A new and ancient story about perennial nut trees, our ecological role as humans, and the future of food. Feed Us with Trees is Elspeth's hopeful manifesto about a new and ancient food system centered on  perennial nut trees: oaks, chestnuts, and hazelnuts. Elspeth is an Author, creator of the Local Food Report, and proponent of place-based living. Deeply immersed in her own local-food system, Elspeth’s work focuses on food, the environment, and the people, places, and ideas that feed us.

IG: Elspeth Hay (@elspethhay)

Louis de Jaeger is a permaculturist, author, and award-winning documentary filmmaker from Bruges, Belgium. He’s pro Team Humanity and deeply passionate about soil regeneration. He's on a mission to regenerate 550 million hectares of land through his work. Louis sees a path forward for our species as stewards on this Earth. We discussed his brand new critically acclaimed book "Save Our Soils." To quote Alan Savory on Louis' writing:"he puts his ego aside with humility to listen to what nature is saying, with the courage to challenge his own beliefs."  

Sam Baker is a chemist who started a company with his friends while he was at University. Wrigglebrew is a unique little company solving fertilizer runoff, algal blooms, increasing nutrient density in foods, all by creating a shelf-stable organic fertilizer from earthworm manure tea. He tells his tale of Perionyx Excavatus earthworms, Teddy the worm guy, the magic of enzymes in natural processes, the great problems of growing 10x every year, and the latest project he is working on – his own discovered process using a series of worms to successfully ingest and consume nonrecyclable dirty polystyrene and related plastics and then making tea from it! 

www.wrigglebrew.com

Skeptical of hydroponics claiming to be regenerative? Meet Connor Tidd CEO of Just Vertical. Right out of the gate Judith challenges Connor to make the case that hydroponics can indeed be regenerative and even the best option in certain places on earth where us humans live.  Just Vertical is a small company out of Ontario Canada that's starting to get a lot of attention. www.justvertical.com and on IG: just.vertical  

Van Carlson is the Founder & CEO of SRA 831(b) Admin and has over 25 years of experience within the risk management industry. In 2008, he saw the Great Recession hit his commercial business clients hard, and just like them, he was also affected by the sharp downturn in our economy. During this time, he realized there must be a better way to manage risk overall. From that desire to improve business operations for both himself and his clients, along with his extensive background in insurance, risk management, and finance, a mission to educate others about 831(b) Plans began. It continues today with his steadfast commitment to empowering trusted advisors and entrepreneurs through innovative risk solutions, Carlson has been a guest on more than 75 podcasts in a myriad of industries and has presented at conferences across the country. He also spearheaded SRA to new heights, earning a spot on the Inc 5000 among other prestigious awards.

https://www.831b.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/vancarlson/

https://www.linkedin.com/company/sra-831b/

Meet Andrew Millison, permaculture educator at Oregon State University, and owner of the largest permaculture channel on YouTube. He’s known for his instructional videos covering massive projects like greening the Sahara Desert and several different national level projects in India to restore entire watersheds and make rivers flow again. Andrew talks about a series of projects around the world he's covered, things he's learned and lessons for us all.  Andrew seeks solutions and then highlights them to spark understanding and seeing the inner connection between the earth, food, health, and society… he finds the places where things are working and he studies them then elevates and shares these success stories, all across the globe.  Youtube Channel: Andrew Millison 

Meet Janelle Anderson, the striking tall iconic farmsteading milkmaid and cattle guru. She’s in lots of homesteading videos in her wide brimmed hat flashing her million dollar smile and sharing a TON of knowledge. She and her husband founded The Haven Farmstead in Tennessee where they live with their children. Janelle examines the critical importance of planning, mentors, support networks and community, touching on the differences between plans and the flow of life circumstances, and how to be both flexible and resilient in the face of unexpected events and setbacks. We also talk about biodiversity in pasture management, nerd out on native grasses. Janelle talks candidly about hard choices and the temptation of adding too much livestock, and touches on having a Plan B in case of adversity – and how she ended up using her own small crisis and turned it into a blessing for others. Her big heart and deep wisdom shines through. It’s no wonder that she’s gracing stages nationwide in homesteading circles. To take advantage of Janelle’s classes, workshops, livestock consulting and mentoring, and to learn about her upcoming book on beef cattle on the farmstead, visit www.TheHavenFarmstead.com   IG: JanelleLynnAnderson

Billy Nelson, custom knifemaker and founder of ELEVEN KNIVES COMPANY – (soon to be XIRO knives).  is a hard-charging craftsman, driven by his ambition, entrepreneurism, and relentless pursuit of quality. He creates knives from special-purpose American industrial steel that is being discarded, wooden waste materials, and a special proprietary process for making visually stunning handles in a regenerative process turning waste to heirlooms. He talks about the timeless resilient beauty of carbon steel heirloom cleavers and his bestselling vegetable workhorse – the timeless Japanese Nakiri. I’ve held his knives. Not only are they perfectly balanced and perfectly fashioned, but they are drop-dead GORGEOUS. Check out his stellar craftsmanship at http://www.elevenknives.com    

Lindy Elston, owner of Lindy’s Designs and a 24-year old entrepreneur, specializing in upcycling items, adding Pendleton Wool patterns, and giving things a new life.  She’s a 4th generation farmer in Pennsylvania sharing knowledge and experience with her own generation, Gen Z / Post Millennials, in today’s uncertain world. From Lindy’s designs upcycled items to Lindy’s Field Notes where she teaches canning, homesteading skills, hunting, gardening,  and and old things new again. See her inspired designs, named after influential women in her life:  www.Lindy-design.com  and on instagram:  _lindydesign_