ABOUT ME
CAROLINE GRINDRODAbout
Background. I came to regeneration from a deep love of the natural world and an early career in Environmental Conservation. I then came to farming through my previous marriage where farm life became my world for nearly two decades.
Since 2012, after leaving the farm, I have been developing what has become my consultancy offering and business—a unique approach to regeneration that has evolved from my work with hundreds of farmers and estate owners in the UK.
I am an Accredited Professional in Holistic Management. For over a decade, I have undertaken what I can best describe as a self-designed PhD that has expanded the boundaries of knowledge and application of regenerative agriculture in the UK context.
The educational journey has been a fascinating road of unlikely twists and turns. The scope of my research and development crosses a broad range of scientific fields, including soil, plant and animal sciences; ecology and agroecology; systems and holistic sciences; climate science; developmental psychology; the study of the indigenous cultures and practices of the UK; and included deep personal development work as part of the process.
As a result of attempting to answer the question, ‘How best can we transition our food and farming system to regenerative agriculture?’ I discovered that regeneration doesn’t stop at the farm gate.
Regeneration is a paradigm. We need to move beyond the limited 20th-century worldview that currently shapes our world based on the metaphor of the machine. In a regenerative paradigm, we adopt the principles of living systems to design society and solve the complex, interrelated problems faced by humanity today.
If we are to create a viable future for people and the planet, we need to adopt regenerative principles in not only our food and farming systems but also our businesses, leadership, and how we design our lives as citizens.
Everyone has a crucial part to play in creating a regenerative culture fit for the future.