Grounded Growth Brand and Farm Members Work Together on Glyphosate Challenge

Bella Gluten-Free Partners with Regenerative Farmer to Eliminate Glyphosate

Grounded Growth Network Announces a New Farmer-to-Brand Partnership

Bringing Regenerative, Glyphosate-Free Crops to Consumers

RICHMOND, VA, June 24, 2020 — Consumer food brands are scrambling to capitalize on the trending “glyphosate-free” bandwagon. Most brands do that by buying glyphosate residue-free tested ingredients and slapping a label on their packaging. But this approach puts all the burden on the farmer and fails to protect against farmers being pushed to use even more problematic chemicals that are just less known.

For Bella Gluten-Free owner Cecilia Ciarlo that wasn’t nearly enough. Instead, she is putting her […]

Sara Harper2020-07-02T14:48:53-04:00June 24th, 2020|

Consumer Classes on Regenerative Agriculture – Coming Soon!

What is regenerative agriculture? How exactly can it be measured? How is it different than organic? What does it look like on the farm? These are the questions I get asked over and over again. As more consumers hear about the immense value that regeneratively-grown food can provide . . . the hunger for understanding exactly what it is has gone up.

In response, we will soon be launching online classes letting anyone and everyone learn about regenerative agriculture through the examples of our amazing partners and members. If you’d like to be notified when our options go live, sign up on our waiting list.

Sara Harper2020-02-28T16:55:37-05:00February 28th, 2020|

What are regeneratively-grown ingredients?

How can regenerative add value to the local food movement and local businesses building consumer-loyalty?

Come find out this Monday, March 3rd in beautiful Richmond, Virginia where Grounded Growth founder, Sara Harper will present in OUR local community to the great folks at Real Local RVA!

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Sara Harper2020-02-25T12:16:45-05:00February 25th, 2020|

What will you say when consumers start asking about it?

Last week, Grounded Growth participated in a great conference in Ontario, Canada focusing on how regenerative agriculture principles help change farming from a job to a mission — one that not only saves the farmer money, but restores the earth we all share while creating a healthier way to grow our food!

One of the most amazing parts of the conference came from a day-long soil health workshop presented by Joel Williams In this picture from his presentation, Joel explains that when farmers use cover crops, they are using nature (plant roots) to unlock access to nutrients that […]

Sara Harper2020-02-25T11:49:08-05:00February 25th, 2020|

New Membership Options Coming – Sign Up to Be Notified

We’ve learned SO much from this past year working with regenerative farmers, soil health and nutrition experts and emerging food companies. We’ve also heard from consumers and other regenerative experts who would like a way to join our community.

This hard-won knowledge has given us a greater understanding about the challenges of building new value-added supply chains and how we can best help our members through this process. As a result, we will soon be releasing new membership options to join Grounded Growth.

The good news is that soon, anyone will be able to join us — from consumer to retailer — with a range of options designed to meet different needs depending […]

Sara Harper2020-02-13T18:43:20-05:00February 13th, 2020|

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Grounded Growth Founder Sara Harper to Speak at Innovative Farmers of Ontario Winter Conference

Grounded Growth founder, Sara Harper will lead a breakout session and speak on a panel at the Innovative Farmers Association of Ontario Winter Conference February 19-20, 2020 in London (ON) Canada.

The conference agenda is filled with valuable presentations and panel-discussions on topics that focus on both soil health and market issues related to regenerative agriculture.

“Conferences like these offer a great chance for soil health experts, farmers and people like myself trying to help build a market for regenerative agriculture — to learn from each other and help the movement move forward faster,” says Sara Harper.

“I’m grateful for the chance to share our perspective on a panel […]

Sara Harper2020-02-13T14:31:33-05:00February 13th, 2020|

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Make a Statement – Vote for Jenn!

It’s not often that you get a chance to send a signal directly to the food and agriculture industry about the kind of example you’d like to see more of just by clicking a button.

You have a chance to do just that by voting online for the owner of one of our brand partners, Jennifer Kocher, in the Emerging Food and Ag Leaders campaign.

Make a statement – show support for one of the few food companies that has actually paid a farmer to expand regenerative agriculture and is actively working to help them convert regeneratively-grown crops into ingredients to use in her pro

Sara Harper2020-02-11T12:22:35-05:00February 11th, 2020|

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Transitioning to Regenerative Agriculture: A Farmer’s Story

There’s a lot of talk ABOUT farmers transitioning to regenerative agriculture . . . but often, not enough talk FROM farmers sharing how they are doing it!

Big thanks to our friends at The Modern Acre podcast (members of Grounded Growth!) for the nice interview they did with another one of our amazing farmers from Canada, Derek Axten.

Click the button below to listen to Derek’s story — which includes how he got into regenerative, what’s worked and challenges he’s faced along the way.

Sara Harper2019-12-18T15:49:02-05:00December 18th, 2019|

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How Nutrient Density Testing Measures Ingredient Quality

Are we really getting the nutrients we need from our food — or are we just getting calories? How can food truly be used as medicine? How can we identify, support and scale ways of growing food that add to our health?

A critical piece for answering all these questions — is nutrient density testing, one of the core outcomes-based tests that the Grounded Growth strategy recommends. Learn more about it — and the amazing woman leading this research effort, our strategic partner Dr. Jill Clapperton in this great interview done by fellow Grounded Growth members Tim and Tyler Nuss!

It’s rare that just sharing a podcast can help fix major problems . . […]

Sara Harper2019-12-13T12:08:05-05:00December 13th, 2019|

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December Members Call Features Regenerative Market Update + Interviews with 2 New Brands and a Freelance Farm Writer

Calling all Grounded Growth Members – Be sure to join us for our Monthly Members Call — which we hold the first Friday of each month at 10:30am eastern time — this Friday!

This video or audio call (your choice) is a chance for us to talk together live as a community – and to get to know more about the expertise and interests of other members. We record the calls and they are available for viewing/listening by members who were not able to join live. This call is only for our members and partners.

What’s on deck for this Friday? Get an update on emerging opportunities in […]

Sara Harper2019-12-04T15:23:31-05:00December 4th, 2019|

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