Journal
Stories of Transformation
Beyond Aesthetics: Finding Sustainable Neighborhoods in Madison
Madison, Wisconsin, is known for its lakes, bike culture, and local food scene, but its neighborhoods are what make sustainable living here genuinely possible. This guide breaks down what each one offers and how to find the one that fits the life you're looking for.
From Landless Farmers to Agrihood Architects: Inside Convivial Foodscapes
Carmen and Tripp Eldridge of Convivial Foodscapes share hard-earned insights from designing, building, and operating farm enterprises inside large-scale residential communities.
The Roots of Madison's Remarkable Food Culture
Madison, Wisconsin, keeps showing up on lists of the best places to live and its food culture is one of the reasons why. Here's what makes it unlike anywhere else.
Why Madison, Wisconsin, Is One of the Best Places to Live Right Now
What makes Madison, Wisconsin, stand out right now? A strong agricultural landscape, bike-friendly infrastructure, abundant outdoor living, and long-term climate resilience are drawing new attention to this Great Lakes city.
From Soil to Sovereignty: Thomas Patton on the Vision Behind Lega Vera
Modern systems make life easier, but they also make it harder to see what sustains us. Thomas Patton is developing Lega Vera in Panama, a farm village that evolved from regenerative agriculture and a desire to live closer to soil, food, and responsibility.
Cultivation as Connection: Jennifer Jewell on the Human Impulse to Garden
A garden is never just a garden. Jennifer Jewell of Cultivating Place reveals how gardening deepens our relationship with place and strengthens the living systems we depend on.
Where Farming Meets Community: Inside the Middlebrook Agrihood
Steve Bruere shares how Middlebrook is redefining what’s possible when agriculture meets real estate development, creating a vibrant agrihood community rooted in farming, culture, and connection.
The Agrarian Future Is Here
What happens when a suburban mom plants a few tomatoes, gets a couple of chickens and her HOA threatens to shut it all down? For Judith Horvath, it sparked a radical transformation.
Driving Change Through Agriculture Investing with Chris Rawley
Agriculture is not a typical investment category that one may think about when they think of real estate investing. Yet if we are going to have more regenerative farmers, they are going to need access to capital. Harvest Returns is an online platform that connects small farmers and producers with agriculture-specific investors.
Pursuing Purpose and Service with Mark Voss
Passion, service, community, and curiosity are the threads that weave the story of Mark Voss. Mark is a consummate educator, farmer, and real estate professional residing in Madison, Wisconsin. He is the founder of Voss Organics and is a Latitude Change Agent.
The Ecology School with Drew Dumsch
For twenty-two years The Ecology School has been teaching people how to tune into and read the pattern language of nature. The school aims to transform how people think about science, food, the environment, and themselves through joyful, hands-on learning for all ages.
Holistic Management with Bobby Gill
As we all collectively search for solutions to address the large, complex problems we are facing in the 21st century, The Savory Institute is taking a bold lead with a land management framework that is helping to regenerate land, sequester carbon, reconnect the hydrological cycle, and springboard biodiversity across continents.
Regeneration for Social Change with Ashley Colby Fitzgerald
Ashley Colby’s life is one in which passion meets purpose. She dared to take the road less traveled; the road that many of us only glimpse in bleary-eyed daydreams. To venture into the unknown, guided by a burning question of “What could be?” takes a leap of faith. It is an act that tests your resolve, questions your motives, grades on your patience, and thus, builds your resilience.
Mimicking Nature for Infinite Returns with Mark Shepard
In this fascinating talk, Mark gets into the real estate side of his operations and how he has been successful at improving degraded real estate through restorative practices that mimic nature, and then stacking synergistic businesses that will increase the value of the property so that he can refinance his capital out and get infinite returns.