How Farming Affects the Nutritional Quality of Food and Human Health
More than two billion people globally suffer from micronutrient deficiencies, and several USDA studies show that there have been significant declines in essential nutrients in a number of food crops over the past 50 years, as the juggernaut of industrialized agriculture has swept the globe. Fortunately, emerging research is finding that healthy farm soils increase the nutrient density of plants, which implies that authentic regenerative farming practices, along with their many benefits to farmers and ecosystems, can reverse that degenerative 50-year trend and help us create a genuinely healthy food system. With: Mary Purdy of the Nutrient Density Alliance and Dan Kittredge of the Bionutrient Food Association. Moderated by Arty Mangan, Director of the Bioneers Restorative Food Systems program.
March 26th | 3:00 pm to 4:15 pm
Panelists
Mary Purdy
Managing Director
Nutrient Density Initiative
Mary Purdy, MS, RDN, an integrative eco-dietitian, working at the intersection of sustainable food systems and climate and human health, spent 13+ years in clinical practice, taught for 8 years at Bastyr University in Seattle, and is currently Managing Director of the Nutrient Density Initiative that works to connect the dots between soil health and nutrient-rich food. Also on the adjunct faculty at The Culinary Institute of America's Master’s Program in Sustainable Food Systems, she speaks widely on nutrition, sustainability and regenerative agriculture. With 130+ podcast episodes and two books under her belt, Mary is a leading voice on how to foster resilient, just, and healthy food systems.
Arty Mangan
Restorative Food Systems Director
Bioneers
Arty Mangan, Director of the Bioneers Restorative Food Systems program, worked as farm worker and local food entrepreneur. He has also worked with Indigenous farmers growing traditional crops and with Black farmers developing ecological agricultural trainings. His current focus is on the intersection of climate and regenerative agriculture. Mangan is a former board president of the Ecological Farming Association.
Dan Kittredge
