Stemple Creek Ranch: regenerative agriculture, farming in NorCal, climate change

What is regenerative agriculture?Walking around US supermarkets’ aisles, you will notice products from regenerative agriculture practices.While the US government still has to define what legally that is, I love to engage with farmers that put food on my table.I met Loren Poncia because I was looking for high-quality locally raised beef and pork. He owns a ranch in Marin County, about an hour north of San Francisco, and he has been focusing on farming animals doing what he calls “the dance with mother nature.”He is not a sponsor; I just love his work genuinely and, of course, the quality of his products.In this chat,we discussed his ideas about regenerative agriculture, the challenges of running a small farm respecting the ecosystem, valuing the employee’s condition, and climate change in Northern California.As nutritionists/dietitians, our university curriculum focuses much more on human physiology-related food aspects than environmental-related ones.I love understanding the implication of our food choices beyond performance.