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Food is medicine, but what does it look like to put that idea into practice?

This month, we hosted Climate Farm School for a two-day, Food Is Medicine-focused gathering here at Caney Fork Farms.

We welcomed local medical professionals, farmers, researchers, food system leaders, and members of our own team to learn from one another. Together, we explored the connections between regenerative agriculture, nutrition, and human health. We also talked about what it can look like to bring these ideas into healthcare settings and our communities.

A huge thank you to Climate Farm School for bringing this group together, and to our speakers and participants from Vanderbilt University Medical Center, The Soil Inventory Project, Periodic Table of Food Initiative, Nashville Food Project, Welcome Garden, and beyond.

We’re especially grateful to everyone who shared their expertise, asked thoughtful questions, and spent time learning alongside us on the farm.

For us, this is exactly why Food Is Medicine starts long before food reaches the plate. There is so much value in bringing together the people who care for our soil, grow our food, study its nutritional quality, and care for our communities.

Food Is Medicine takes community, and we’re grateful to be part of one that is willing to learn from each other.

Soil → Food → Community.

📸 Thanks to our guest, David Finkler, for some of these wonderful photos!

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Part 1 of our 2026 lineup announcement! Featuring Sponsors, partners, exhibitors, and volunteers 😍 @projectdrawdown @byebyeplasticlife @precyclenyc @oatly @anewmaterial @thedavidenergy @climatefarmschool @airplantnina @lesroycaines

Grab your ticket in bio 😍😍

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Last year we introduced a new and dare-we-say unforgettable component to the symposium. We made a giant piñata, filled it with goodies, and invited participants to write intentions for their fellow community members throughout the day and drop them in. We ended the gathering by busting that piñata open. Observing, it seems to turn into an opportunity for folks to get out some healthy feminine rage…y’all were swingin’ hard! And when it finally came open there was a mad dash to scoop up those intentions (and chocolates;). A new tradition was born! Don’t miss the chance…we’re NEVER too old for a piñata!

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@neilyeoh gifted me the best wedding anniversary this year that blew me away. It wasn’t a cartier or hermes. It was an admission to a school - to @climatefarmschool which shocked me in the best way possible.

The past summer, I stepped away from my desk to learn farming. I was wwoofing alone in the countrysides of France following my curiosity getting myself covered in soil everyday and sometimes, animal poop 💩 till then I wasn’t quite sure how this would all connect back to my work. I even thought maybe I’m meant to move onto another chapter outside the beauty industry. But spending a week at climate farm school made me reflect and helped connect all the dots.

the thing is.. The same impatience that pushes skincare toward more actives, more steps, faster results is the same impatience that pushes farming toward bigger yields, faster harvests, heavier inputs. It’s the same impatience that pushes a company toward faster launch cycles, faster growth, more SKUs, until growth stops being a sign of health and starts being the whole point. Same villain, three outfits. It shows up in a serum. It shows up in a field. It shows up in a boardroom deciding what to launch next quarter because the business needs a number, not because the product is ready.
Nature, where we take from, doesn’t hurry yet it accomplishes everything.
And ingredients that aren’t rushed carry more of what they’re supposed to carry.

so if there’s something you’re curious about that you constantly talk yourself out of, maybe that’s a sign to double click on it💌

Some amazing folks that are fighting the good fight ⬇️
@hawthornevalley
@wallyfarms
@gentletimefarming
@stonehousegrain
@glynwoodorg
@apis.apotheca.farm
@breadtreefarms

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For those that only know Carla, please meet Megan, the other half of Boots Bread. A diamond in the rough!

With aligned values like regional sourcing, creating a pathway to worker ownership, and accessibility to good bread.

A look into where your pledge is going <3

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Today marks 16 years of living in New York. Here’s everything I did in August + a mind dump:

I can’t say I’ve ever had a ton of clarity on how I want to pursue my career (does anybody? Also yuck, I hate defining folks by their career) but those close to me know I’ve been struggling with finding joy in my current field for quite some time. Maybe it’s years of burnout, having to constantly prove my worth, the rise of AI, the drive to work with community and mission-based orgs, or everything between. I’ve tried restructuring my independent business to reflect my values and only work with companies that I felt aligned with, but we also live in a capitalist society. I’m tired, I’m stressed, I don’t want to compete with bots. It’s also hard battling the guilt of your parents’ expectations — how do you tell them you just don’t really feel in it anymore?

I found a lot of clarity these last few weeks (these last few days, even). I cooked a lot. I felt reconnected to our Earth and heard all forms of life buzzing around. I harvested onions and shishitos and felt awe and admiration for soil, manure, and compost. I stepped in so much cow poop. I milked cows!! I created tangible pieces that I liked and found joy in the process. I cried a lot (nothing new there, lol).

I do think I will always be trying to find my path, but I do know this: there are many interests that pull at me (food/cooking, community-building, animal care, marine science, biodiversity) but what keeps me rooted is the quality of work and my relationship to people, place, and organisms. I want to be hands-on, less tied to a screen. My instinct is usually to observe before I act, and this chapter is about pushing past the shyness, doing more of the opposite and seeing what I’m fully capable of.

(BTW currently looking for internships, apprenticeships & part-time roles — please send opps my way :))

CSA / freezer leftovers meal: homemade chicken meatballs in lemongrass/ginger chicken broth

CSA meal: tomato shiso cold noodles

Future of Food 2050, mixed media collage (first CFS assignment)

Made with found media from my personal hoarding collection (earth/soil are sourced); background is an unused texture t

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Still thinking about the incredibly transformative week I had with @climatefarmschool and the very special folks I experienced it with. I entered with little knowledge around regenerative agriculture and food systems and am leaving with the intro tools, an extremely full heart, and more curiosity around climate change and all things affected by it.

Endless gratitude and appreciation for: farmers who work hours on end (in all climates!) to grow the food we eat, the beautiful biodiversity (plants, animals, insects) that keeps our soils and foods healthy, the chefs who are carefully sourcing from these places and putting delicious meals on the table, all the thoughtful conversations we had throughout the week (agreements, disagreements, lots of laughter). #35mm

Hawthorne Valley Farm: walking through the squash fields

Onion harvesting day with HVF!

Laying onions out to cure ☀️

So many onions!

The local watering hole 🕳️

Veggie fields at HVF

So many incredible meals by Chef Maggie! Each day, the chef had 3 participants as kitchen helpers.

#hotgrillsummer

The dairy cows of HVF ❤️🫶🏼

Harvesting shishitos at Gentle Time Farm

Chef Addison plating house made flatbread for the Summer Harvest Dinner at Wally Farms

A-Team chefs of the Summer Harvest Dinner (Benny, Maggie, Addison)

More snaps from shishito harvesting day.

Long beans!

Shishito bounty 🧤💚

We 💚 Gentle Time Farm

It’s giving American Football

Cuties harvesting shishitos

The fam 💚

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“Movements grow like gardens. We all do.” @wandalynnes wrote this to our team several months ago and we immediately thought - this is a conversation for the symposium. We’ve been so lucky to work with Wanda since the very beginning…she sat on a panel at the first symposium and soon after joined our leadership circle. She sat on our leadership circle for years, before transitioning to community partnership. We continue to collaborate on mutual aid program and feel grateful to call her a dear friend. Wanda will be sharing perspective in our morning conversation and will lead a workshop growing out of her comment in the afternoon. Grab a ticket or register for a scholarship soon - they’re moving! The links to both are in our bio!

Wanda Stewart is the Executive Director of Common Vision @_commonvision_ - an organization “doing good” at the nexus of education, food, and the environment. With a focus on the needs of disenfranchised communities of color and school children, Common Vision’s work reflects gardens in schools, trees in ground, and food to families. After many professional years as a public and private school administrator, Wanda defines her essential roles now as farmer, community organizer, and enthusiastic tree-hugging environmental steward.

As a Black woman, mother and teacher, cultural connections, creativity and courageous conversations are central to her personal growth, her work in community, and her steadfast determination to be of meaningful service in the transition to a blossoming new world.

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We’re so honored and excited to share that we will be collaborating with @farmermainguyen and the @cagraincampaign once again this year on the Saturday before the symposium. For local folks and those who register to camp (there are still a few spots left, so register and grab one if you hope to stay overnight!) you will have the opportunity to join Farmer Mai in a seed celebration from 2-7pm. Registration required!! The day will be a culmination of Mai’s season devoted to cultivating and harvesting over 80 rare heirloom grain varieties entrusted to them from around the world. These seeds were stomped into the soil the night before last year’s symposium, and will be cleaned and winnowed the night before this year’s. Together we will celebrate the relationships that allow these rare varieties to continue on. This weekend’s gatherings help us mark the end of summer and the start of fall with ritual, community, and connection. Participation in the seed celebration requires registration! Find the link to register on our Eventbrite page (🔗 in our bio).

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#picturebook #crowdfunding #preorder #campaignendingsoon #buyourbook

🏁Today’s the last day to pre-order a copy of The Great Pumpkin Rescue by backing our Kickstarter. Buy it now for delivery in the fall. 🎃

🌻We are fully backed! We are 100 percent publishing! The kickstarter ends tonight, Sunday at midnight! 🌜

📚This is our first published children’s book. It’s a small 500 copy print and we have already pre-sold over 100 books. They are selling fast so this is a reminder to secure your copy. 📔

This is very exciting to bring our story to all of you and we are so thankful to everyone for the many ways they have supported us. We will continue to share our publishing journey here on our instagram. 🙏

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Day out at the soil health event—getting down and dirty with the soil science! Learning, laughing, and loving healthy roots

#regenerativeagriculture #maxireal #soilhealth #agriculture

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There’s something powerful about learning directly from the land. 🌱

At Climate Farm School at Carnation Farm, we stepped into the field to harvest, observe, ask questions, and better understand the work behind every healthy crop.

Experiences like this remind us that agriculture is not only about what we grow—it is about caring for the soil, respecting the process, and building a more resilient future together.
From the field, with purpose. 💚

#MaxiReal #ClimateFarmSchool #CarnationFarm #regenerativeagriculture

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