Soil Health and Regenerative Farming

Laney recently completed her Ph.D. at the UC Berkeley Energy and Resources Group. She researches sustainable agroecological food systems and climate change education and has completed several summers of sustainable agriculture work. She has published book chapters on teaching climate change in U.S. K-12 classrooms and on conducting participatory agroecology research. When she’s not teaching or learning, she enjoys being outside for a variety of physical activities – farming, worm composting, trail running, bird watching, and swimming in the ocean

Ryan Peterson is dedicated to regenerating ecosystems through food and agriculture. After beginning his career in finance, he decided to change course and study sustainability at UC Berkeley where he was captivated by the potential of food systems transformation. His master’s research focused on how policy can be used to promote agroecology in California. He went on to train as a cook at Chez Panisse before helping to launch the Culinary and Food Systems Program at The Ecology Center, a regenerative farm and ecological education center in San Juan Capistrano, CA. He has worked on farms in Maine, Northern and Southern California, and Hawaii. He spends his time collaborating with farmers.