The first place to start on your regenerative journey is the food you eat. Seek out (and hopefully build relationships with!) your local, regenerative farmers and ranchers who are specifically focused on:

• building soil health and increasing biodiversity (this also means avoiding/not using synthetic fertilizers and any/all pesticides)

• caring for the land the way Nature would 

  • this includes the ethical treatment of animals and the ability for animals to live naturally and eat what is right for their digestive systems (and obviously this means animals *not* in concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs)…a.k.a. feedlots) 

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Eating food from local/regenerative sources means you are eating nutrient-dense, nontoxic food AND healing the planet all at the same time! Local *and* regenerative is the best; however, even if you’re ordering regenerative food that’s not local, it’s still amazing, healthy and healing the planet! (And look for restaurants and markets that source this way too!)

 

Some Regen Food sources:

• Land to Market (Savory Institute)

• White Oak Pastures

• Polyface Farms

• Eat Wild

• Local Harvest

• Regenerative Farmers of America

• Farmish

• Force of Nature

• Wild Pastures

• Eat Well Guide (focus is on local, ‘sustainable’ foods in the US)

• If you live in Virginia, lucky you! They are hyper-local. Check out their site: Commons Provisions

 

Happy Regenerative Eating!!  :)