161. Regenerating Investment in Food & Farming
Live launch of a paradigm changing report & project
In last week’s episode, we heard from Dr Katherine Trebeck on the latest significant developments in the domain of wellbeing, regenerative or just plain good economics. You might remember Katherine alluded to a brilliant conversation she had been part of a few days prior, for the launch of a major new report and project by not-for-profit outfit, Sustainable Table.
A screen shot of the panel and some of the Sustainable Table team on the day (L-R: CEO Jade Miles, Megan O’Malley, Kristie Van de Velde, Anthony James, Tanya Massy, Katherine Trebeck, Jess Eddy, Esther Park, Justin Wolfgang, Hayley Morris, Dan Miller).
“So if conventional finance is really measured by things like risk, return, impact metrics, scale and efficiency, we’ve said ok let’s set aside those things. And what are the things that we can relate to as a land steward might? And so in our investing we are really going for things like beauty, complexity, relationships, the primacy of people, Indigenous wisdom and what we call original ways of knowing. And those things are very different frames for investing, but we think that they are actually required, to be able to meet what we’re trying to do on the land. ”
Regenerative farmer and award-winning writer, Tanya Massy, is the lead author of that report, part of an all-star team frankly, including a number of past guests on this podcast. And on this day, she and Katherine were joined by two truly trailblazing international guests, CEO of Cienaga Capital, Esther Park, and CEO of Steward, Dan Miller. With an opening statement from Wiradjuri man and director at Black Duck Foods, Joshua Staines.
3.00 - Anthony setting the scene
7.20 - Panel conversation
56.30 - Tanya Massy re a stand out case study from the report, leading into audience questions
83.50 - Tanya’s closing words including how we can each engage from here
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This conversation was recorded online with live audience on 20 April 2023.
The Leunig cartoon pinned to the wall of Charles Massy’s ‘tree house’ office, referenced at the end of the panel conversation.
Find more:
Sustainable Table web version of the report.
Hear more from Tanya Massy on episode 115, Serenity Hill on episode 126, and Jade Miles on episode 128.
And you can hear a very special conversation with Carol Sanford on episode 150.
Watch the launch of Sustainable Table’s major new report on Regenerating Investment in Food & Farming, which includes the presentations of Sustainable Table Chair Hayley Morris, and lead author Tanya Massy, at the outset.
Have your say in the Australian government’s Measuring what matters, second consultation process, ending 26 May 2023.
Music:
Regeneration, composed by Amelia Barden, from the soundtrack of the film Regenerating Australia, available for community screenings now.