Breanne Gibson is a global change leader for regeneration, speaker. She's an educator, holistic nutrition expert, and permaculture practitioner. She is the founder of Breanne Gibson LLC, a coaching and consulting company focused on helping leaders, entrepreneurs, and organizations align with the intelligence of nature for ultimate energy, health and resiliency.
Her mission is to reconnect humanity with nature and remove the gap between soil and health for both human and planet. In this podcast Breanne touches on her journey beginning in British Columbia growing up on 10 acres "in nature", to her experience in the army before branching out and creating her own coaching and consulting business. Breanne shares some insights into her own diet, how to make soil for growing your own food and so much more. Her passion and wealth of knowledge is contagious and might inspire you, if you haven't already to do some research into what your eating. After listening to this podcast make sure to visit Breanne's links for more information. |
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Quotes
Nature never leaves herself bare only humans leave her bare"
--Breanne Gibson talking about soil quality
I think for us and its evolved but we’ve always supported each other in our individual journeys there’s never been a feeling that I can’t live my life because I’m with you and vice versa and that’s been really freeing .”
--Breanne Gibson on fourteen years with her husband
Questions for the farmers market:
How do you keep your soil healthy?
A farm that is focused on building soil health first is what you are wanting.
Do you use synthetic fertilizer, fungicide, or herbicides? No
These chemicals are toxic to the living soil microorganisms and make their way into both the water you drink and the food you eat.
Who works on your farm?
A farm that sees their team as a extremely valuable part and not random labor.
If it is an meat product ask:
Do you have a grazing plan? Yes...
Are you working with your animals to maximize plant growth and biodiversity? Yes...
Overall, you want to support farmers, businesses and brands that are regenerating soil, restoring native grasslands, truly caring for their animals through holistic management, and sequestering carbon through healthy soil practices.
How do you keep your soil healthy?
A farm that is focused on building soil health first is what you are wanting.
- Do you add compost? Yes
- Do you use cover crops? Yes
- Do you practice no-till agriculture? Yes
- Do you grow a variety of plants? Yes
Do you use synthetic fertilizer, fungicide, or herbicides? No
These chemicals are toxic to the living soil microorganisms and make their way into both the water you drink and the food you eat.
Who works on your farm?
A farm that sees their team as a extremely valuable part and not random labor.
If it is an meat product ask:
Do you have a grazing plan? Yes...
Are you working with your animals to maximize plant growth and biodiversity? Yes...
Overall, you want to support farmers, businesses and brands that are regenerating soil, restoring native grasslands, truly caring for their animals through holistic management, and sequestering carbon through healthy soil practices.