Empowering nutrition and healthcare professionals to drive demand for more nutritious, regeneratively grown food — because healthy soil grows healthier people.
ROOTS TO WELLNESS
The regenerative agriculture movement holds incredible promise - delivering stability amidst climate change, restoring healthy natural systems, and enabling more nutritious foods to contribute to better human health. Yet the full potential of regenerative agriculture cannot be reached via supply chain adjustments alone.
True transformation requires meeting consumers where they are and generating demand for the measurable nutrition and health benefits made possible by regenerative agriculture.
We propose a new pathway to better health and nutrition that leverages the role of healthcare professionals as trusted sources of information and guidance for the communities with whom they work, under the principle that “Healthy Soil = More Nutritious Food = Healthier People.”
We are currently seeking funding to bring our Roots to Wellness initiative to life. Roots to Wellness is an education and training program for the nutritional and medical community to join the food service and agriculture community in the quest for providing healthier food for consumers.
Our intended long-term impact is to grow the number of influential individuals who understand the connections between regenerative ag and better nutrition to drive expanded public access to more nutrient-rich foods in a variety of settings, and, ultimately, increase demand for a more sustainable, equitable, and resilient food system.
ABOUT ROOTS TO WELLNESS
OUR OBJECTIVES
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Educate members of the healthcare and nutrition communities about the connections between regenerative agriculture practices, healthy soil, and nutrient-dense food as well as benefits to the human gut microbiome
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Build momentum for the agricultural, food industry, scientific, and healthcare sectors to engage in the work of the Roots to Wellness: Soil Health Task Force
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Activities will include creating and distributing training materials, toolkits, and other resources, offering training opportunities for the field, and providing practical pathways for implementation AND increase awareness and outreach campaigns, collaboration and networking opportunities, and implementation and advocacy actions
