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Investing in Regenerative Agriculture and Food

Investing in Regenerative Agriculture and Food

By: Koen van Seijen
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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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  • 379 Cindie Christiansen - Top 50 Farmers update and the simple tweak to raise millions for regeneration
    Aug 19 2025

    A check in conversation with Cindie Christiansen, founder of Foodprint Nordic and Top 50 Farmers (no, it’s not a ranking, so nobody “won”). We spoke just six months ago, but this time we met in person to talk about the progress of turning farmers into the next superheroes of climate, water, health, and more.

    We unpack her vision for systems change in food and agriculture. Directly from one of the world’s leading culinary scenes, Copenhagen, we ask: why hasn’t a strong farm-to-table, local cuisine movement led to real change in the agrifood system yet? And more importantly, what can we do about it?

    We dive into her work with Foodprint Nordic and how they’re about to expand it to the rest of Europe. Very simply, but of course, it’s not that simple, the idea is to access a whole new pool of money not yet active in this space: the money of us eaters, and funnel it as quickly and with as few strings attached as possible to farmers ready to expand regenerative practices, planting trees, buying compost equipment, and more.

    And even more importantly, how this approach could serve as a blueprint for real regional, and potentially national, action, helping shape government policy that truly supports regenerative farmers on the ground.

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    54 mins
  • 378 Darren Doherty - 35 years in regeneration training farmers and the role of tech and AI
    Aug 12 2025

    A conversation with Darren J Doherty, co-founder of Regrarians, in the space of regeneration and regenerating for over 35 years, about the role of technology, AI, and large language models in training farmers and agronomists. We touch on how expensive and too-short workshops are hurting everyone, and why a hybrid model, grounded on the land and in person, combined with much longer online engagement, might be one way to move forward.

    We also explore what it means to reinvent yourself after spending years deeply immersed in a project, only to resurface and realise the regenerative world has shifted. Suddenly, you need to work harder to get attention, to find work, and to fill your courses. And yet, there's so much value in being able to draw on decades of experience and the thousands upon thousands of farmers and land stewards you've worked with through times of transition.

    We ask why larger corporations haven't reached out to tap into this expertise: why aren’t they calling about training their farmers or agronomists? It seems we may be exiting the phase of dogmatic pioneers, the era when it had to be permaculture, or holistic management, or keyline design, and entering something more pragmatic. A moment where the focus is shifting toward whatever actually works: on your land, in your human context, and within your market.

    More about this episode.

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    In Investing in Regenerative Agriculture and Food podcast show we talk to 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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    👩🏻‍💻 YOUR OUR WEBSITE

    📚 JOIN OUR VIDEO COURSE

    💪🏻 SUPPORT OUR WORK

    • Join Gumroad
    • Share it
    • Give a 5-star rating
    • Buy us a coffee… or a meal!

    ==========================

    🎙 LISTEN TO OUR PODCAST AND SUBSCRIBE TO OUR CHANNEL OR WATCH IT ON 📽️ our YouTube channel

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    FOLLOW US!

    🔗 Linkedin

    📸 Instagram

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    The above references an opini

    Thoughts? Ideas? Questions? Send us a message!

    Find out more about the position here:

    https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/4278379588

    https://investinginregenerativeagriculture.com/course

    Find out more about our Generation-Re investment syndicate:
    https://gen-re.land/

    Thank you to our Field Builders Circle for supporting us. Learn more here

    Support the show

    Feedback, ideas, suggestions?
    - Twitter @KoenvanSeijen
    - Get in touch www.investinginregenerativeagriculture.com

    Join our newsletter on www.eepurl.com/cxU33P!

    Support the show

    Thanks for listening and sharing!

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    1 hr and 42 mins
  • 377 Rob de Laet - Water is key to cool the planet within 20 years
    Aug 5 2025

    A conversation with Rob de Laet, project lead of Cooling the Climate and co-author of the book Cooling the Climate: How to Revive the Biosphere and Cool the Earth Within 20 Years. The science is pretty clear and getting clearer by the day: water cools the planet. The more living, healthy vegetation we have on this planet, predominately perennials and thus trees, agroforestry systems and healthy forests, the cooler the climate is and the less extreme weather events occur. Living plants literally make the Earth sweat and remove heat from the biosphere.

    Humans have systematically devegetated the planet as Judith D. Schwartz likes to say, and the ongoing climate weirding suggests we may have gone too far. Now we're seeing real calculations: how many square kilometres do we need to regenerate to lower the global temperature by just one degree?
    If this is all becoming increasingly evident, why isn’t it common knowledge yet, especially in the headquarters of banks, insurance companies, sovereign wealth funds, and governments?
    This is the story of a successful entrepreneur getting drawn into water cycle restoration, planetary cooling and all the good stuff that comes with it. We share notes on why this movement, maybe the defining story of our time, hasn’t broken through yet and what we can do about it.

    More about this episode.

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    In Investing in Regenerative Agriculture and Food podcast show we talk to 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.

    ==========================

    👩🏻‍💻 YOUR OUR WEBSITE

    📚 JOIN OUR VIDEO COURSE

    💪🏻 SUPPORT OUR WORK

    • Join Gumroad
    • Share it
    • Give a 5-star rating
    • Buy us a coffee… or a meal!

    ==========================

    🎙 LISTEN TO OUR PODCAST AND SUBSCRIBE TO OUR CHANNEL OR WATCH IT ON 📽️ our YouTube channel

    ==========================

    FOLLOW US!

    🔗 Linkedin

    📸 Instagram

    ==========================

    The above references an opinion and is for

    Thoughts? Ideas? Questions? Send us a message!

    Find out more about the position here:

    https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/4278379588

    https://investinginregenerativeagriculture.com/course

    Find out more about our Generation-Re investment syndicate:
    https://gen-re.land/

    Thank you to our Field Builders Circle for supporting us. Learn more here

    Support the show

    Feedback, ideas, suggestions?
    - Twitter @KoenvanSeijen
    - Get in touch www.investinginregenerativeagriculture.com

    Join our newsletter on www.eepurl.com/cxU33P!

    Support the show

    Thanks for listening and sharing!

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    1 hr and 12 mins
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