Food System Security, a discussion with John Roulac

07/28/22 • 59 min

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John is the founder of Nutiva, named one of Inc Magazine’s fastest growing companies in America, is dedicated to nourishing people and planet.

Joni and John talk about how John took an interest in regenerative agriculture and how the movie Kiss The Ground came about.

Kiss The Ground - Movie information link kissthegroundmovie.com

John shares his views on how some of the biggest proponents of environmental stewardship and policy have failed.

Joni & John talk about Great Plains regeneration and American Agricultural shift and methods he suggests for soil regeneration. He shares his thoughts on reasons why implementation of healthier techniques are not embraced in the industry.

John shares his idea for a call to action to help make a difference.

Sardines, Birds, and Bugs and how they are reference points for the status of the environment.

To learn more about John and his efforts, please visit:

johnroulac.com, climatecollaborative.com/john_roulac, or linkedin.com/in/johnroulac/.

John is the founder of Nutiva, named one of Inc Magazine’s fastest growing companies in America, is dedicated to nourishing people and planet.

Joni and John talk about how John took an interest in regenerative agriculture and how the movie Kiss The Ground came about.

Kiss The Ground - Movie information link kissthegroundmovie.com

John shares his views on how some of the biggest proponents of environmental stewardship and policy have failed.

John shares his idea for a call to action to help make a difference.

Sardines, Birds, and Bugs and how they are reference points for the status of the environment.

To learn more about John and his efforts, please visit:

johnroulac.com, climatecollaborative.com/john_roulac, or linkedin.com/in/johnroulac/.

Previous Episode

Regenerative Agriculture, Soil Health, and the Great Plains-A Discussion with Jessica Gnad

In today’s episode Joni talks with Jessica Grad from Great Plains Regeneration. Jessica’s company has developed an ongoing education program for farmers and ranchers to incorporate regenerative agriculture techniques. Her projects also include watershed regeneration and regional marketplace development.

Jessica shared how the regenerative agriculture practices varies based on geographical location, but the ultimate outcome serves for a more healthy watershed and better tasting food. She highlights the importance and benefit by getting down to the soil health level of farming. In addition to healthier soil, Jessica highlights how farmers can improve their ROI through regenerative agriculture.

Jessica and Joni also talk about how areas that struggle with drought can also struggle with extreme flooding and how regenerative agriculture can help.

To learn more about Jessica and Great Plains Regeneration, please visit their website https://greatplainsregen.org.

Partner Organizations mentioned in the episode:

Regenerate Nebraska: http://www.regeneratenebraska.com

Regenerate Oklahoma: https://www.regenerateoklahoma.us

Next Episode

A Discussion About Food Science, Healthy Eating, and the “Humble Bean”. with Maggie Sadowsky

Maggie Sadowsky is an expert in transforming food categories. Joni and Maggie discuss the fact that not many people know about the Food scientist profession or what they do. Everything we eat is touched by a food scientist at some point in the process.

Plant-based foods discussion. Maggie was named the top plant-based food creator. Joni and Maggie discuss the health factor behind plant-based foods and the development of Maggie’s movement, Culinary Architects theculinaryarchitects.com.

Maggie highlights the importance of whole foods diet and getting your foods from as close to the source as possible. It is not what foods are free from that makes it healthy, but what it is full of.

Maggie talks about her efforts in working with local farmers to create organic canned beans. While beans are not as popular of a food group in America as they are in other countries, Maggie talks about the long-term health benefits. Joni and Maggie discuss the impact of chemically intensive, conventional growing on the overall farming system and how organic and regenerative farming can counterbalance the effects.

Maggie shares her approach with 8-Track Foods and what thoughts go into the canned bean products they create. One of her key ideas was on cutting down on food waste by using the pantry as the go-to place for meal preparation. Joni and Maggie talked about how consumers could take baby steps towards eating healthy and helping the planet by simply replacing just half of their meat with beans. No fake stuff, no lab modification, just simple, delicious beans.

Learn more about 8-Track Foods by visiting 8trackfoods.com. You can reach Maggie on LinkedIN at Maggiesadowsky.