Best Blake Croft Podcasts (2025)

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Designing for Abundance: A Permaculture Vision with Penny Livingston 55:47

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What if the future of real estate was rooted in regeneration, not extraction? In this episode of The Regenerative Real Estate Podcast, Neal sits down with legendary permaculture designer Penny Livingston, whose work has spanned continents and inspired a generation of land stewards, builders, and community weavers. Penny shares her journey from conv…

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Where Farming Meets Community: Inside the Middlebrook Agrihood with Steve Bruere 52:26

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For years, we’ve seen the rising demand: people looking for more than just a home. They want community. They want connection. They want to live where food, farming, and stewardship are part of daily life. But while the vision for agrihoods has gained attention, real-world examples that fully integrate regenerative agriculture, diverse housing, and …

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The Agrarian Future Is Here: Judith Horvath on creating homesteads and compelling agricultural communities 50:53

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What if the future of housing isn’t high-rises or cul-de-sacs—but homesteads, gardens, and walkable villages where food is grown just steps from your door? In this episode Neal sits down with Judith Horvath of Fair Hill Farm—a former corporate professional turned agroecologist who’s helping reimagine how we live, grow, and build community. Judith’s…

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Building a New Model: Geoship's Vision for Dome-Based Housing with Micha Mikailian 53:33

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In this episode, Neal sits down with Micha Mikailian, CEO of Geoship, to explore a bold attempt to reimagine housing at a time when affordability, resilience, and ecological design are more urgent than ever. Geoship is reviving Buckminster Fuller’s iconic geodesic dome—not as a nostalgic throwback, but as a scalable, bioceramic solution to today's …

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Rethinking Housing Through Community-Led Development with Wendy Reid Fairhurst 57:51

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When we talk about housing innovation, our minds usually go to big cities buzzing with new ideas. But in this episode of The Regenerative Real Estate Podcast, host Neal Collins sits down with Wendy Reid Fairhurst of Reclaim CDO to explore a groundbreaking approach taking root far from the usual hotspots—in St. John’s, Newfoundland. An architect-tur…

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Agrivillage co-housing community creation through farmland conservation with Katie McCamant and Dave Boehnlein 1:11:01

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In this episode, we explore the inspiring story of Rooted Northwest, an agrivillage in Arlington, Washington that is transforming a former dairy farm into a thriving co-housing community. With over 85% of the land conserved as pastures and forests, Rooted Northwest weaves together two villages and a collectively managed regenerative farm. Join us f…

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Merging Natural Building & Modern Manufacturing with Evan Ryan of Croft 57:53

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The construction industry is at a turning point. Pre-manufactured housing seeks to disrupt conventional building methods due to labor shortages, weather delays, and material waste, as a faster, more efficient alternative. But efficiency shouldn’t come at the cost of health or sustainability. In this episode, Neal Collins sits down with Evan Ryan, a…

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Building urban resilience through development with Mazyar Mortazavi 47:53

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This episode is a front-row seat at a masterclass in regenerative development. Mazyar Mortazavi, CEO of TAS Impact, joins us to share how his Toronto-based firm is redefining urban development by weaving community, sustainability, and impact into every project. Mazyar’s journey is deeply personal—the organization’s strategic plan is following his o…

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Daily Devotional: Build on the Rock – A Firm Foundation (Luke 6:46-49) - February 15, 2025 7:14

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📖 Daily Devotional: Build on the Rock – A Firm Foundation (Luke 6:46-49) Jesus compares wise and foolish builders in Luke 6:46-49, showing that true faith means obeying His words, not just hearing them. 🏗️ Are you building your life on the solid foundation of Christ? When storms come, only a life anchored in Him will stand firm. 🙏 Take time to refl…

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Daily Devotional: Judging Others – What Jesus Really Said (Luke 6:37-45) - February 14, 2025 8:03

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📖 Daily Devotional: Judging Others – What Jesus Really Said (Luke 6:37-45) Jesus warns about judging others while ignoring our own faults in Luke 6:37-45. He teaches that mercy and humility matter more than criticism. 🔍 Are you quick to judge? Today’s devotional challenges us to look inward before pointing fingers outward. 🙏 Reflect, pray, and ask …

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Daily Devotional: Love Your Enemies – Jesus’ Radical Command (Luke 6:27-36) - February 13, 2025 7:54

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📖 Daily Devotional: Love Your Enemies – Jesus’ Radical Command (Luke 6:27-36) Loving our enemies isn’t easy, but Jesus commands it in Luke 6:27-36. He calls us to bless those who curse us, pray for those who mistreat us, and love as God loves. ❤️ Are you holding onto bitterness? This passage challenges us to extend grace just as Christ extended gra…

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Daily Devotional: Blessings & Woes – What Jesus Taught (Luke 6:20-26) - February 12, 2025 7:45

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📖 Daily Devotional: Blessings & Woes – What Jesus Taught (Luke 6:20-26) Jesus redefines success, wealth, and happiness in Luke 6:20-26, pronouncing blessings on the poor and warnings for the rich. 🌍 Are you placing your hope in temporary comforts or eternal truths? Let’s reflect on what it means to live a truly blessed life in Christ. 🙏 Pray and me…

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Daily Devotional: Jesus Touches & Heals (Luke 6:17-19) - February 11, 2025 7:12

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📖 Daily Devotional: Jesus Touches & Heals (Luke 6:17-19) In Luke 6:17-19, crowds gather from all over to touch Jesus and receive healing. His power flows freely, bringing wholeness to those who come in faith. 💡 Do you need healing—physically, emotionally, or spiritually? Jesus is still the Healer today. 🙏 Take time to pray, reflect, and rest in His…

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Daily Devotional: Keeping the Sabbath Holy (Deuteronomy 5:12-15) - February 10, 2025 7:38

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📖Daily Devotional: Keeping the Sabbath Holy (Deuteronomy 5:12-15) Welcome to Monday’s Daily Devotional with Pastor Blake. In Deuteronomy 5:12-15, God commands Israel to keep the Sabbath holy, reminding them of His faithfulness and deliverance from slavery. ⏸️Sabbath is more than rest—it’s a declaration of trust in God. How can you honor Him in your…

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Daily Devotional: Jesus, the Lord of the Sabbath (Luke 6:1-16) - February 9, 2025 8:21

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📖Daily Devotional: Jesus, the Lord of the Sabbath (Luke 6:1-16) Welcome to today’s Daily Devotional with Pastor Blake! In Luke 6:1-16, Jesus declares Himself Lord of the Sabbath, challenging religious traditions and revealing God’s heart for true rest and renewal. 🌿 Are you burdened by stress or trapped in rigid expectations? Jesus offers freedom a…

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Finding Your True Identity: Lessons from 12-Year-Old Jesus 18:09

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🎧 Searching for Jesus: Finding Our True Identity Have you ever felt lost, like you’re searching for something that’s missing in your life? Or maybe you’ve wondered where you truly belong? In this week’s episode of Hope for the Mountainside, we’re diving into Luke 2:41–52, where we find a young Jesus teaching us an incredible truth about identity an…

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Post It: Let Go of the Show—A Christmas Reflection on Jesus’ Humble Birth Over Ceremonial Appearances 12:06

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In this Christmas-themed episode, Pastor Blake dives into Hebrews 10:5–10 to explore how Christ’s birth reminds us that God values humble obedience above ceremonial appearances. If you’ve been feeling the pressure to create a “perfect” holiday experience, this conversation offers real hope and practical steps for focusing on what truly matters. Key…

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Post It: Prepare for Joy 10:06

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This week, we’re diving into part three of our Advent series, Post It Forward, and talking about joy. In Luke 3:7–18, John the Baptist challenges us to prepare our hearts for the coming of Jesus. We’ll explore how repentance, generosity, and sharing Jesus with others can help us make room for joy in this busy season. You’ll also hear how to use thi…

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Post It: A Call to Peace - Luke 1:68-79 10:45

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How does God’s peace transform our hearts and prepare us for His mission? This week on Hope for the Mountainside, Pastor Blake unpacks Zechariah’s Song in Luke 1:68-79, exploring how God’s salvation leads us into His path of peace and compels us to share that peace with others. 🎧 In this episode: Discover how peace begins with salvation through Chr…

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Post It: A Message of Hope - Jeremiah 33:14-16 13:13

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Welcome to the first episode of our Advent series, Post It Forward: Advent in Action! In today’s message, Post It: A Message of Hope, Pastor Blake dives into Jeremiah 33:14-16 to explore how God’s unshakable promises bring hope, even in life’s darkest moments. As we journey through this episode, we’ll discover: The certainty of God’s promises, no m…

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How Thankful Prayer Brings Us Together 10:02

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Unity. It’s one of those words that sounds great, doesn’t it? We all want unity—in our families, our workplaces, and especially in our church. But let’s be real: unity can be hard to come by. We’re all different, and sometimes those differences lead to division. So, how do we overcome this? How do we build a community that truly reflects the love o…

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How Prayer Replaces Worry 10:25

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Have you ever felt like worry was weighing you down, stealing your peace and joy? Maybe you’ve lost sleep over a health concern, a family issue, or financial stress. It’s exhausting, right? But here’s the good news—God has given us a way to move from worry to peace. In this week’s episode of Hope for the Mountainside, we continue our Living Thankfu…

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Comfort or Compassion? Reflecting on Jonah 4:5-10 9:19

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Join us on this special episode of Hope for the Mountainside as we explore Jonah 4:5-10. It’s special because these are my reflections over a message I did not hear from my friend Hunter Randolph. This passage reveals a powerful contrast between God's boundless compassion for the nations and Jonah's focus on his own comfort. While reflecting on a s…

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Finding Joy and Contentment Through Thankful Prayer - Psalm 100, Philippians 4:11-13, 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 12:28

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In this episode of Hope for the Mountainside, we’re exploring the transformative power of thankful prayer. When we begin by focusing on God’s goodness, we gain a fresh perspective on life’s challenges, discover joy that goes beyond our circumstances, and see God’s hand in both big and small ways. Join us as we dive into three essential practices of…

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Freedom from Condemnation: Living in God’s Grace - 1 John 3:19-24 14:01

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In today’s episode, we’re looking at 1 John 3:19-24. If you’ve ever struggled with feelings of guilt, doubt, or a sense that you’re not good enough for God, this episode is for you. We’re going to see how God’s grace is greater than our self-condemnation and how this leads us to bold confidence before Him. Don’t forget to check out the Daily Hope D…

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Love That Does: Why Words Aren’t Enough - 1 John 3:16-18 11:23

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Ready to experience love in a way that makes a real difference? In this episode, we’re diving into real love—the kind that doesn’t just talk but moves. We’re unpacking 1 John 3:16-18, where we find out what it means to love others through action, not just words. Spoiler alert: It’s all about stepping out of our comfort zones! Let’s face it: love ca…

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Love vs. Hate: The True Mark of a Christian - 1 John 3:11-15 17:18

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In today’s episode, we explore 1 John 3:11-15, where John challenges us to examine the evidence of love in our lives and warns about the dangers of hatred. Love is the true mark of a follower of Christ, but how do we live that out in a world filled with division and bitterness? Join us as we reflect on how to live in love, how to let go of bitterne…

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Breaking Free from Habitual Sin by the Holy Spirit - 1 John 3:4-10 24:18

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In this episode of Hope for the Mountainside, we dive into a message from 1 John 3:4-10 about the power of the Holy Spirit in freeing us from the grip of habitual sin. True fellowship with God, empowered by His Spirit, is incompatible with living in sin, but how do we experience this freedom practically? Join us as we explore how Jesus came to remo…

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Building Life-Centered Organizations with Tre' Cates 1:04:31

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Tre' Cates is an entrepreneur and regenerative thought leader with over 25 years of experience. His work focuses on the importance of building healthy, regenerative organizational environments that support long-term goals without compromising the integrity of society or the environment. As the former COO of the Savory Institute, Tre' played a key r…

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Building An Impact Investment Cooperative with Blake Jones 55:55

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Blake Jones is a founder of several cooperative enterprises, including Namaste Solar and Kachuwa Impact Fund. He’s a pioneer in his marrying of the cooperative model and impact investing. Kachuwa Impact Fund is democratically owned and operated by its members. They invest in companies that have a positive impact on the environment and society, and …

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Master Planning With the Land As Brand With Kris Maher 49:08

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Kris Maher is an architect and developer. For over 20 years, she’s worked for the Rancho Mission Viejo community in Orange County, California, where she is currently senior vice president of community development. The master planned community lies on a former cattle ranch, and currently they are developing a 23,000 acre entitlement that will have 1…

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Inspiring Regenerative Economies with Jenny Andersson 1:17:56

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Jenny Andersson is a regenerative strategist and educator, and the founder of the Really Regenerative Centre in the UK. With over 30 years of experience working alongside brands, organizations, and communities to inspire sustainable and regenerative initiatives, Jenny believes in "harnessing the power of the collective intelligence of organizations…

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Purpose-Driven Sustainable Housing and Education with Emily Niehaus 59:43

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Emily Niehaus is a former mayor and a leader in both affordable housing and education. She is the founder of Community Rebuilds, a nonprofit that constructs affordable straw bale homes, and more recently, she’s also the founder of Heron School, a micro-school for gifted neurodiverse students. In between those ventures, she found the time to be the …

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High Performance Natural Building with Jacob Deva Racusin 1:11:52

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Jacob Deva Racusin is a natural building designer, builder, and educator. He is a longtime leader in the field of sustainable building and the co-founder of New Frameworks, a worker-owned cooperative committed to a “kinder sort of building.” Using natural materials such as native hardwood, clay, and stone, they are developing data-driven and scalab…

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Net Positive Capital with Paul Rabinovitch 54:25

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Paul Rabinovitch is an impact investor, sustainable developer, and entrepreneur. He is the founder of Net Positive Capital, a fund that seeks to build a channel for capital to flow into net positive real estate. He has decades of experience investing in healthy vibrant places and his career is built on the principle that social benefit and profit a…

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Unlocking the Potential of Place with Sean McLean 1:02:10

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Sean McLean is a visionary in the field of regenerative development. He is a managing partner of MPact Collective, an impact real estate development firm that takes an innovative, long-term approach toward place-based investing. Sean believes that the best way to build a resilient community is to spend months there full-time learning the issues and…

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Raising A $100m Impact Fund with Analise Roland 1:00:19

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Analise Roland is an impact entrepreneur, neuroscientist, and movement leader in the field of regenerative development. She is the CEO of Anura, a real estate fund that aims to generate financial, social, and environmental returns. She has a deep belief that developments based on regenerative principles can produce substantial returns that benefit …

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Reflecting on 100 Episodes and the Evolution of Latitude with Neal and Alissa Collins 1:02:07

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Neal and Alissa Collins are partners in business and life, and are co-founders of Latitude Regenerative Real Estate. As Neal recently passed the milestone of publishing the 100th episode of the Regenerative Real Estate Podcast, he and Alissa thought now was a great time for some reflection. Four years after starting the podcast and starting to buil…

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Combining Conservation and Development with Doug Davis 1:28:10

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Doug Davis is a conservation-based real estate developer, self-proclaimed adrenaline junky, and co-founder of The Farm at Okefenokee. It is a legacy project that Doug plans to work on for decades to come, one that combines development and conservation. The Farm is on 705 acres near Folkston, Georgia, and will ultimately have 250 sustainably-built c…

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Finding Levers for Change with Lindsay Baker 1:06:24

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Lindsay Baker is a movement leader, author, and podcast host. Currently, she is the CEO of the International Living Future Institute, and her path there has been surprising and impressive. She started her career working at the US Green Building Council developing early standards for LEED, subsequently she was a researcher at UC Berkley, global head…

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Building a Passive House Community with Greg Hale 54:14

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Greg Hale is an expert on high performance and carbon-neutral buildings. He is one of the developers behind the Catskill Project, a 90-acre carbon-neutral community in upstate New York with homes designed to all passive house standards. The community, which is envisioned to eventually have 25 homes, sees itself as exemplifying the “future of living…

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Designing a Connected World with Peter Block 57:05

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Peter Block is an author, organizational development consultant, and citizen of Cincinnati, Ohio. Among other books, he has written Flawless Consulting, Stewardship, The Answer to How Is Yes, Community, The Abundant Community, and An Other Kingdom. His work has centered around reclaiming our humanity in the relentless modern world. He has a deep be…

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Mass Timber Construction with Nathan Helbach 58:53

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Nathan Helbach is a sustainable developer and the CEO of The Neutral Project. When he was in school working on a degree in sustainability, he came up with the idea to build carbon-neutral developments. Today, with The Neutral Project, he is working to make that dream a reality. Key to reducing the embodied carbon in these buildings was moving away …

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Capital Conversation: Organic Financing with Brandon Welch 41:45

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Brandon Welch is the co-founder and CEO of Mad Capital, an investment fund dedicated to helping farmers transition from conventional to regenerative and organic agriculture. Brandon knew he wanted to do something to make a positive impact on society and the environment, and he found that the world of finance was the most powerful way for him to do …

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Reviving Public Spaces with Mark Lakeman 1:13:04

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Mark Lakeman is an architect, placemaker, and urban planner. He is the founder and design director of Communitecture, and the co-founder of both the City Repair Project and Village Building Convergence. He believes that public spaces play a foundational role in human society. However with relatively recent colonial systems they have been subdued an…

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Capital Conversation: Funding Regeneration with David Leon and Drew Dumsch 1:02:14

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David Leon is the Co-Founder & Executive Director at Farmer's Footprint and Drew Dumsch is the President & CEO of The Ecology School. They are both inspiring leaders in the regenerative movement and have taken innovative approaches to funding their projects. Although the topics of profit and capital can make many in the regenerative world queasy, t…

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Organizing a Movement with David Todd 1:05:56

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David Todd is a longtime designer, green living innovator, and realtor. Now he is Partner and Co-Head of Community at Latitude Regenerative Real Estate. He began practicing regenerative real estate in Portland many years before that phrase entered anyone's vocabulary and he's passionate about bringing like-minded people together to accomplish big t…

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Regenerative Development with Mel Meagher 49:57

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Mel Meagher is the founder of Unfold Development, a values-driven design and development studio specializing in regenerative thinking. After spending a decade working in a more conventional real estate setting, Mel realized just how disconnected humans have become from our environment–in particular, the harmful impact that our built environments, m…

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Hemp Construction with Jacob Waddell 56:13

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Jacob Waddell is the president of the Hemp Building Institute, a nonprofit organization dedicated to researching and promoting healthy and sustainable building practices. The way we construct our built environment has been a major cause of today’s most pressing environmental and health problems. Moving away from conventional construction materials …

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Making Permaculture Mainstream with Greg Peterson 1:00:12

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Greg Peterson is a green-living innovator, educator, and podcast host. His life vision, which has guided him for more than 30 years, is "I am the person on the planet responsible for transforming our global food system." Greg was introduced to permaculture in the 1990s and was quickly inspired to spread its basic ideals of sustainability and workin…