What is “Build your REGENERATIVE food network” about?

“Regenerative” in the food world has become a buzzword. Organic farmers, fisherfolk, people at World Economic Forum, and even venture capital investors are talking about it. Many people know that the industrial food system is not sustainable. The Earth is losing fertile soil, animals are ill-treated, farm and food workers endure harsh working conditions with low wages, and consumers receive food of compromised nutritional value. A regenerative food system is talked about as a possible alternative. But what does it mean for you? What kind of local food system enables everyone to enjoy regenerative food? Build your REGENERATIVE food network is an eight-week online course to explore your answers to these questions.

Weekly Themes:

Week 1: What is a regenerative food system, and why?
Week 2: What’s in our kitchen? Taking an inventory
Week 3: Grain, Dairy, Eggs + Power of Story
Week 4: Veggies, Meat, Fish + Food Workers
Week 5: Corn, Beans, Processed Food + Farm Bill
Week 6: Coffee, Tea, Chocolate, Avocado, Banana + Global Food Systems
Week 7: Eating out: Restaurants, Foraging, and Edible Garden
Week 8: Moving Forward + Your leading edge

Format: Self-paced online learning (1-2 hours/week) + weekly Zoom meeting (1 hr)

Schedule: April 1st - May 27th, 2025 (all dates and time are US Pacific Daylight saving zone)

Tuesday, April 1st. 6-7 pm Pre-program Zoom gathering
Every week Wednesday Video & reading resource and homework announced
Every week Tuesday, 6-7 pm Weekly Zoom gathering
Tuesday, May 27th. 6-7 pm Final Zoom gathering