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Dan Kittredge: On the Cusp of a Nutrition-Led Revolution?
Manage episode 469668535 series 1449500
Welcome to a special 250th episode of the podcast! Are we on the cusp of a revolution in the nutritional content of our food? One that could change everything? Dan Kittredge thinks so. And he’s about to launch his next global effort to that end.
When you get a chance to speak with the man who’s been called the global steward of nutrient density in food, the man who developed the very term ‘nutrient density’, you don’t necessarily expect it to go as big and broad as this conversation did. But then maybe should I have.
Dan Kittredge is living one heck of a life, and as founder of the Bionutrient Food Association, goes as far as to say they're on the cusp of achieving their mission - that a revolution in the nutritional content of our food could happen within the next five years. It will be driven by farmers being rewarded for producing quality food, and set in tow enormous benefits for human and planetary health – from the physical to the meta-physical, and back again.
Indeed, this has been the nature of Dan’s journey, wandering from his roots with pioneering organic farming parents, across all sorts of intellectual and spiritual disciplines, experiencing the limitations of each, before arriving at an epiphany.
Now he’s increasingly invited to engage with communities all around the world. And this month he launches a new program to spur the vision along. Those of us who won’t get to attend the program will get a chance to hear how it goes too, at the next major RegenWA Conference in Perth in September.
Recorded 14 February 2025.
Music:
Dan singing.
Stones & Bones, by Owls of the Swamp.
Together Road, by Paper Planes (from Artlist).
Regeneration, by Amelia Barden.
The RegenNarration playlist, music chosen by guests.
Find more:
My conversation with Fred Provenza.
And with Manchan Magan, igniting some of my ancestral roots.
The RegenNarration podcast is independent, ad-free and freely available, thanks to the generous support of listeners like you. If you too value what you hear, please consider joining them.
Become a paid subscriber to connect with your host, other listeners and exclusive benefits, on Patreon or the new Substack.
Or donate directly via the website (avoiding fees) or PayPal.
You can also visit The RegenNarration shop. And share, rate and review the podcast.
Thanks for your support!
Chapters
1. 250th episode intro, preview & music (00:00:00)
2. Dan’s first visit to Australia (00:03:30)
3. How Dan came to his insights (00:07:20)
4. His parents’ journey, book & influence (00:09:35)
5. The Transformative Potential of Collaboration (00:10:30)
6. Surprise connections to ancestral lands (00:14:50)
7. Interacting with Nutrient Density (00:18:50)
8. When Dan’s life really gets interesting (00:21:45)
9. Off to India (00:25:00)
10. A profound vision (00:28:30)
11. Confronted by the realisation growing ‘organic’ wasn’t enough (00:34:15)
12. Founding the Bionutrient Food Association (BFA) (00:38:10)
13. The Vision and Mission of the Bionutrient Food Association (00:39:00)
14. How the movement is building, in varied political contexts (00:41:10)
15. Just about everybody gets it (00:47:30)
16. Creating off-ramps for people (00:52:00)
17. What Dan is seeing during the Trump term (00:53:25)
18. What to do if power structures hamper us, but politics is such a side show? (00:56:55)
19. The art of engaging & disengaging (01:00:30)
20. On the cusp of breakthrough - farmers getting paid for nutrient density? (01:03:05)
21. The hand-held metre measuring nutrient density (01:07:50)
22. Launching a certified course in Australia & NZ this month (01:10:45)
23. Open sourcing it all (01:15:50)
24. Getting an update at the next RegenWA conference (01:18:50)
25. An invitation & invocation (01:20:40)
26. Dan singing & closing words (01:22:40)
376 episodes
Manage episode 469668535 series 1449500
Welcome to a special 250th episode of the podcast! Are we on the cusp of a revolution in the nutritional content of our food? One that could change everything? Dan Kittredge thinks so. And he’s about to launch his next global effort to that end.
When you get a chance to speak with the man who’s been called the global steward of nutrient density in food, the man who developed the very term ‘nutrient density’, you don’t necessarily expect it to go as big and broad as this conversation did. But then maybe should I have.
Dan Kittredge is living one heck of a life, and as founder of the Bionutrient Food Association, goes as far as to say they're on the cusp of achieving their mission - that a revolution in the nutritional content of our food could happen within the next five years. It will be driven by farmers being rewarded for producing quality food, and set in tow enormous benefits for human and planetary health – from the physical to the meta-physical, and back again.
Indeed, this has been the nature of Dan’s journey, wandering from his roots with pioneering organic farming parents, across all sorts of intellectual and spiritual disciplines, experiencing the limitations of each, before arriving at an epiphany.
Now he’s increasingly invited to engage with communities all around the world. And this month he launches a new program to spur the vision along. Those of us who won’t get to attend the program will get a chance to hear how it goes too, at the next major RegenWA Conference in Perth in September.
Recorded 14 February 2025.
Music:
Dan singing.
Stones & Bones, by Owls of the Swamp.
Together Road, by Paper Planes (from Artlist).
Regeneration, by Amelia Barden.
The RegenNarration playlist, music chosen by guests.
Find more:
My conversation with Fred Provenza.
And with Manchan Magan, igniting some of my ancestral roots.
The RegenNarration podcast is independent, ad-free and freely available, thanks to the generous support of listeners like you. If you too value what you hear, please consider joining them.
Become a paid subscriber to connect with your host, other listeners and exclusive benefits, on Patreon or the new Substack.
Or donate directly via the website (avoiding fees) or PayPal.
You can also visit The RegenNarration shop. And share, rate and review the podcast.
Thanks for your support!
Chapters
1. 250th episode intro, preview & music (00:00:00)
2. Dan’s first visit to Australia (00:03:30)
3. How Dan came to his insights (00:07:20)
4. His parents’ journey, book & influence (00:09:35)
5. The Transformative Potential of Collaboration (00:10:30)
6. Surprise connections to ancestral lands (00:14:50)
7. Interacting with Nutrient Density (00:18:50)
8. When Dan’s life really gets interesting (00:21:45)
9. Off to India (00:25:00)
10. A profound vision (00:28:30)
11. Confronted by the realisation growing ‘organic’ wasn’t enough (00:34:15)
12. Founding the Bionutrient Food Association (BFA) (00:38:10)
13. The Vision and Mission of the Bionutrient Food Association (00:39:00)
14. How the movement is building, in varied political contexts (00:41:10)
15. Just about everybody gets it (00:47:30)
16. Creating off-ramps for people (00:52:00)
17. What Dan is seeing during the Trump term (00:53:25)
18. What to do if power structures hamper us, but politics is such a side show? (00:56:55)
19. The art of engaging & disengaging (01:00:30)
20. On the cusp of breakthrough - farmers getting paid for nutrient density? (01:03:05)
21. The hand-held metre measuring nutrient density (01:07:50)
22. Launching a certified course in Australia & NZ this month (01:10:45)
23. Open sourcing it all (01:15:50)
24. Getting an update at the next RegenWA conference (01:18:50)
25. An invitation & invocation (01:20:40)
26. Dan singing & closing words (01:22:40)
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