The rise of regenerative farming empowers Minnesota communities

On this episode of Onsite with FSD, FoodService Director’s podcast, we talk with Colin Cureton, director of adoption and scaling for the University of Minnesota (UMN) Forever Green Initiative and Emma Dempsey, sales and marketing manager of the American Hazelnut Company, who share with us the strides they’re making with regenerative farming.

UMN’s Forever Green Initiative is developing and improving winter-hardy annual and perennial crops that protect soil and water while boosting farmers. This means creating new crops for Minnesota farmers, ensuring they meet the goal of land preservation.

One new crop is a type of hazelnut, and it’s interesting to see what agriculture can do to really change lives for the better.