EP 1569 | Part 4 of 5 | Why Regenerative Agriculture Isn’t Scaling (Toni Farmer)

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Episode Description

This is episode 4 of a 5-part series with adjunct professor at the University of Pennsylvania and founder of Toni Farmer’s Garden, Toni Farmer. In this series, we’re discussing the evidence for regenerative agriculture and what it means for the future of global food systems.

In this episode, Lee Safar and Toni Farmer explore the barriers preventing regenerative agriculture from being widely adopted. While the evidence for regenerative practices continues to grow, the systems surrounding agriculture, from finance to policy to supply chains, are not designed to support the transition.

Toni breaks down the structural challenges farmers face, including financial risk, lack of policy support, dependence on existing systems, and the influence of large institutions across agriculture. The conversation also explores how global markets, banking systems, and commodity pricing structures reinforce the status quo.

This episode highlights a key tension: while regenerative agriculture may offer long-term resilience, the current system often makes it difficult, if not impossible, for farmers to adopt it without significant risk.

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Website: https://tonifarmersgarden.com/

If you found this episode valuable, make sure you’re subscribed to the podcast and follow along for the rest of this 5-part series. In the next episode, we explore how global geopolitics is impacting food supply chains.

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