculture space to learn more on how to put our money to work to regenerate soil, people, local communities and ecosystems while making an appropriate and fair return. Hosted by Koen van Seijen.

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Koen van Seijen

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124 Mark Lewis, hunting for unicorns in regenerative agriculture and food 29.06.2021 49:19

Mark Lewis, managing partner at Trailhead Capital, joins us to talk about promising companies that promote regenerative agriculture. Tune in to learn more about their regenerative practices and how they impact climate change. ----------------------------------------------------- Join our Gumroad community, discover the tiers and benefits on www.gumroad.com/investinginregenag . Other ways to suppor...

QA webinar with Dan Kittredge, Bionutrient Food Association 22.06.2021 46:14

The audio recording of the QA Webinar with Dan Kittredge, founder of the Bionutrient Food Association, hosted by Koen van Seijen. ---------------------------------------------------------- Welcome to Investing in Regenerative Agriculture and Food. Join our Gumroad community, discover the tiers and benefits here: www.gumroad.com/investinginregenag . Other ways to support our work: - Share the podc...

123 Benjamin Ware on how Nestlé, doing 93 billion a year in sales, is getting serious about regeneration 15.06.2021 46:08

This conversation with Benjamin Ware, manager of Responsible Sourcing for Nestlé, explores the role of large corporations in regenerative agriculture. ----------------------------------------------------- Join our Gumroad community, discover the tiers and benefits on www.gumroad.com/investinginregenag . Other ways to support our work: - Share the podcast - Give a 5-star rating - Or buy us a coffee...

122 Wayne Gibbins on the role of tech in regenerative agriculture from gene editing to nanotech soil sensors 08.06.2021 45:44

With Waybe Gibbins of New Foundation Farms we discussed how to invest in technology to regenerate soil at scale. ----------------------------------------------------- Join our Gumroad community, discover the tiers and benefits on 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/regenerati...

121 Jasper Bertels on how to regenerate and calculate the returns in a landscape of 1M ha 01.06.2021 42:14

A dive into a model which shed some light on the potential returns of landscape scale regeneration and how we can begin to measure and calculate themwith Jasper Bertels of Commonland, Senior Landscape Finance Specialist at Commonland. ----------------------------------------------------- Join our Gumroad community, discover the tiers and benefits on www.gumroad.com/investinginregenag . Other ways...

Online Video Course of Investing in Regenerative Agriculture and Food - Promo 27.05.2021 2:48

The Online Video Course is a series of currently 17 short videos (10-15min) plus downloadable slides with the lessons learned by the team of the Investing in Regenerative Agriculture and Food podcast. We have been following the regenerative agriculture and food space since 2011. After recording over 100+ interviews with investors, fund managers, farmers, scientists since 2016, always asking the qu...

120 Phil Taylor and Brandon Welch, the first investments of Mad Ag's $10 million fund 25.05.2021 36:59

Phil Taylor and Brandon Welch of the Perennial Fund and MAD Agriculture just closed their fund of $10 million and the first four loans are out of the door, with many more to come. They share what they have learned about skin-in-the-game transition finance and partnering with farmers. ----------------------------------------------------- Join our Gumroad community, discover the tiers and benefits...

119 Dimitri Tsitos, Matteo Mazzola and Koen van Seijen on agroforestry, agroecology and the role of finance 18.05.2021 41:48

Koen van Seijen is joined by Dimitri Tsitos, one of the hosts of The Regenerative Agroforestry Podcast and founder of Mazi Farm, and Matteo Mazzola, farmer and consultant, specialised in agroecological systems, and founder of Iside Farm. ----------------------------------------------------- Join our Gumroad community, discover the tiers and benefits on www.gumroad.com/investinginregenag . Other...

Soil Builders, regenerative agroforestry on Hawaii and soil carbon credits in Australia 13.05.2021 25:44

In this episode we hear what regenerative agriculture looks like with bread fruit in Hawaii. Also Bert Glover of Impact Ag Partners shares their part in the soil carbon credit deal with Microsoft and an Australian rancher. ----------------------------------------------------- Join our Gumroad community, discover the tiers and benefits here: www.gumroad.com/investinginregenag . Other ways to suppor...

118 Anastasia Volkova on how to monitor whole landscapes and watersheds from space 11.05.2021 47:57

With Anastasia Volkova, CEO of Regrow, we discuss remote sensing and how their digital platform combines agronomy and scenario planning with monitoring, reporting, and verification. ----------------------------------------------------- Join our Gumroad community, discover the tiers and benefits on www.gumroad.com/investinginregenag . Other ways to support our work: - Share the podcast - Give a 5-s...

117 Paul Pizzala from a London city private bank to the biggest regenerative farm in the UK 07.05.2021 50:54

How a London city private banker took a permaculture course and now applies his finance knowledge to build the biggest regenerative farm of the UK. ----------------------------------------------------- Join our Gumroad community, discover the tiers and benefits on www.gumroad.com/investinginregenag . Other ways to support our work: - Share the podcast - Give a 5-star rating - Or buy us a coffee… o...

116 Russ Carrington on why Knepp, after rewilding, is moving into regenerative agriculture 04.05.2021 41:46

Russ Carrington , manager of Knepp Regenerative Farms, shares how and why one of the most well-known rewilding examples in the world has recently started a regenerative farming enterprise. ----------------------------------------------------- Join our Gumroad community, discover the tiers and benefits on www.gumroad.com/investinginregenag . Other ways to support our work: - Share the podcast - Giv...

115 Robin Saluoks and Kristjan Luha on how to start paying 1500 grain farmers across 1M hectares for soil carbon 30.04.2021 34:49

A check in interview with Robin Saluoks and Kristjan Luha , co- founders of eAgronom, a platform that enables farmers to manage and oversee their entire farm, employees, and fields. We discussed their current fundraising for their series A. ----------------------------------------------------- Join our Gumroad community, discover the tiers and benefits on www.gumroad.com/investinginregenag . Othe...

114 Christian Shearer on selling 100.000 soil carbon credits to Microsoft on the blockchain 27.04.2021 49:37

How did Regen Network sell 100,000 soil carbon credits to a giant company like Microsoft? Listen to Christian Shearer, CEO of Regen Network and the Co-Founder of Terra Genesis International. ----------------------------------------------------- Join our Gumroad community, discover the tiers and benefits on www.gumroad.com/investinginregenag . Other ways to support our work: - Share the podcast - G...

113 Sarah Mock on treating farms like businesses 20.04.2021 1:06:22

With Sarah Mock , author of Farm (and Other F Words) , we dive deep into the good, the bad, and the ugly of farm businesses. This is a conversation on farming as business and why she thinks indigenous people should run them. ----------------------------------------------------- Join our Gumroad community, discover the tiers and benefits on www.gumroad.com/investinginregenag . Other ways to suppor...

112 Kirsty Saddler, using the power of storytelling and marketing to disrupt the agri food world 13.04.2021 58:08

How can we build a regenerative and disruptive agrifood brand? What precisely is the role of marketing and storytelling when it comes to scaling regenerative agriculture? Listen to Kirsty Saddler on the third episode of New Foundation Farms series. ----------------------------------------------------- Join our Gumroad community, discover the tiers and benefits on www.gumroad.com/investinginregenag...

111 Bart van der Zande on building the world's first regenerative startup studio 06.04.2021 42:42

What exactly is a startup studio and why is it fundamental for the future of region food and agriculture? A conversation with Bart van der Zande , co-founder of Fresh Ventures. ----------------------------------------------------- Join our Gumroad community, discover the tiers and benefits on www.gumroad.com/investinginregenag . Other ways to support our work: - Share the podcast - Give a 5-star r...

110 Marcus Link, Regen farming isn’t enough, we need regenerative enterprises 30.03.2021 57:48

A new conversation for the series on New Foundation Farms with the CEO Marcus Link , author of "Farming Smarter", about how farming using regenerative approaches is not enough. ---------------------------------------------------- Join our Gumroad community, discover the tiers and benefits on www.gumroad.com/investinginregenag . Other ways to support our work: - Share the podcast - Give a...

109 Thekla Teunis and Gijs Boers, the good the bad and the ugly of regenerative agriculture 23.03.2021 54:53

An interview with Thekla Teunis and Gijs Boers, founders of Grounded, who we interviewed 4 years ago, about the lessons learned in 5 years of applying regenerative agriculture practices in South Africa. ---------------------------------------------------- Join our Gumroad community, discover the tiers and benefits on www.gumroad.com/investinginregenag . Other ways to support our work: - Share the...

108 Mark Drewell, raising £20M to build UK's biggest regenerative farm 16.03.2021 50:39

This interview with Mark Drewell , Executive Chairman of New Foundation Farms, is the first episode of a new series where we dive deep into New Foundation Farms, unpeeling the different layers of what it means to build a regenerative agri food enterprise! ---------------------------------------------------- Join our Gumroad community, discover the tiers and benefits on www.gumroad.com/investinginr...

107 Brad Vanstone on why just being a vegan cheese company isn’t enough to have a big impact 09.03.2021 48:17

Brad Vanstone, founder of Willicroft, a plant-based cheese company for dairy cheese lovers who is going deep into regenerative agriculture and soil, discusses why being simply a vegan cheese company isn’t good enough. ---------------------------------------------------- Join our Gumroad community, discover the tiers and benefits on www.gumroad.com/investinginregenag . Other ways to support our wo...

Soil Builders, for robots not all weeds are created egual 02.03.2021 22:55

A check in with Brent Kessel, investor in the New African Farmers bond , plus a deep dive with Ben Scott-Robinson of the Small Robot Company into the role of small robots in regenerative agriculture and why not all weeds are created equal. ----------------------------------------------------- Join our Gumroad community, discover the tiers and benefits here: www.gumroad.com/investinginregenag . Ot...

106 Eric Smith on why regenerative agriculture is a neglected climate opportunity for the Grantham Foundation 23.02.2021 56:25

A dive deep into regenerative agriculture and investments in agroforestry, virtual fencing, biochar, microbes, and remote sensing with Eric Smith, Head of the Neglected Climate Opportunities at the Grantham Foundation. ----------------------------------------------------- Join our Gumroad community, discover the tiers and benefits on www.gumroad.com/investinginregenag . Other ways to support our w...

105 Elizabeth Whitlow on how to change the ag world with the gold standard of regen certification 16.02.2021 47:46

Can yet another certification change the agriculture world? Elizabeth Whitlow is the executive director of the Regenerative Organic Alliance (ROA) who are building the revolutionary new certification for food, fiber, and personal care ingredients. ----------------------------------------------------- Join our Gumroad community, discover the tiers and benefits on www.gumroad.com/investinginregena...

104 Judith D Schwartz on why our current economic framework is completely inadequate for regeneration at scale 09.02.2021 49:00

The author Judith D. Schwartz joins us once again to discuss her new book, The Reindeer Chronicles , wherein she dives deep into regeneration at a large scale. ----------------------------------------------------- Join our Gumroad community, discover the tiers and benefits on www.gumroad.com/investinginregenag . Other ways to support our work: - Share the podcast - Give a 5-star rating - Or buy us...