Deep Seed - Regenerative Agriculture

What if every bite of cheap food you eat is secretly costing society triple the price you paid at checkout?

In this eye-opening episode, food systems expert Adele Jones (former Executive Director of the Sustainable Food Trust) pulls back the curtain on the true cost of our food. From soil health and ecosystem collapse to diet-related disease and skyrocketing healthcare costs, Adele explains how we’re already paying the true price of industrial farming. And it’s way more than what we spend at the supermarket! 

But it’s not all bad news. Adele lays out a hopeful, inspiring roadmap to a regenerative food system where farmers are rewarded for improving soil, boosting biodiversity, and producing truly nutrient-dense food. We cover groundbreaking concepts like True Cost Accounting, the Global Farm Metric, and why livestock farming might just be part of the solution.

If you’ve ever wondered how to fix food, protect nature, and improve public health all at once: this episode is a must-listen! It’s one of the most mind-expanding conversations we’ve ever had.

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🔍 Topics Covered
True Cost Accounting: the economic revolution hiding in plain sight

How food is much more expensive than it seems (but not at the checkout)

Regenerative agriculture vs. conventional farming

Why big food companies are (finally) waking up to soil and sustainability

Livestock farming: villain or ecosystem ally?

What if we paid farmers for nutrition per hectare instead of yield?

Feeding Britain regeneratively: is it possible? (Yes!)

Nutrient density, soil health, and the future of public health

Lessons from Bhutan: what a happiness-first food system looks like

The Global Farm Metric: a universal language for farm sustainability

How to make food and farming a political (and public) priority

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Official partner: Soil Capital
-> a company accelerating the regenerative transition by financially rewarding farmers who improve soil health & biodiversity.
https://www.soilcapital.com/

Usefull Links:
ADELE JONES: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adelejones/

SUSTAINABLE FOOD TRUST: https://sustainablefoodtrust.org/

The Hidden Cost of UK FOOD - link 

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In one of the driest, most degraded landscapes in Europe, farmer and agroforester Antonio Coelho has built 60 cm of fertile topsoil, raised organic matter to 7.4%, and slashed irrigation by 85% - all in just six years!

In this #REWIND episode, Antonio shares his deeply inspiring journey into entropic agroforestry, a form of regenerative agriculture that mimics forest ecosystems to grow food, restore land, and rebuild water cycles. He explains how complex, layered polycultures can outcompete monocultures - not just ecologically, but economically too - if we shift how we define productivity.

You’ll learn:

Why dense, multi-species systems don’t compete — they cooperate

How to retain water and thrive even with 8-month droughts

What it means to feed the soil first, not just the crop

Why economic models must account for real planetary costs

How biomass, pruning, and photosynthesis create energy loops that regenerate land over time

This episode challenges conventional logic about competition, inputs, and profitability — and offers a bold, hopeful vision for the future of farming.

🎧 Tune in now and see why this is Deep Seed’s most-watched episode on YouTube yet. To see Antonio’s farm and the system in action, head to our YouTube channel for the full visual experience.

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This episode was made in partnership with Soil Capital - www.soilcapital.com

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What if you could bring a dead river back to life by working with farmers, not against them?

In this powerful #REWIND episode, Silvia Quarta shares the story of a forgotten valley in one of Europe’s driest regions, where springs stopped flowing, wells ran dry, and the river disappeared. But through radical listening, community trust, and regenerative agriculture, a new vision is starting to emerge.

Rooted in hope, soil, and local food systems.

This episode is about reimagining what rural life can be, and showing that farmers, shepherds, and citizens can become stewards of large-scale ecological restoration.

🌱 Topics covered:
• Community-led ecosystem restoration
• Water retention and soil regeneration
• Rural resilience and land abandonment
• Regenerative agriculture as a water solution
• Local food systems and consumer connection
• Working with farmers to restore landscapes
• Building collective hope in degraded regions

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This episode was made in partnership with Soil Capital ❤️ www.soilcapital.com

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What if we stopped just talking about regeneration… and started measuring it?

In this #REWIND episode, Peter Fröhlich, engineer, farmer, and co-founder of AgriPurpose, lays out a powerful, outcome-driven approach to regenerative agriculture. No fluff! Just clear, data-informed tools to guide land restoration at scale. Peter explains how satellite data, targeted soil testing, and simple metrics like biomass productivity, plant cover, and input efficiency can help farmers, funders, and policymakers align around real impact — not vague promises.

This is regeneration with roots. Practical, radical, and full of hope.

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🧠 Topics covered:
• Outcome-based regenerative agriculture
• Soil health and biomass productivity
• Remote sensing and satellite measurement
• Regenerative indicators beyond labels
• Ecosystem restoration through data
• Lowering input costs through smarter design

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This episode was made in partnership with Soil Capital, a company accelerating the transition to regenerative agriculture by financially rewarding farmers who improve soil health and biodiversity 💚

www.soilcapital.com

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This episode will change the way you think about farming, food, and fairness.

When we talk about regenerative agriculture, we often focus on soil. But what about value? What about money, structure, and power in the food system?

In this #REWIND episode, agronomist and regenerative ag pioneer Nicolas Verschuere unpacks how we can rebuild fair, functional value chains that truly reward farmers without making food more expensive. From launching a barley-to-beer cooperative in Belgium to scaling regenerative grains across Europe, this is a powerful look at what it takes to make regeneration viable and scalable.

If you’ve ever wondered how we connect healthy soil to a healthy economy -> this one’s for you!

🧠 Topics covered in this episode:

How regenerative farmers can earn more — without consumer prices rising

Why farmers are paid so little in the current system

The creation of a cooperative model for regenerative grains

Building fairer value chains for sustainable agriculture

Why most “premiums” never reach the farmer

The role of cooperation, shared infrastructure, and transparency

What it takes to scale regenerative agriculture in Europe

The future of supply chains in a regenerative food system

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This episode was made in partnership with Soil Capital - a company accelerating the transition to regenerative agriculture by financially rewarding farmers who regenerate their soil health and biodiversity ❤️

www.soilcapital.com

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