FIELD NOTES
OUR STORIES
This is where we document our explorations and point of view on regenerative agriculture and human health. Here we record our perspective and observations of the stories and research we come across in hopes of surfacing critical questions and invigorating a progressive conversation of regeneration.
PART III
Who Grows
Your Food?
PART III
Who Grows Your Food?
Winter’s
Whisper
Winter invites us to slow down, to get so quiet that we can hear the whispering internal call to deep rest that is mirrored by the elements.
Who grows your food: Part II
Regardless of whether produce is organic, non-GMO, or conventional, the living conditions, treatment, and labor of farm workers are far from humane, and surely doesn’t fit under the regenerative agriculture principle of “human and animal welfare”.
An Ode To
The Honey Bee
One of every three bites you take is because of the endless and crucial work of pollinators, in particular, the honeybee.
CACAO: the origin, medicine, and call to liberation
The richness of chocolate captivates taste buds around the world with its decadence. Still, as rich as chocolate may be, it comes at the price of poor ethics, a convoluted history, and a call for liberation.
WHO GROWS YOUR FOOD?
This is part one of a series providing both historical and modern framework of what ‘farm labor’ really is in America to help us properly begin telling the stories of Who these Farmworkers Are…
Bringing Land Stewardship Back to School
What if we changed the way we raise, educate and steward our children – bringing the sweet seedlings of imagination and ripe minds back to a place where there are ample conditions to grow?
Earth Centered Love & Relationships
An intimate perspective from Amber Tamm on earth based couples who dedicate themselves to stewardship of our planet as individuals and in their romantic partnerships.
MOTHER GARDEN
In awe and honor of all mothers, we share with you a heart-centered reflection written by Lex Weinstein, a Cuban-Jewish/American surfer, storyteller + spiritual ecologist.
THE EMERGENT MOVEMENT OF REGENERATIVE CANNABIS FARMERS
Amber Tamm breaks down growing trends and the future of regenerative Cannabis in an exclusive 4/20 feature.
3 Major Factors Affecting Access
To Nutrient Dense Foods
Farmer Greg Reese and Leia Marasovich walk us through the life of a piece of produce to understand where have all the nutrients gone.
BOUQUETS
OF PESTICIDES
A piece by Amber Tamm highlighting the real journey of flowers.
THE PEOPLE BEHIND YOUR RED ROSES
Part 2 of a piece by Amber Tamm highlighting the people behind global flower production.
COMMUNITY AND FOOD ACCESS
A piece by Amber Tamm featuring Anochi Odinga II, a young, black, chef from New York City.
How Chemical Dependence Took Over Agriculture
Explore the transition from hunter-gatherer to agricultural-based living in revolutionary ecological and cultural transformations as centuries have passed.
SAVING
OUR SEEDS
Since the start of human agricultural practices, seeds have been traditionally saved and shared between farmers – used and passed down.
Pesticides and Our Immune System
Humans are facing a global disease crisis that is occurring at alarming rates tied to increased use of pesticides.
Regenerative Agriculture: A New Movement on the Rise
Our planet is in crisis, and glyphosate is one of the primary culprits.
Unfortunate Developments in Chemical Food
At this point in history, the agricultural world is no stranger to genetic modification.
SEEDS
60% of all the world’s seed sales are owned by four giant companies. Join us as we pry open the history of seed production across the global population.
THE SECRET
LIFE OF ROOTS
They act as the channel for nutrients and water to give plants life. Roots are a social network that exists underground.
BEE
Conscious
Our pesticide and insecticide use is not only hurting our bodies, but it is negatively impacting our food supply by killing our pollinators.
Starving… For Healthy Soil
Learn why soil is the most basic foundation of our food security based on recent scientific assessments.
HOPE: Dawn & Grant’s Story
One of the first things Grant and Dawn did was change the monoculture cash crop, or cover crop into a highly complex, diverse cover crop.
