在“与Dani Nierenberg的食物谈话”中，首席成长官罗代尔研究所Jeff Tkach talks about the benefits of再生有机实践，这不仅维护资源和投入，还可以加强它们。“如果您专注于土壤，将所有资源和精力集中在建造土壤，将土壤浇水，浇水，恢复结果上，结果 - 它会产生健康食品，但不仅仅是：它是健康的人，Tkach说。“我们作为农民的工作不是要生产健康的食物：这是培养健康的人。”
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Founded in 1947, the Rodale Institute conducts research about the advantages of natural, organic farming practices. In labs, classrooms, and farms, the Rodale Institute uses its research for education programs and outreach to help farmers transition to regenerative organic agriculture. “Getting [our research] out into the hands of farmers and helping them transition has never been more critical than today,” says Tkach. “It’s not okay to just sit back, farm, and do research if that research doesn’t bring about change.”
“We see ourselves as a change agent: an agency to bring about change in the way that we produce food,” says Tkach. Since 1981, Rodale Institute has conducted theFarming Systems Trial，对有机和常规生长系统的并排比较，以帮助农民决定改变其农业实践。根据该试验，有机系统在干旱或洪水中产生31％的收益率，节省了45％的能源，产生了三倍的利润。“这确实为我封锁了它，因为很多人认为可以进行有机的扩展，但我们已经证明它可以。而且我们已经证明，有机不仅可以养活世界，而且可以养活世界。” Tkach说。
The Rodale Institute not only leads programs to convert current farmers, but also hosts education programs to train new farmers. TheirVeteran Farmer Training计划使人们从兵役返回的人们可以在现场训练Rodale；这Agriculture Supported Communities计划在Rodale训练新农民，同时将该计划种植的食物带到低收入社区。这两个计划都为农民提供导师：经验丰富的农民。“耕种很难。这些农民有我们不想失去的巨大智慧。因此，可以将这些培训的农民和即将到来的农民与拥有丰富经验的人联系起来的能力使年轻人朝着成功的方向发展。” Tkach说。
