Over the past two posts (part 1, part 2), we’ve journeyed from the crisis of chemical agriculture, through the promise of biological systems, to the lessons of previous movements that failed to transform agriculture at scale. Today, we explore how to make the regenerative revolution happen—and why this moment is…
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This is the second post in a series exploring the agricultural revolution we need. In our first post, we established the crisis of chemical agriculture and why returning to an agriculture based on biology could transform food production. Here, we reckon honestly with how we got here, why previous movements…
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by Sallie Calhoun I firmly believe, and frequently say, that we have no idea what’s possible in regenerating ecosystems. We are so far removed — in time and function — from healthy ecosystems that we can’t really imagine what they could look like in our various places. We have all…
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by Kelly Mulville, Paicines Ranch Vineyard Director (originally written for participants of the Capital Commons Summit). Within two days of suggesting to the vineyard crew that they unplug their earbuds for at least a couple of hours a day in order to be more present, I got this message: “I’m…
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Originally published by Mongabay here by Sallie Calhoun Agriculture is on the cusp of its most profound transformation in a century. Just as the Green Revolution shifted farming from sun and soil to synthetic fertilizers and pesticides, we are just beginning another revolution: returning to an agriculture based on biology…
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As NoRegrets Initiative approaches our 10-year anniversary in 2026, we’re taking a moment to celebrate our remarkable community of changemakers building a more just and regenerative food system–the future we need, right now. Our 2025 grantee partners span California’s Central Valley to its coastal regions, from New Mexico’s high desert,…
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a note from Sallie Calhoun, NoRegrets founder We are living in chaotic times, and the nonprofit organizations working on issues dearest to my heart – climate and regenerative agriculture – are facing unprecedented challenges. Recent federal actions—including executive orders, funding freezes, and mass layoffs—have disrupted essential programs, leaving communities and organizations struggling…
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A note from Sallie Calhoun on 7 years of NoRegrets We are now almost 7 years into the No Regrets Initiative, and I have been doing some reflecting, partially prompted by an update of the NRI website. When we started work on the site 7 years ago, conversations around healthy…
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by Esther Park I’m not exactly sure how I got connected to this guy, but one day I found myself at a club in Menlo Park across the table from a very traditional tech bro/VC type who said he was interested in food and agriculture. We had nearly nothing in…
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by Esther Park One of the assumptions our portfolio is based upon is that decentralized, local, and regional food systems are more resilient than our industrialized, international food system. I didn’t quite think I would see that theory tested out in the way that it has this year. COVID…
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