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.