In-Person Summer 2022 Soil & Climate Alliance Meeting
Heifer Village & Urban Farm in Little Rock, AR.
June 21 - June 23, 2022
On behalf of the entire Soil & Climate Alliance team, THANK YOU for attending the Summer Network meeting June 21-23, 2022. Your interest and passion are inspiring and help us advance our collective and individual work to transition 90% of the food and agricultural acres to the regenerative pathway by the end of 2030.
Meeting Materials
Post-Meeting Survey (In-Person Attendees)
Post-Meeting Survey (Virtual Attendees)
Materials from Presenters and Network Members
DAY 1 - Tuesday, June 21
Regenerative Beverages Panel:
DAY 2 - Wednesday, June 22
Same Test, Even Better Results! Innovations in the Haney Soil Test - Dr. Rick Haney, Chief Scientific Officer, Regen Ag Lab
Building a Regenerative Global Supply Chain - Gregory Bohrer, Director of Natural Capital, Walmart
Financing Regenerative Transition: The Role of Ecosystem Service Markets - Debbie Reed, Executive Director, Ecosystem Services Market Consortium
Soil & Climate Alliance Network Initiative Updates
Nutrient Density: Tina Owens, Entrepreneur in Residence, Applied Ecological Institute
Policy: Jessica Hulse Dillon, Director Soil & Climate Alliance, Green America
Finance: Justine Ghai, Program Manager Soil & Climate Alliance, Green America
Soil Carbon Initiative: Alisa Gravitz, President & CEO, Green America
How Does Your Food Measure Up? Measuring Nutrient Density - Dan Kittredge, Founder & Executive Director, Bionutrient Food Association
DAY 3 - Thursday, June 23
Impact of the War in Ukraine on US Agriculture - Henry Wilson, Economist, Mercaris and Chris Wiegert, Chief Sustainability & Business Development Officer, Healthy Food Ingredients
Innovations in the Regenerative Space - Andrew Smith, Chief Operating Officer, Rodale Institute, Erin Sojourner, VP of Strategy, HB Specialty Foods, and Tina Owens, Entrepreneur in Residence, Applied Ecological Institute
OTHER MATERIALS FROM MEMBERS:
Salem Hemp Kings 2022 Virtual Juneteenth Fundraising Festival
Additional materials will be added as they become available
Farm Visit - Tuesday, June 21st
We were so grateful to visit Chappell Brothers Farm on Tuesday, June 21 to see a large-scale, 7,500-acre regenerative farm in action. We spent the day touring the farm with our friend and Network member, Adam Chappell. During this tour, we learned more about the regenerative practices that saved his family farm, took a deep dive into regenerative cotton, and had the chance to connect on-farm with friends and colleagues across the industry.
Summer 2022 High-Level Agenda
Learning from Leading Regenerative Farmers: The visit to Chappell Brothers Farm will provide hands-on learning around what transitioning to a full regenerative or All In Regenerative farm plan looks, feels, and smells like.
Field & Market Intelligence: Get insider information across the supply chain from Network members and guests during this always popular, information-packed session.
Financing Regenerative Transition: Learn about the role of ecosystem service markets and how actors within the supply chain can support the rapid transition of acreage across North America.
Building Regenerative Supply Chains: Hear from one of the largest companies in the world on how they are continuing to iterate and advance their sustainability through their dynamic business model.
Measuring Nutrient Density: Get an up-close look at technology and methods that can be used to measure nutrient density of organic vs conventional foods.
Impact of the War in Ukraine on US Agriculture: Take a deep dive look at how the War in Ukraine is impacting the global ag supply chain and what that means for American farmers working to transition to regenerative practices.
Innovations in Soil Testing: Learn about the new innovations in the Haney Soil Test and how the test can provide even greater understanding of soil health progress.
Communicating Sustainability at Different Stages in the Supply Chain: Hear about creative ways that brands, retailers, and other key stakeholders can fill in knowledge gaps to communicate the sustainability benefits of regenerative products to consumers.
Connecting with Each Other! We will be together for the first time since November 2019 and are planning lots of opportunities for formal, informal, and everything in-between opportunities to reconnect
Pre-Meeting Orientation - Wednesday, June 15th
Prior to the meeting we held an orientation session for those who are joining us for the first time to provide background as well as structural framing for how the network operates to allow us to dive deeply into the content of the meeting. This session took place virtually over zoom on June 15th. If you were not able to make it to the orientation session, a recording can be seen here.
Meeting Venue
The Summer 2022 Soil & Climate Alliance Network Meeting was held in Little Rock, Arkansas at the Heifer Village & Urban Farm.
The Heifer International Campus & Urban farm, a hands-on global education facility.
For more information about the work Heifer International does, check out their website.