HIGHLIGHTS

• Esther describes her work with Cienega Capital. 
• Why is Regenerative Agriculture Cienega Capital’s chosen focus? 
• What does it mean to be Regenerative? 
• Esther talks about change: What changes are needed? How is change happening?
• How working with Sallie Calhoun has opened Esther’s eyes to the benefits of paying attention to soil
• What is the #NoRegrets Initiative?
• Capitalism: Reformation or Revolution? 
• “Vulture Capitalism” vs. “Emergent Changemakers” - the shift from exploitive and extractive to investment in positive change
• Esther talks about two businesses Cienega Capital is currently investing in and how it parallels moving from monoculture to a diverse ecosystem.
• How COVID has exposed lack of resilience in our food system, and how (surprisingly) inefficiency can help
• Exploring the idea of “What is enough?”
• How are women playing a key role in innovation at the forefront of both Regenerative Agriculture and Investing? 
• “The Third Way” - how rejecting a dichotomy of choice framework paves the way toward creative solutions 

RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE

• Visit the Cienega Capital website: https://www.cienegacapital.com/
• Learn more about the #NoRegrets Initiative: https://www.noregretsinitiative.com/
• Learn more about Paicines Ranch: https://paicinesranch.com/index.php
• Read about Sallie Calhoun and Esther’s work, highlighted in Joel Solomon's book, "The Clean Money Revolution:" https://joelsolomon.org/book/
• Read ”Emergent Strategy: Shaping Change, Changing Worlds,” by Adrienne Maree Brown: https://www.akpress.org/emergentstrategy.html 

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