Apr 30, 2018
Today I’m joined by two knowledgeable thought leaders pioneering
a better food movement sprawling from coast to coast, and
everywhere in-between. On episode 18 of Sourcing Matters
Wendy Millet – Director of Tomkat Ranch research center, and
Jill Isenbarger – CEO of Stone Barns Center discuss all
important topics ranging from circular economies, holistic
management, food & Agtech, and more which have begun
casting a long shadow over a quickly changing domestic
food landscape.
Over the last decade, TomKat Ranch and the Stone Barns Center for
Food & Agriculture have materialized into the tip of the
spear of domestic regenerative agricultural reform.
Through convening gatherings of industry expertise and
consumers alike these unique epicenters of future food have
gained a finger on the pulse of what it’ll take to return
values back to food, and how to
engage tomorrow’s workforce into the diverse rewards
and opportunities of reconnecting with the land.
Supremely humble and approachable, Millet & Isenbarger are
great friends who’ve accepted their leadership roles in this
evolution of domestic expansion inevitably more
holistic. A 21st century revision that systematically
works to clean-up the wake of failed experiments which range
from Manifest Destiny to Earl Butz – a new script for
agriculture is now being penned by leaders with focus on
living within the rules of natural order and harmonizing
interests for greater good on a shared and shrinking
planet. The ingenuity teeming from these bookends
of regenerative reform are a significant part of this new
playbook for future agricultural models which enhance instead
of deplete regenerative natural resources.
Now, leveraging an innovation economy which spawns creatively
and engagement into future food as an agent of change to crack
the nut of more complex systems like human & public
health, environmental impact, community engagement and
sustainable jobs – the anchor industry of agriculture is
establishing a new cost basis for future economies becoming
ultimately more circular. Have a listen to what these
folks have to say. Ultimately, they’re defining a
succession plan for us all.