Learn & Grow

Master regenerative frameworks, learn from restoration pioneers, and join Junto Circles for collaborative wisdom cultivation

Five-Phase Regenerative Journey

Phase 0
Pattern Recognition
Community Dreaming

Establish deep understanding of ecological and social patterns through collaborative visioning

Learn your bioregion
Phase 1
Stabilization
Foundation Building

Create core ecological, social, and financial stability to support regenerative development

Join existing projects
Phase 2
Activation
Early Succession

Build living networks that enhance ecological complexity and social engagement

Start interventions
Phase 3
Complexification
Diversification

Advance toward ecological climax and economic diversification for resilience

Lead projects
Phase 4
Maturity
Reproduction

Establish self-sustaining systems that propagate regeneration across landscapes

Mentor & scale

Core Regenerative Principles

Systems Thinking

Recognizing interconnectedness and understanding cascading effects across the entire system

Co-creation

Engaging all stakeholders in participatory design, implementation, and governance processes

Adaptive Management

Embracing continuous learning and adjustment based on feedback from the living system

Multi-Scale Integration

Operating across scales from individual plants to regional ecosystems with nested relationships

The Regenerative Shift Podcast

Listen to the stories of pioneers who are healing our planet through regenerative systems

Episode 110:24
From Wasteland to Paradise
The John D. Liu Story

Discover how witnessing the transformation of China's Loess Plateau changed John D. Liu's life forever.

Key Question:

What is the 'Loess Plateau' in your community? Where is the degraded landscape waiting for a regenerative touch?

Episode 29:52
Water Wisdom for a Thirsty Planet
The Andrew Millison Story

Discover how healing the water cycle is the most powerful 'trimtab' for systemic change.

Key Question:

Where does the water flow when it rains in your landscape? What is one small thing you could do to slow it down?

Episode 310:18
Reviving the Water Cycle, Reviving Life
The Zach Weiss Story

Learn how drought, flood, and wildfire are all symptoms of one problem: a broken water cycle.

Key Question:

Is your landscape a sponge or a drainpipe? What is one thing you can do to help it hold more water?

Episode 410:15
Regenerative Agriculture for a Sustainable Future
The Gabe Brown Story

Discover how Gabe Brown transformed his failing North Dakota farm into a thriving regenerative ecosystem.

Key Question:

What is the degraded soil in your community, in your life, that is waiting for a regenerative touch?

Episode 510:22
The Soil's Secret Symphony
Dr. Elaine Ingham's Food Web Revolution

Learn how the Soil Food Web holds the key to climate solutions, food security, and ecosystem restoration.

Key Question:

What life is missing in your soil, and how can you invite it back to the table?

Episode 610:28
The Agrarian Wisdom of Wendell Berry
Cultivating Community and Sustainability

Explore how Wendell Berry's philosophy embodies the power of place, commitment, and 'solving for pattern'.

Key Question:

What is the work of healing that is waiting for you, right where you are?

Episode 710:35
Reading the River
Dave Rosgen and the Art of Systemic Healing

Meet Dave Rosgen, the 'Restoration Cowboy' who learned to read the language of rivers.

Key Question:

What is the language of the broken system you care about most, and what is it trying to tell you?

Join a Junto Circle
Connect with local Junto circles for weekly wisdom gatherings inspired by Benjamin Franklin's civic engagement model

What is a Junto Circle?

Junto Circles are small, place-based learning communities where members gather weekly to cultivate wisdom, solve problems collaboratively, and support each other's regenerative work. Based on Benjamin Franklin's original Junto club, these circles combine deep inquiry, mutual aid, and collective action.

  • • Weekly gatherings (in-person or hybrid)
  • • 8-12 committed members
  • • Bioregion-specific focus
  • • Collaborative problem-solving
  • • Wisdom cultivation and knowledge exchange

Active Circles

Colorado River Restoration Circle
Grand Junction, CO • 12 members
Everglades Flow Restoration Circle
Miami, FL • 10 members
Tallgrass Prairie Revival Circle
Manhattan, KS • 9 members
California Fire Ecology Circle
Sacramento, CA • 11 members

Start Where You Are. Use What You Have.

"Begin with soil and soul. The living Earth will meet you halfway."