Nutrient Density for everyone, everywhere.
Our purpose is to ignite awareness and action around nutrient density to drive demand for a regenerative food system by empowering eaters to engage in the direct connection between their health and the health of the food system.
WE ARE WORKING ON:
making meaningful nutrient density metrics widely and directly accessible to everyone — from farms to families — that will drive demand for a healthy food system by deepening the understanding that human health is inextricably linked to the wellbeing of the soil, water, biodiversity of life above and below the ground, and the welfare of the human beings growing our food.
Our Nutrient Density Alliance is made up of key players and pioneers working to drive regenerative agriculture practices and outcomes, nutrient dense food, and improved human health.
The Nutrient Density Alliance just released a must-read white paper for food companies!
This comprehensive guide provides practical strategies for quantifying and messaging the measurable nutritional benefits stemming from regenerative farming practices.
The white paper covers critical topics like:
🌱The science linking soil health to human health
🛒What brands can do to engage consumers on Regenerative Ag
💡Cross-functional guidance for success
✔️Example innovation project checklist
With increasing consumer focus on food as a pathway to wellness, the greatest potential of regenerative agriculture requires translating the nutritional upsides into informed shopper demand. This resource maps out the steps for getting there. Whether you're just getting started with regenerative agriculture or have an existing program underway, the white paper is a valuable tool for unifying internal teams and realizing the full brand growth opportunities.
Nutrient Density Resources
click here to learn more and expand your knowledge in the leading edges of research and projects in this area.
The Nutrient Density Alliance will drive transformational change through:
Mapping System Dynamics
Developing Common Agendas & Vision
Creating a Mutual Plan of Action
Driving Continuous Engagement
Other industry efforts we follow:
The Periodic Table of Food Initiative by the Rockefeller Foundation and the American Heart Association
The Periodic Table of Food Initiative (PTFI) is building a global ecosystem and providing tools, data, and training to catalog the biomolecular composition of the world’s food supply. They seek to enable data-driven solutions to improve human and planetary health through the following offerings standardized tools, open-access data, and increased education and training.
The Nutrition Show with Mary Purdy, MS, RDN
In The Nutrition Show, Mary Purdy, MS, RDN, dishes out easy-to-digest information, tips, and advice about nutrition and planetary health. Backed by over 12 years of clinical nutrition experience, a passion for sustainability and a healthy sense of humor, she will inspire you to eat to support your health while making eco-friendly choices. Make sure to check out Mary’s Educational Resources Around Sustainable & Regenerative Food Systems page for a myriad of scientific papers on topics related to the impacts of our current industrial food and ag system and the effects it is having on human and planetary health.
Rodale Institute’s Regenerative Healthcare Conference
This conference is the first of its kind in the world and aims to connect soil health with human health. There is a fundamental, epidemic-level disconnect between farming and healthcare. The Regenerative Healthcare Conference seeks to remedy this gap.
The Flavor Remedy with Sherry Hess
Sherry illustrates the relationship between flavor and healthy soils and explains why re-engaging our sense of taste can ultimately create demand for a healthier planet.
Our Global Partner: Regenerative Healthcare European Association
RHEA is a non-profit organization working to educate and raise awareness on the connection between soil health and human health. They work to empower the regenerative healthcare transition in Europe through educational initiatives, advocacy, network building, and impactful actions within the field. Their website has a comprehensive database including key topics such as One Health, soil-human health, regenerative agriculture/ agroecology, nutrient density, and food systems.
Let’s work together to:
meaningfully define nutrient density in food, and activate eater demand and use that demand as a primary lever for food system transformation, including deep regenerative agriculture practices, in service of planetary wellbeing.