Virtual Fall 2022 Soil & Climate Alliance Network Meeting
November 15-17, 2022
Welcome to your Fall 2022 Network Meeting page.
Below you will find the meeting agenda, resources and pre-reads, meeting agreements, and more. This page is updated as resources become available, so check back often!
Meeting Materials
Participant Bios (If you want to update your bio, please send an email to Justine)
Fall 2022 Overview
Connecting healthier soil to more nutrient dense foods to healthier humans
Diving more deeply into a variety of regenerative cropping systems
Creating value for farmers and brands through measurement and regenerative transition
Developing a truly regenerative food system through innovative programming, funding, and communications
Learning from C-Suite Leaders about regenerative system transformation and innovation
Re-connecting with each other through intimate working sessions and in-depth discussions
Materials from Presenters and Network Members
Thank you to everyone who joined us for the Virtual Fall Soil & Climate Alliance Network Meeting. Click here for a wonderful summary reflection of this Fall’s meeting.
PRE-MEETING ORIENTATION - Tuesday, November 8
DAY 1 - Tuesday, November 15
Field & Market Intelligence: Insider Updates from Members Across the Supply Chain | Session Recording
Supporting the Supply Chain & Creating Market Access: Jess Newman, Senior Director of Ag & Sustainability at McCain Foods | Session Recording
Farm-to-Shelf: Communicating Regeneration: Melissa Larsen, Regenerative Strategy, RealTime Solutions, Erin Meyer, President, Basil’s Harvest, Tina Owens, Entrepreneur in Residence, Applied Ecological Institute, Ariel Zakarison, Farmer, Zakarison Partnership | Session Recording
Healing Grounds: Climate, Justice and the Deep Roots of Regenerative Farming: Latrice Tatsey, Soil Scientist, Researcher, Rancher, Olivia Watkins, Co-Founder and President, Black Farmer Fund, Liz Carlisle, Agroecologist and Author of Healing Grounds | Session Recording
DAY 2 - Wednesday, November 16
Opening Reflection: Graham Christensen, Founder & President, GC Resolve, Laura Thomas, Communications & Partnerships Manager, GC Resolve | Session Recording
C-Suite Panel: Whole Systems Approach to Regenerative | Session Recording
Ruth Andrade, Director Regenerative Impact and Earthcare, Lush
Michael Okoroafor, Chief Sustainability Officer, McCormick & Company
Colin Steen, CEO, Legacy Agripartners
Alisa Gravitz, President & CEO, Green America
Soil & Climate Alliance Initiative Updates - Click here to Get Involved with Soil & Climate Alliance Initiatives
Soil Carbon Initiative (SCI): Adam Kotin, Managing Director, SCI | Session Recording
Nutrient Density: Megan Westgate, Executive Director, Non-GMO Project | Session Recording
Policy: Erica Campbell, Policy Director, Kiss the Ground | Session Recording
Next Level Regenerative Education: Nicole Masters, Director & Owner, Integrity Soils | Session Recording
Link to purchase Nicole’s book: For the Love of Soil
Documentary Film, To Which We Belong
DAY 3 - Thursday, November 17
Next Generation Farmers: Data & Dreams | Session Recording
Carolina Mueller, Coalition Manager, National Young Farmers Coalition
Grace Dennis - QUINN
Hayley Brown - Moonshot
Healthier Soil Makes Healthier People: The Human Health Lens of Nutrient Density | Session Recording
Erin Meyer, MSFS, RD, Basil’s Harvest, Clinical Associate, UICOMP
Dave Ramkumar, MD, Gastroenterologist, Clinical Associate Professor, UIUC COM, CICOM
Japhia Ramkumar, MD, Internist, Clinical Associate Professor, UIUC COM, CICOM, UICOMP
Connecting Regenerative Ag Data & the Banking Industry: Dr. Jerry Hatfield, Retired, USDA ARS, Russell Hedrick, Farmer & Co-Owner, Soil Regen, Brandon Welch, Co-Founder and CEO, Mad Capital | Session Recording
Article in No-Till Farmer: No-Tiller Russell Hedrick Breaks 20-Year Dryland Corn Yield Record
Thank you for joining us!
Questions? Reach out to Ginger Leib at gleib@greenamerica.org