Who gets to say what "regeneration" means?

About this episode

The episode explores who defines 'regeneration' in agriculture and the motivations behind those definitions.

Welcome to episode two of season ten of the Regenerative Skills podcast. As I mentioned last time, the show is changing this year: we’re moving to two episodes a month, and I’ll be alternating between two formats. The first is the panel conversations that have become a favorite over the last couple of years—three guests, three perspectives, one question that keeps surfacing inside the Climate Farmers community. The second format is what we’re launching today: Deep Dives. These are my attempt to bring complexity back into regenerative agriculture at a time when the online discourse is increasingly dominated by slogans, hot takes, and click-bait certainty. In these episodes we’ll weave narrative, investigative threads, and carefully chosen interview excerpts—not to land on a single “correct” stance, but to help you feel the texture of the problem and the tradeoffs behind each position. Today’s Deep Dive is a question that provokes strong opinions for good reason: who gets to say what “regenerative” means? Rather than offering a definitive answer, I’m inviting you to sit with the motivations and incentives that shape any definition—whether it’s coming from farmers, certifiers…

People in this episode

Host: Oliver Goshey

Guests: Joao, Diogo

Topics covered

• regenerative agriculture
• certification
• climate farmers
• definitions
• market strategy

Keywords

• regeneration
• agriculture
• certification
• climate
• market strategy
• definitions

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Monte Silveira, Regenerative Organic Certification

Places: Portugal

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