Food Systems

Practical insights from 19 re:build sessions on implementing food systems in regenerative villages.

Definition

Food systems in regenerative villages encompass food production, distribution, and consumption that support community wellbeing and ecological health. A key challenge is that financial models that rely on renting venues often prove unsustainable for supporting volunteer and work exchange programs, as high costs for guest teachers, food, and accommodations result in elevated break-even points.

Key Principles

And also culture that's going to support us in whatever, I mean, I don't know how many projects you're working on that like, preparing for not the people who are like, what if the economy crashes of you know, like, do you have food security, water security, all of those things part of these projects fundamentally that you're working on as well

Methods and Approaches

So we move to a generative framework for a generative development, addressing the climate ecological, how is it constantly living and well-being and creating things all the same to be living and being in crisis, all the basic slogan we have is to live good lives of the people, so the same approach to meeting the various needs of human, certain food and so on

Benefits

But then there will be there on the context, helping them, helping spreading out the region of the We focus on quality because that leads to higher food nature and density flavor, including yields like in the good transitions

But if you've never built a build-up build- getting a hands dirty with us, you can come help with the food production, help with the build, help figure out how to make this better and faster

Key Insights

Self-sustaining systems: Operational costs for regenerative systems can be covered, enabling food, water, energy, and waste systems to be provided without ongoing fees for residents.

Scalable models: Different forms of regenerative agriculture and energy technology complement community models, can be explored within communities, and can be scaled in various forms throughout the world.

Long-term experience: Some practitioners have been working in restoration and regenerative agriculture for over 20 years, providing valuable long-term perspective.

Resource allocation: What if we gave the same time, energy, attention, and resources to food security and water security that we give to other priorities?

Agroforestry focus: Some practitioners focus on agroforestry projects that can provide both fuel and food, creating integrated systems.

Technology integration: In regenerative work, scientists, agriculturalists, and restoration specialists are often resistant to technology, but integration can be valuable when done thoughtfully.

Pace of change: We cannot match the rate at which conventional and commercial agriculture moves things forward without different approaches.

Global emergence: After practicing for about 15 years, some practitioners notice that regenerative approaches are now emerging everywhere simultaneously across all continents—in ideas, food systems, and many other domains.

Examples and Case Studies

So I took a big jump and I'll leap off and really focused on for any ill agroforestry projects either for fuel or food

So it could be for example redeemed for a combination for food for experiences depending on what you're trying to build and you pre-sell those

The project is a part of the project that we've can be supplied 100% water around 50% food

In some cases we go even with higher yields than in a conventional agriculture

Best Practices

  • And I know this because of controlled environment agriculture, I ran a handful of experiments
  • Just care about where you're meet comes from obviously factor reframing is some of the worship on the planet and regenerative agriculture as it pertains to holistic grazing is some of the best
  • So every single country that I've worked in, it's the next poorest country over that's attending that food
  • So it could be for example redeemed for a combination for food for experiences depending on what you're trying to build and you pre-sell those

Implementation Guide

To implement food systems in your regenerative village project, consider the following approach:

Implementation details to be added.

Real-World Examples

These partners are actively implementing food systems in their projects:

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