Regenerative by Design

How does the role of finance affect the development of the regenerative agriculture movement? Sarah and Anthony of RSFI (Regenerative Food Systems Investment) bring their experience and passion together to discuss how regenerative food systems are developing as a new asset class, as well as the financial obstacles and opportunities that are developing in this movement.

Show Notes

In this episode of Regenerative by Design with guests Sarah Day Levesque and Anthony Corsaro, you will learn more about Regenerative Food Systems as an economic opportunity that has the potential to positively impact the world. 

Sarah always wanted to “save the world through agriculture” and came into the regenerative movement by way of the conventional farming industry. She holds Master's degrees in Agriculture, International Agriculture Development, and Resource Development. Sarah sees the big picture and understands why building a soil-based, regenerative agricultural system is so important. She is the managing director of RSFI (Regenerative Food Systems Investment).

Anthony comes from a family of food business entrepreneurs in the produce distribution business.  He discovered the regenerative movement after experiencing a personal health crisis and pours his passion into building regenerative systems from the ground up at scale. 

They both work for RSFI, Regenerative Food Systems Investment Forum which grew out of Swift Communications, the company that brings us Acres USA Magazine. Acres is the leading publication for regenerative agriculture and agroecology. RSFI hosts educational forums and conferences that bring the regenerative food system together to discuss how to make this dream into reality from the ground up. 

This is a high-energy episode that will explore how regenerative agriculture has the potential to transform our planet, agriculture, health, and our economy. 

https://rfsi-forum.com/

https://www.acresusa.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahdaylevesque/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthonycorsaro/

What is Regenerative by Design?

Regenerative by Design Podcast where we get to the root of health, climate, economics and food.  Host, Joni Kindwall-Moore, is an RN, an Ethnobotanist and the founder of Snacktivist Foods. Join us on this journey as we explore the ideas, stories and personalities behind the regenerative food system movement including climate change, human health, economics and food as well as other deeply interconnected topics. 

In this podcast, we will be “going there” and leaning into topics that might make you squirm… just a little.  We want to challenge ourselves to think outside of the box and to discover the deeper side of our world’s problems so that we can better understand how to solve them. 

We aim to unpack some of the most dynamic issues of our day with some of the most inspiring minds who are pushing the boundaries of our current norms and thinking paradigms. 

We have seen incredibly disruptive events in the past few years like pandemics, climate events, disasters and war. These often trigger system changes that are reactionary and have short term gains. When these are practiced over the long term, they often have a degenerative effect on health and the environment.

Regenerative design thinking is the opposite, and is an intentional, premeditated process that involves a high level of observation, analysis, creativity, and looking beyond reductionistic principles while embracing systems thinking and additionality to create regenerative solutions.

Regenerative agriculture has become a powerful force for positive transformation and hope in todays world. And no discussion about agriculture is complete without a conversation about food. 

Food is the connection between people and the planet so grab a cup of coffee or your favorite running shoes and get ready to take a mental and philosophical leap into the future of food and our planet.