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Regenerate AZ 2023

We need your help to create a paradigm shift in the food supply.

Farmers, ranchers, entrepreneurs, and leaders in the regenerative movement who are actively accelerating positive changes in Arizona will connect for a 1.5-day program that will help deliver a real action plan for regeneration in the region. Participants will work together with Dr. Yadi Wang on the first Regenerative Organic Certified farm in the U.S. Southwest, a model for education, inspiration, and conversation. Participants will build stronger peer-to-peer relationships, share a common understanding of critical issues, explore regenerative agriculture in practice, and develop real solutions to problems preventing progress. We want participants to walk away informed, inspired, and ready to get to work. A companion white paper and field trial data will be published after the event in 2023. The event is free of charge due to the generosity of our program sponsors and organizers. 


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Event Details

A program to accelerate regenerative food systems in a drought environment.


When: Oct. 6-7, 2023

Who: Invitation only this year

Where: Oatman Flats Ranch, Arizona

Cost: Free

Contact: info@think-regen.com


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About Regenerate AZ: The Mission

Community Creates Change

The complex nature of the food supply means positive changes will require many different people, organizations, and skillsets to work together.

Soil Health is Vital

Sharing practices that improve soil health and our habitats for food production will allow farmers to withstand drought and flood conditions that are becoming more common.

Water is Scarce

Healthier soils have been proven to store more water than depleted soils, an important fact as voluntary restrictions are starting to be implemented in the Lower Colorado River system. 

Science-based and Proven

All of the practices recommended by Regenerate AZ participants will be based on the latest research supporting soil health, biology, gut health, and regenerative economics.

Biodiversity is Key

We are building resiliency by moving away from monoculture growing systems and into more dynamic, and complex, cropping systems.

Storytelling Matters

Our event participants will help build a story with the world about how regenerative practices are being implemented throughout the food supply. What are the next steps we need to take?

Dr. Yadi Wang's Story

Please enjoy a 12-minute documentary produced by Kiss the Ground about Dr. Yadi Wang and the work at Oatman Flats Ranch.

Sponsors

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Regenerate AZ Program Organizers

DRY Cooperative

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The Development of Regenerative Yields (“DRY”) Cooperative is an association to support reciprocal interaction of agricultural producers and service providers to create and maintain equitable, transparent, and sustainable food supply chains with a regional emphasis while providing ecosystem services and networking benefits for our members

The Development of Regenerative Yields (“DRY”) Cooperative is an association to support reciprocal interaction of agricultural producers and service providers to create and maintain equitable, transparent, and sustainable food supply chains with a regional emphasis while providing ecosystem services and networking benefits for our members and their communities to support both planetary and human health. DRY Co-op works directly with NGOs, local governments and businesses to support cognizant land stewardship, watershed management, soil regeneration, circular economies and market access on behalf of its members. 

Think Regeneration

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Think Regeneration is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit bringing its expertise, established leadership programs, fundraising capacities, and experienced facilitators to Regenerate AZ. We are currently running programs for organizations for NGOs, local conservation districts, agriculture leaders, charities, and family farmers. Our belief is that every

Think Regeneration is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit bringing its expertise, established leadership programs, fundraising capacities, and experienced facilitators to Regenerate AZ. We are currently running programs for organizations for NGOs, local conservation districts, agriculture leaders, charities, and family farmers. Our belief is that every region will want to adopt a program like Regenerate AZ, where coalitions representing every link in the food supply chain will work together to create a more regenerative communities and economies.

Center for Agricultural Resilience

Center for Agricultural Resilience

Center for Agricultural Resilience

The Center for Agricultural Resilience (CFAR) was built to educate thought leaders on the environmental, economic and social benefits of building resilient animal, plant and human ecosystems that can nourish our communities.

Ranch House Media

Center for Agricultural Resilience

Center for Agricultural Resilience

Ranch House Media is a boutique production agency based in Tucson, Arizona. We only work on projects we believe in and we will stop at nothing to see them through. 

More About Oatman Flats Ranch

Oatman Flats Ranch

Oatman Flats Ranch is founded by Dax Hansen, a fourth-generation producer on a mission to revitalize the desert landscape. It is the first Regenerative Organic Certified farm in the U.S. Southwest that grows heritage wheat. The farm uses regenerative practices to maximize soil-based water storage, including but not limited to minimize soil disturbance, cover cropping, roller crimping and mob grazing for cover crop termination, integrated pest management, and other natural techniques, to nourish the soil that further improve health of people and the ecosystem.


VIdeo: Take in the natural beauty of Oatman Flats Ranch, as produced by Oatman Farms, its partner and flour producer.

Oatman Flats Rockhouse

The Historic Rockhouse on Oatman Flats Ranch in Gila Bend, Arizona, is part of the important regional story of indigenous growers, colonial settlers, and modern day America.

Oatman Flats Soil Management

Follow Dr. Yadi Wang in the field as he explains his philosophy for growing life, big and small. 

Oatman Flats Flooding 2023

Take a look at how Gila River flooding affected Oatman Flats Ranch.

The 2023 Field Trials

EnSoil Algae Tests

Enlightened Soil will be providing EnSoil Algae to the managers at Oatman Flats Ranch for a test trial in 2023. Details about the results of the trials will be made available to the participants, and will also be included in white paper to be published in 2023 after the conclusion of Regenerate AZ.


Information about the product and research done by Dr. James White at Rutgers University is available by request to info@think-regen.com.

The Regenerate AZ 2023 Program

SPEAKERS

Dr. Yadi Wang, is the co-founder of DRY Cooperative, co-founder of Arizona SOL L3C, founder and president of Vertical Resolutions LLC, project manager at Oatman Flats Ranch, and serves on the Kiss the Ground Farm Leadership Council. His experience in business, leadership and advocacy, both at the national and local level, has positioned him as one of the premiere experts in regenerative systems in the world. 


Ryan Slabaugh, Think Regeneration founder & director, is an expert in organic and regenerative agriculture, with a large network of farmers, ranchers, and industry professionals around the world. Previously, he served as executive director of Acres U.S.A., a 51-year-old soil health education and publishing company, where he helped connect farmers and growers to trusted information created by their peers, created soil health curriculum for growers around the country, and built events focused on soil health education. He has also won national journalism awards for reporting on water issues in the West.


Denise Bahil, Think Regeneration director of customer experience & strategy, has a background in climate justice and local food entrepreneurship. She joined Think Regeneration in 2022 as a founding team member in order to build a culture of continuous improvement and excellence. Her work to understand our audience, and how we are impacting growers, is essential to ensure our programs are leading in the industry. 


KEYNOTES TBD

October 6: Day 1 (Full Day)

9 am-7:30 pm

Introduction

Farm Tour (Outside)

Lunch

Connecting the Dots

Build Your Why

Media Exercises

Closing

Happy Hour/Dinner with Keynotes

October 7: Day 2 (Half Day)

8 am-Noon

Breakfast

Future Problem-Solving Exercise & Recommendations

Depart with an action plan!

NOTES

DRIVING INSTRUCTIONS: Look for emails from program organizers with detailed instructions about how to access the venue, about 1.5 hours west of Tucson.


CAMPING INSTRUCTIONS: Access to a sleeping yurt with 3-4 others is available. Please bring a sleeping bag and any creature comforts. You are welcome to bring your own tent as well. Hotel options are available as well. Look for more details in pre-event email communication.


FOOD INSTRUCTIONS: On Day 1, lunch and dinner will be provided, along with snacks and water. On Day 2, breakfast and a light lunch will be provided, along with snacks and water. Look for an email asking for dietary restrictions prior to the event.


What to bring:

  • Wear comfortable shoes.
  • Bring bug spray or sun protection as needed.
  • Bring a jacket in case of weather.
  • Bring a reusable water bottle.
  • Bring an extra batter charger for phone or cameras. Plug-in spots will be limited.

Recent Media

In Parched Arizona, the Produce Gardens Bloom (New York Times, May 2023)

Read a weekend feature that informed millions about the regenerative farming practices in Arizona, including Oatman Flats Ranch. “Farming can’t continue like it is in the West,” said Dax Hansen. “You have to grow regeneratively or you’re going to run out of water.” Read the full story.


OTHER MEDIA:

microBIOMETER & Regenerate AZ Announce Official Partnership (Think Regeneration, July 2023)

Regenerate AZ & Enlightened Soil Corp. Announce Partnership (Think Regeneration, June 2023)

Regenerative Farming at the Oatman Flats Ranch in Dateland (AZ Central, March 2023)

Regenerate AZ: On the Ground (and River) at Oatman Flats Ranch (Think Regeneration, May 2023)

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