Guest Speaker Series 2024: Regenerative Farming (Caleb Schenck)

We are excited to announce our third season of guest speakers at Goodell Gardens! Five local experts will share their specialized knowledge and skills related to a variety of nature-related topics. These sessions will feature informative presentations, engaging make-and-take demonstrations, and numerous opportunities to ask questions and connect with like-minded people. These programs will take place on selected Thursdays from 7 - 8:30 pm from June-September.

Here are the details for this session:

Title: Healing Communities, the Earth, and Our Souls through Regenerative Agriculture

Description: We hear the words sustainable, ethical, ecological, green, carbon neutral, etc. frequently these days. What if rather than buying a new car – or switching over to the new advertised way of reducing our carbon footprint – we just need to go back to the basics?  Regenerative agriculture is the only carbon negative, natural food production system that reduces carbon in the atmosphere and produces nutritionally dense food at the same time. This workshop will include time for questions and answers as well as a brief walk to discuss the process of biomass accumulation and the various functions of things that our culture calls “weeds.”

Speaker Bio: Caleb Schenk is a husband, father, regenerative livestock rancher, and entrepreneur. He operates Deer Run Acres in Edinboro with his wife and children. Deer Run Acres is a 250-acre grazing operation that ethically raises ecologically sound food products for the Erie County community. 

Website: www.deerrunacres.com