In Season 1 of the podcast Jackson shared his journey of learning about regenerative practices in agriculture. He brought his passion to the communities around him, educating hundreds of small holder farmers and establishing small demonstration farms and food forests that have since inspired with their ability to produce when surrounding lands are dry and struggling.

In this episode we catch up with Jackson over two years later. We speak at a turning point in his journey where he's taking the first steps to establish his own regenerative farm in Western Tanzania. This time to become an example of a profitable business model for small holder farmers rather than as purely a demonstration for regeneration. Jackson offers a wide range of insights into the steps that he plans to take with his farm along with exploring some of the barriers that are holding back a wider spread transition within the communities around him.

Find a video version of this episode on the website: https://www.wearecarbon.earth/jackson-buzingo-farming-transition-in-east-africa/

For a further breakdown of this discussion see the timestamps below:

00:00 - Intro

02:57 - First steps on the new farm

05:23 - Why this farm differs from the demo farms

07:52 - Trees and layers in the new farm

09:18 - Climate struggles & barriers to transition

14:03 - Conventional farming struggles - tobacco dominance and deforestation

16:39 - Hope & inspiration from food forests

23:51 - Plan and progression for the new farm

31:23 - Access to seeds

36:25 - Access to food for local communities

37:36 - Building awareness & momentum for regeneration

Join me for a conversation with Peter Byck exploring the incredible opportunity that land offers to us as a tool for re-balancing the climate.

Peter is the director of the four part documentary series Roots So Deep (You Can See The Devil Down There)

There's a huge contrast that we often talk about on this show; how regenerative farming can tip all the detriments of conventional practises on their head and actually turn agriculture into one of the biggest healing tools for the planet.

And this is why I'm so incredibly excited about the work that Peter has been part of.

He's been working with a team of pioneering scientists who have conducted research to compare the outcomes of regenerative cattle grazing directly with their conventional farming neighbours.

It's an extensive multi-discipline project bringing a whole systems look and putting data behind the claims.

And the results are in!

Find a video version of this episode on the website: https://www.wearecarbon.earth/peter-byck-roots-so-deep/

For a further breakdown of this discussion see the timestamps below:

00:00:00 - Intro

00:04:42 - Climate solution discovery journey

00:12:36 - Break down of the science for Roots So Deep

00:19:23 - AMP Grazing; easier for the farmers?

00:27:22 - The far reaching connections from how we farm

00:29:33 - The game of knowledge sharing

00:36:00 - What's next? Expanding transition

00:41:06 - Comparing farming outcomes via dung

00:47:19 - Focusing on solutions

00:51:49 - Economies for farmers

00:54:00 - Funders for the research

01:07:24 - Inspiring change

Join us in this special episode that brings together a range of voices to explore their developing collaborative project; The Power of Food. Together these four guests bring a diverse range experiences and knowledge to unite around the common goal of building social cohesion by harnessing the connective power of food.

Connecting with where our food comes from, and also with community, with health, with nature and with the world around us. Holistic and expansive.

It was a delightful conversation to be engaged with and I'm so excited to announce that during our chat a decision was made to fast forward plans and move forward with a pilot right away!

If you're serious about taking action to connect and enrich the local food system around you I'm sure the team here would love to hear from you. Here's Nick's email - do reach out: nick@openfoodnetwork.org.uk

The Guests and links out:

Nick Weir - Co-founder, Open Food Network UK https://openfoodnetwork.org.uk/

Kay Johnson - Director, The Larder https://larder.org.uk/

Flora Gathorne-Hardy & Miche Fabre Lewin - Founders, Living Justice https://livingjustice.earth/

With insights from Serenity Hill - Co-founder, Open Food Network [Full episode with Serenity: https://www.wearecarbon.earth/serenity-hill-open-food-network/ ]

For a further breakdown of this discussion see the timestamps below.

See the video version of this episode here: https://www.wearecarbon.earth/power-of-food-collaboration/

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[Shorter Video Format with Animations] - Can All Food be Regenerative. With Patrick Holden: https://www.wearecarbon.earth/can-all-food-be-regenerative/

[Story Telling Audio Format] - Soil (My Common Sense Take) : https://www.wearecarbon.earth/soil-path-to-whole-systems-thinking/

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Timestamps:

00:00:00 - Overview

00:03:12 - Guest intros

00:12:00 - Collaboration - benefits & reasons for coming together

00:28:28 - The Open Food Network; an ambition to connect people with their food

00:34:34 - Insights from Serenity Hill - Co-Founder, The Open Food Network

00:36:30 - Benefits of shorter supply chains

00:41:00 - Connecting through food (self, community, nature)

00:50:20 - Learning to cook - addressing this obstacle to fresh local food

00:58:21 - Coming together to practice change

01:04:18 - An invite; get involved today!