Exploring The Mindset of a Regenerative Farmer

On this week's podcast, we embark on our journey of discovery into regenerative agriculture – what it is, what makes it different from conventional agriculture, and why it's important. The first stop on the journey is a conversation with regenerative farmer, Mike Lewis. We'll hear about his work as a sustainable ag specialist at the National Center for Appropriate Technology, as well as his holistic farming operation in southeastern Kentucky. He is also the board chair for the Hemp Industries Association and is a student of Wendell Berry. We will also hear from Michael Monteiro, co-founder of Mpactful Ventures, an investment and incubator company focused on supporting start-ups and other initiatives to mitigate the climate crisis. Mpactful Ventures in also one of our new podcast sponsors for 2022. And this week we introduce a new segment sponsored by IND HEMP called "Something to Think About" in which we'll briefly explore a topic of environmental concern. National Center for Appropriate Technology https://www.ncat.org/ NCAT's Soil for Water Program https://soilforwater.org/ NCAT's National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service https://attra.ncat.org/ NCAT's Armed to Farm Program https://www.armedtofarm.org/ Hemp Industries Association https://thehia.org/ The Berry Center Supporting Sustainable Agriculture https://berrycenter.org/ News Nuggets New Calgary-Based Company HEMPALTA Acquires Industrial Hemp Processing Facility and Products Business from Canadian Greenfield Technologies https://finance.yahoo.com/news/calgary-based-company-hempalta-acquires-160000796.html PepsiCo to launch hemp seed-infused drink under Rockstar Energy https://www.cnbc.com/2022/02/01/pepsico-to-launch-hemp-seed-infused-drink-under-rockstar-energy.html USDA approves Alaska's industrial hemp plan https://www.alaskapublic.org/2022/02/01/usda-approves-alaskas-industrial-hemp-plan/ OSU researchers say preclinical trials on hemp compounds blocking COVID-19 will happen 'very soon' https://www.kdrv.com/news/top-stories/osu-researchers-say-preclinical-trials-on-hemp-compounds-blocking-covid-19-will-happen-very-soon/article_ebe619a4-82c7-11ec-9ede-17d7b427e8fb.html Groundhog's Day https://lancasteronline.com/news/local/heres-what-punxsutawney-phil-and-lancaster-countys-own-groundhogs-predicted-on-groundhog-day-2022-photos/article_5457d342-8421-11ec-9f66-bfca0220a202.html Something to Think About Fracking or drinking water? That may become the choice https://www.cnbc.com/2014/09/12/fracking-for-oil-requires-water-that-may-be-needed-as-drinking-water.html Thanks to our sponsors IND HEMP https://www.indhemp.com/ Mpactful Ventures https://www.mpactfulventures.org/