Homestead Realities Revealed: An Interview with Joshua Hughes

Joshua Hughes » CEO & Founder, Blacksheep Regenerative Resource ManagementJosh is a founder and CEO of Blacksheep Regenerative Resource Management and its subsidiary brand, Rewild Organics. He grew up working in his family’s wrecking yard in southern Oregon, where he learned the real value of what many consider “waste.”  Josh relocated to rural Costa Rica in 2006 to work directly on reforestation and regenerative agriculture. Alongside his family and a handful of close friends, he founded VerdEnergia Pacifica, which has now grown into a successful farm, education center, and ecotourism destination. Josh has helped train and inspire thousands of people in community building, DIY ethics, and regenerative business. As CEO of Blacksheep, Josh uses his platform to transmute “trash” into treasure by using agroforestry to regenerate degraded pasture land into biodiverse forests and regenerative superfood products.