The Regenerative Real Estate Podcast

Featuring inspiring conversations about how humans can make our environments a force for good.

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Featuring world renown architects, developers, land stewards, farmers, philosophers, and community organizers who are pushing culture toward a more resilient future.

Explore the guests and follow their work:

  • Carol Sanford

    Author of “Regenerative Business”, “Regenerative Life”

  • Ross Chapin

    Architect, author, and pocket neighborhood creator

  • Jason McClennan

    Architect and founder of the International Living Future Institute

  • Dan Miller

    Regenerative agriculture financier and founder of Steward

  • Amira Ayoub

    Architect and promoter of healthy resilient buildings

  • Mark Shepard

    Farmer, Author, and founder of Restoration Agriculture Development (RAD)

  • Regenesis

    Regenerative development transforming the ways humans inhabit the earth.

  • Savory

    Holistic management handbook: Regenerating your land and growing your profits

  • Intentional Living Future Institute

    Creating the greenest building for a healthy world

  • Foundation for Intentional Community

    Connecting people and building intentional communities for more sustainable ways of living together

  • The Ecology School

    Transforming how people think about science, food, environment, and themselves through joyful, hands-on learning for all ages

  • Regen Network

    Ecological assets for the ReFi economy

Most Listened to Episodes

Community Land Trusts with Julie Brunner

Julie has worked in the field of affordable housing since the mid-90s and today OPAL is responsible for housing 200 families on an island with a population of just 5,000. Over the years, both through hot and cold real estate markets, they’ve found innovative ways to finance and offer housing, both through home ownership and renting.

Creating Cohousing with Katie McCamant

Katie McCamant is an author, architect, and the co-creator of the term “cohousing”—a community of private homes clustered around shared communal spaces.

The Regenerative Real Estate Story with Neal and Alissa Collins

On this special episode of the podcast, Neal and Alissa tell their own life story, which culminates in their development of regenerative real estate: an approach to the built environment that considers health and wellness, sustainability, ecology, community, and spirit.

Zero Net Energy Affordable Housing with Sean Armstrong

The world is beginning to go through an electric revolution, and real estate is at the epicenter. Sean Armstrong, principal at Redwood Energy, happens to be one of the revolutionaries of this movement and has designed over 10,000 residences in more than 200 developments that are 100% all electric, Zero Net Energy with many of those being low-income affordable housing.

Agrihoods and Field Building with Daron “Farmer D” Joffe

Daron Joffe, a.k.a. Farmer D, is a farmer, designer, and ambitious field-builder promoting the idea of agrihoods and conservation-focused land development. He believes in the “village” model, where housing development is clustered, while large swaths of surrounding land is conserved for nature and agriculture.

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  • Inspiring

    “Every time I listen to these episodes I get juiced and can’t stop dreaming about what’s possible.”

    – Apple Podcast Review

  • Incredible content and production

    “I am amazed by the content of this podcast and its mission.”

    – Apple Podcast Review

  • Knowledge is power

    “Love, not just some of the topics discussed here but the values that it is trying to portray. As a real estate investor myself, switching significantly to start doing my own sustainable developments to build not just to build but to create with purpose and legacy for good.”

    – Apple Podcast Review

  • Important conversations

    “Thank you for featuring guests that can move ideals to action. It’s about time these messages be taken main stream!”

    – Apple Podcast Review

  • Positive externalities

    “Learned so much and was inspired to listen and read more. Doing more good vs. doing less bad. Ecosystem plurality vs vertical integration. Listening to you, Neal, speak with other thought leaders provides language for all of us to have these conversations in our professions and neighborhoods. Looking forward to listening to previous episodes and staying current as you continue to interview thinkers in this space.”

    – Apple Podcast Review

  • An inspiring podcast for an upsetting challenge

    “The Regenerative Real Estate Podcast gives us hope that we can overcome the existential threat that is climate change. The guests are so motivating; they offer real solutions instead of scare tactics. It uplifts my spirit, making me excited to get to work and do more!”

    – Apple Podcast Review

  • Source of inspiration, motivation and excitement

    “This podcast has become my source of inspiration, motivation and excitement since I discovered it last year. While I thought I was trying to do what Regenerative Real Estate is doing all by myself, it turns out there are these amazing people striving to change the world through the vehicle of real estate. The interviews/conversations Neal Collins brings about are deeply driven by the similar values and passion. I’m so grateful to have found this podcast and so looking forward to each new episode!”

    – Apple Podcast Review

  • Amazing

    “This show is incredible. I learn something from every episode and each guest about how regenerative principles can be applied to real estate and the built environment. Every time I listen I feel new inspiration. Thank you!!”

    – Apple Podcast Review

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Reimagining Community: How Rooted Northwest is Transforming Rural Living
Reimagining Community: How Rooted Northwest is Transforming Rural Living

In the latest episode of the Regenerative Real Estate Podcast, we dive deep into the world of Rooted Northwest—a co-housing community with permaculture farms.

Transformational Transactions: Turning Real Estate Into a Force for Good
Transformational Transactions: Turning Real Estate Into a Force for Good

What if buying or selling a property could do more than change ownership—what if it could change the world? Our mission is to be Change Agents, using business as a catalyst for regeneration—proving that real estate can be a powerful force for good.

Biodynamic Farming: Essays From the Field, by Henning K. Sehmsdorf
Biodynamic Farming: Essays From the Field, by Henning K. Sehmsdorf

A magnum opus, Fifty Years of Biodynamic Farming: Essays From the Field is Henning Sehmsdorf 's tribute and testament to biodynamic living and farming.

Agrihoods & Conservation Communities
Agrihoods & Conservation Communities

Agrihoods and conservation communities blend sustainable agriculture and land conservation with modern living, creating vibrant neighborhoods that foster a deep connection to nature and community.

Active Hope with Joanna Macy
Active Hope with Joanna Macy

"Active Hope" by Joanna Macy transforms despair into action, offering essential guidance and support for those committed to regeneration.

Soil Building to Home Building
Soil Building to Home Building

It’s not unlike the farm-to-table movement, which cultivates bioregional food systems—maybe this is a farm-to-frame movement in the works.

Sustainable Settings: 244-Acre Biodynamic Ranch in Colorado
Sustainable Settings: 244-Acre Biodynamic Ranch in Colorado

Latitude connects legacy properties with a new generation of stewards. Explore Sustainable Settings, a 244-acre biodynamic ranch serving as a living laboratory exploring art, science, and consciousness within its natural environment.

Reimagining the Three Little Pigs
Reimagining the Three Little Pigs

Introducing a new possibility for integrating natural building in more residential settings beyond the “Hobbit House out in the hills.

Regenerative Hospitality: A New Type of Travel
Regenerative Hospitality: A New Type of Travel

An innovative approach within the hospitality industry that not only prioritizes sustainable and environmentally responsible practices but actively contributes to the restoration of ecosystems, engages local communities, and creates meaningful, transformative experiences for guests.

Master-Planned Communities & Regenerative Living
Master-Planned Communities & Regenerative Living

In the face of climate change and growing desire for more holistic living, Master-Planned Communities of the 21st century can present an incredible shift in real estate development.

Metamorphosis: A Day Steeped in Contemplative-Based Social Transformation
Metamorphosis: A Day Steeped in Contemplative-Based Social Transformation

Change Agent, David Todd reflects on attending Metamorphosis - a gathering of leaders and practitioners in contemplative-based social change.

Regenerative Development with Mel Meagher
Regenerative Development with Mel Meagher

From artists in residences to community placemaking, Mel Meagher encourages us to think beyond the binary when approaching development.

Hemp Construction with Jacob Waddell
Hemp Construction with Jacob Waddell

Building healthy, sustainable, and non-toxic buildings using hemp with Jacob Waddell.

Building An Ambitious Agrihood with Scott Snodgrass
Building An Ambitious Agrihood with Scott Snodgrass

From urban food forests to the development of agrihoods, Scott Snodgrass infuses agriculture as a solution for thriving communities.

Reverent Selling and Success(ion)
Reverent Selling and Success(ion)

Reflections from Change Agent David Todd on the process of transitioning from land and home ownership and the sacredness that can inform the sales process.