THANK YOU TO OUR FUNDERS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
THIS EVENT WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE SUPPORT OF OUR GENEROUS FUNDERS, PARTNERS, & SPONSORS.
THANKS TO OUR PARTNERS & SPONSORS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Regenerative Healthcare Conference (RHC) is Rodale Institute’s marquee forum that builds connective tissue between the healthcare industry and the agriculture sector.
The foundation of the conference is built on the innate connection between soil health and human health and emphasizes a systems-based approach to patient care. RHC’s innovative education model prepares healthcare practitioners to incorporate “food as medicine” as a standard of practice.
In the United States, 90% of our $4.5 trillion annual healthcare expenditure is spent on managing chronic diseases, most of which is through pharmaceutical intervention. Adjacent to that, physicians only receive an average of 19.6 hours of nutrition education in all of medical school, some receiving none at all.
Instead of mopping the floors by just addressing symptoms, Rodale Institute seeks to travel upstream and turn off the faucet.
In our agricultural system, 90% of crop subsidies are allocated to GMO soy, corn, wheat, and cotton, with fruits and vegetables only receiving 10%. Those same cash crops are often sprayed with pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, and fertilizers that have devastating consequences on soil health, human health, and planetary health.
WHAT IF WE FLIPPED THE SCRIPT?
What if physicians and healthcare workers were empowered with the understanding that food is medicine and that our agricultural practices have a bearing on their patients’ health outcomes? What if a portion of our healthcare expenditures were spent on preventing and addressing chronic diseases by investing in making local, organic food as medicine accessible and affordable?
That is what Rodale Institute seeks to accomplish through innovative Regenerative Healthcare programming.
Medical providers, on average, see a caseload of 1,800 to 3,000 patients each year. By empowering them with this critical framework for systems change, they have a wide ripple effect on thousands of families across a broad geographic distribution.
The Regenerative Healthcare Conference is a vehicle through which Rodale Institute is creating a community of practice for healthcare professionals on the leading edge of this movement.
The community of practice we are building is for established practitioners and newcomers alike who are looking to grow the movement, find mentorship, and cultivate connections.
Beyond adding seats to the table, we are building entirely new tables to generate new conversations and cross-sectoral collaborations.
Our approach is unique – we are looking at how to solve challenges from the past while looking towards the future as leaders helping to create a new paradigm.
This year’s conference theme was “Rooting Health in Soil”. Beyond simply addressing medical practice gaps in food as medicine, the RHC looked at food as medicine through the lens of how our agricultural practices influence human and ecological health outcomes – for better or for worse. By empowering attendees with the knowledge that our soil health and human health epidemics are intertwined, a deeper understanding takes root.
Programming followed a story arc, with each speaker, workshop, and meal serving an integral role in shaping the story of reconnecting agriculture with healthcare. Each day had its own theme, taking attendees on a journey from farm to community.
The conference took place at Rodale Institute’s 386-acre headquarters in Kutztown, Pennsylvania. Thanks to your support, we transformed a historic bank barn into an inspiring, viable conference space and our research campus into a living classroom. Attendees had the opportunity to get their hands in the soil, to learn from brilliant minds from across the agricultural and healthcare sectors, and engage with one another in various workshops. Beyond the programming, there is no better way to instill an appreciation for local, regenerative organic food as medicine than through farm-totable meals. Esteemed chefs prepared decadent meals that enabled our participants to gather around tables and forge strong connections while savoring the flavors of the terrain around them.
Since the inaugural summit in 2022, alumni have become prominent thought leaders in preventative medicine, paved the pathway for entrepreneurship in the wellness space, and built a strong network of global regenerative healthcare professionals.
Our hope is that our cohort members feel empowered to lean on Rodale Institute and the Regenerative Healthcare community as they go about implementing their interventions that build bridges between healthy soil, food, people, and planet.
A fully packed schedule of diverse yet focused opportunities for learning and collaborating in a beautiful pastoral setting.
BRIAN HILMER, CHEF & COO, COMMUNITY SERVINGS
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
DAY 1
FARMERS AS FRONTLINE HEALTHCARE WORKERS
• White Oak Pastures: A Bold Return to Giving a Damn: One Family, One Farm, Six Generations • Will Harris
• Farm Tour featuring in-field presentations from Rodale Institute’s Research Team & a meandering cocktail hour
• Panel– The State of our Food System • Dr. Arti Chandra, MD, Dr. Felix Prinz zu Löwenstein, PhD, Dr. Andrew Smith, PhD, moderated by Jes Student
DAY 2
SOIL IS MEDICINE:
The Role of Regenerative Organic Agriculture in Food as Medicine
• Hands-in-the-Soil Regenerative Education • Dan Kemper
• Results of the Vegetable Systems Trial & Rodale Institute’s Research • Dr. Gladis Zinati, PhD & Dr. Drew Smith, PhD
• Nourish to Flourish: Justice, Community, & Integrative Nutrition Essentials • Dr. Geeta MakerClark, MD
• From Farm to Phenotype: The Interplay between Agriculture and Allergy Development • Dr. Gary Soffer, MD
• Culinary Medicine: Connecting Farm to Human Health • Dr. Lori Walsh, MD
• From Market to Medicine: Nurturing Health with Global Flavors & Centuries of Wisdom • Dr. Michelle Loy, MD, DipABLM, DipABOIM, FAAP
• Healing from the Ground Up • Chef Erin Meyer, RD, MSFS
• What Your Food Ate • Anne Biklé
DAY 3
INVESTING IN LIFE-LONG HEALTH: Equitable, Accessible, & Communitycentered Food as Medicine
• Connection Cultivates Change: The Regenerative Potential of the Plate • Dr. Scott Stoll, MD
• Cultural Relevance & Food Sovereignty in Food as Medicine: A Two-Eyed Seeing & Food Systems Approach • Dr. Courtney Long, PhD & Kacey LaBonte
• Community Engaged Lifestyle Medicine: The Healthy Neighborhood Immersion Strategy • Dr. Meagan Grega, MD, & Eric Ruth
• Panel: Farm-to-Institution Models & Values-Based Procurement • Ed Nawrocki, Tom McDougall, Dr. Lori Walsh, MD, moderated by Nadine Clopton
• Recipe4Health: Equitable, Regenerative, Organic, & Accessible Food As Medicine • Dr. Steven Chen, MD
DAY 4
ROOT TO RISE: Applying a Regenerative Healthcare Framework to System’s Change
• Roots of Wellness: Regenerative Farming, Innovating Public Health • Christa Barfield
• Nature-based Therapy • Connor Moriarty
• Homeopathy in the Garden: Applications to Clinical Care & The Importance of Sourcing in Medicine Making • Dr. Christophe Merville, PharmD
• Integration workshops – Tangible Actions & Outcomes:
• How to tangibly incorporate organic food as medicine into your practice: a discussion & fermentation demonstration • Dr. Arti Chandra, MD
• Values-based procurement & reconnecting with your local foodshed • Tom McDougall
• Integration of organic farming systems: transition & scale-up • Dan Kemper
• Cultivating equitable systems change & growing the regenerative healthcare movement as a community • Nadine Clopton
CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS
The most notable highlight at the 2024 RHC was the community.
Participants connected deeply with one another and with Rodale Institute’s team, leaving with a sense of community, empowered to do this work in partnership with those that they engaged with. The size of the cohort was ideal for forging a depth of connection with those in attendance over the course of four days.
Complementary to our dinners, Amrita Kalra, a Nutritionist and soon-to-be RDN, analyzed the menus and shared with our audience about the various vitamins, minerals, polyphenols, & other healthy compounds in each dish.
This year’s conference included an array of farm-to-table meals prepared by Chefs, featuring an abundance of produce grown by Rodale Institute’s Farmer Training students and local organic farms. Menus from each night’s dinner are included at the end of this report.
Additionally, a Kitchen Guide was developed in coordination with Kalra Nutrition and given out to all participants. This guide includes beneficial food combinations to enhance the absorption of essential nutrients, a list of essential vitamins and minerals accompanied by what foods are highest in them, and a guide to herbs and spices. The Kitchen Guide is also included at the end of this report.
DR STEVEN CHEN, MD
serves as Chief Medical Officer of Alameda County Recipe4Health (R4H), an award winning “Food as Medicine” model that is clinically integrated in safety net community health centers who source food from BIPOC led regenerative and organic farmers. By intentionally connecting agriculture and health care, R4H improves food/nutrition insecurity, chronic conditions, health/racial equity, economic health, and climate health. Dr. Chen and his team successfully implemented one of California’s first Medically Supportive Food and Nutrition services as a covered Medi-Cal (Medicaid) service. Patients receive “food” in the form of doorstep delivery of regenerative and organic produce paired with “health coaching” to sustain behavior and healthy habit change – all at no cost to the patient. Dr. Chen has given testimony to the U.S. Congressional House Rules Committee Roundtable on Food as Medicine, has helped craft three bills for the California legislature, and is working to develop systems for equitable sourcing of regenerative/ organic food for Food as Medicine. He is a graduate of Stanford University and Stanford School of Medicine, a board-certified integrative family medicine physician.
ANNE BIKLÉ
is a science writer, public speaker, and co-author of What Your Food Ate: How to Heal the Land and Reclaim our Health and The Hidden Half of Nature, alongside her husband, geologist, David Montgomery. Anne’s expertise spans environmental stewardship and public health. Her work draws on her background in biology and environmental planning to explore humanity’s tangled relationship with nature through the lens of agriculture, soil, and food. She is a critical voice exploring connections between soil health and the health of crops, animals, and people. Her writing and public speaking aim to educate audiences on the importance of sustainable agriculture practices and their impact on human health.
CHRISTA BARFIELD WILL HARRIS
a James Beard Emerging Leadership Awardee, is a health-care professional turned farmer. Her work largely centers around social issues that heavily impact Black and brown communities and all people’s connection to food. It was 10 years into her career in health-care administration when she realized her work-life balance was unhealthy; she resigned from her job and embarked on a solo trip to Martinique and returned home inspired to connect with the land, decolonize the outdoors, and assess social issues that heavily impact black and brown communities and ALL people access to organic food. Her business is a reincarnation of her healthcare career with a focus on regeneration and nutrition security. Now with 128 acres across 3 counties in PA, she has built FarmerJawn with an equitable focus on Food is Medicine. She is leading conversations nationwide on how to take a Farm First approach to America’s relationship with food and health. A Rodale Institute Ambassador turned Board Member, Christa is a luminary in the world of healthcare and agriculture.
is a prolific author, environmental advocate, fourth-generation cattleman. Born and raised at White Oak Pastures, Will left home to attend the University of Georgia's School of Agriculture, where he was trained in the industrial farming methods that had taken hold after World War II. Will graduated in 1976 and returned to Bluffton, where he and his father continued to raise cattle using pesticides, herbicides, hormones, and antibiotics. They also fed their herd a high-carbohydrate diet of corn and soy. These tools did a fantastic job of taking the cost out of the system, but in the mid1990s, Will became disenchanted with the excesses of these industrialized methods. They had created a monoculture for their cattle, and, as Will says, "nature abhors a monoculture." In 1995, Will made the audacious decision to return to the farming methods his great-grandfather had used 130 years before. Since Will has successfully implemented these changes, he has been recognized all over the world as a leader in humane animal husbandry and environmental sustainability. Will is the immediate past President of the Board of Directors of Georgia Organics. He is the Beef Director of the American Grassfed Association and was selected 2011 Business Person of the year for Georgia by the Small Business Administration.
BY THE NUMBERS
ATTENDEES
SPEAKERS
110,068
EXPANDED REACH
Based on the client load of 22 survey respondents
Attendees and speakers joined us from both near and far.
8 COUNTRIES WERE REPRESENTED: Guatemala, Mexico, United States, Canada, Denmark, The Netherlands, Canada, Germany
COHORT BREAKDOWN
ORGANIZATIONS IN ATTENDANCE
Advocate Children’s Hospital – Pediatric Integrative Medicine Program
Advocate Good Shepherd
Hospital – Center for Health & Integrative Medicine
Advocate Health/Northwestern
Feinberg School of Medicine
Alameda County Recipe4Health
Basil’s Harvest
Beyers Chiropractic
Boiron
Center for Agricultural Resilience
Charm Wellness Center
Community Servings
Cornell Center for Precision Nutrition and Health
Cox Health Hospital System
Dig2Grow
Endeavor Health
FarmerJawn
Farming & Sustainability Organizations
Glynwood Center for Regional Food and Farming
Great Basin Apothecary
HeadStand Solutions
Health & Wellness Centers
Health In Motion PT & Wellness
Healthcare Networks & Universities
Iowa State University – Extension and Outreach Food Systems Program, Agricultural Marketing Resource Center
Jolly Eco Farms
Kalra Nutrition
Kansas Wesleyan University
Kay Harmony Nutrition Center
Kellyn Foundation
Key Harmony Nutrition Center
Little Things Matter
Montessori School of Englewood
– Food is Power Program
Neshama Mama WellBeing
Non-Profit, Policy & Advocacy
Organizations
Northern Illinois University
Nourish Juice
NYU Grossman School of Medicine
ATTENDEE PROFESSIONS
Assistant Director of Food Systems Innovation
Campus Sustainability Coordinator
CEO
Chef
Chief Culinary Officer
Chief Medical Officer
Chief Technical Officer
Clinical Director
Coordinator, Community Resilience Hub
Director of Food Systems Innovation
Director of Policy & Research
Director of Program Development, Integrative Health
Director of Regional Food Programs
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO)
Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD)
OAA Orthopaedic Specialists
Plantrician Project
Public Health & Nutrition Organizations
Reset Outdoors
Soil Health Advocacy and Policy Consultant
St. Luke’s University Health Network
Stealth Wellness
The Farm at Okefenokee
University of Chicago Pritzker
School of Medicine – Culinary Medicine Program
University of Vermont
Weill Cornell Medicine/New York
Presbyterian – Integrative Health Program
White Oak Pastures
Yale School of Medicine – Integrative Medicine Program
Edible Campus Coordinator
Educator
Entrepreneur
Executive Director
Farmer & Business Consultant
Farmer/Grower
Grant Writer & Manager
Health Coach
Healthcare Practice Consultant
Healthcare Practice Consultant
Herbalist
ICU Nurse
Integrative Pain Physician Lobbyist
Medical Doctor (MD)
Medical Resident (DO)
Naturopathic Doctor (ND)
Nurse Practitioner (NP)
Nutritionist
Pediatrician
Physical Therapist
Physician Assistant
Podcast Host
Primary Care & Family Physician
Psychotherapist
Public Health Liaison
Registered Dietician (RD)
Registered Nurse (RN)
Sales Support
Student (Medical, Pharmacy, Nutrition, etc.)
UX Designer
Volunteer Coordinator
Wellness, Yoga, & Movement educator
It was such a unique conference. The setting- beautiful. The food- nourishing. The people- passionate, brilliant, and kind. All around positive experience.
MARIAN FLAXMAN, HEALTH & NUTRITION POLICY CONSULTANT & WRITER
Everything was put together beautifully. The energy walking in was so optimistic, lively and welcoming.
Everything from the aesthetics to the food to the itinerary was perfectly planned and executed. It’s hard to summarize such an influential experience, but one reflection is how much hope and optimism still exists towards making the world a healthier, happier place and how many brilliant thought leaders are out there forging the path to a better future.
JORDYN NEY, LOBBYIST, PUBLIC AFFAIRS
“
The Regenerative Healthcare Conference opened my mind to so many new ideas about health and how we can work together across disciplines to ensure we thrive as a people while simultaneously supporting the health of our soil.
The parallels drawn between medicine and agriculture were striking and have stayed with me. Thinking about the game of "whack-a-mole" that we play in both medicine and farming as we tackle issues in isolation (rather than looking at them holistically). The ways we can think about breaking versus facilitating the cycles of nature. How important it is that we pay attention to microbes both within the human gut and within the soil. Honoring indigenous wisdom. The list goes on.
I appreciated the variety of expertise and diversity of representation at the conference. Collectively, it was powerful to hear from and connect with farmers, doctors, pharmacists, scientists, and many others intersecting with these professions in unique ways. There was ample time to absorb presentation content and also connect meaningfully with others. The time set aside at the end to explore next steps/action items as a community beautifully prepared us to set out on our own individual and collective journeys.
TARA ENTWISTLE, COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
RODALE INSTITUTE
THE 2024 RHC WAS PROMOTED ACROSS MULTIPLE RODALE INSTITUTE CHANNELS, INCLUDING:
EIGHT TOTAL E-NEWSLETTERS
VIP EMAIL BLAST TO 351 CONTACTS
WEBPAGE TRAFFIC
TOTAL CLICKS CLICK RATE
1,566
1,147
UNIQUE CLICKS OPEN RATE
53%
14.2%
USERS
5,420
OUTREACH & MEDIA IMPACT
RODALE INSTITUTE
SOCIAL MEDIA
...How could I possibly summarize such a rewarding experience? Today, we are facing a serious health epidemic in the US. As we spend more money on healthcare, our health outcomes are worsening. While this is scary and disheartening, I am nothing but energized after this conference. I see a groundswell of support for forging a healthier future: from the farms to the hospitals...
...How could I possibly summarize such a rewarding experience? Today, we are facing a serious health epidemic in the US. As we spend more money on healthcare, our health outcomes are worsening. While this is scary and disheartening, I am nothing but energized after this conference. I see a groundswell of support for forging a healthier future: from the farms to the hospitals...
...It was such a beautiful and diverse group of people—from scientists to Amish farmers—all coming together with one mission: to build a healthier world through regenerative agriculture. I had the opportunity to speak about the connection between farm health and human health, which couldn’t be more urgent...
10
TOTAL
11,891
TOTAL
20,083
TOTAL IMPRESSIONS
1,538
TOTAL ENGAGEMENTS
JORDYN NEY
MARIAN FLAXMAN
DR. GARY SOFFER, MD
THE FARM AT OKEFENOKEE
ATTENDEE POSTS RODALE SOCIAL
EXPANDING REACH
DR. MARK HYMAN’S E-NEWSLETTER “MARK’S PICKS”
THE MARKET GARDENERS PODCAST EPISODE WITH JEFF TKACH: “DOES HUMAN HEALTH START IN THE SOIL?”
INSTITUTE FOR FUNCTIONAL MEDICINE ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE: PBS 39 COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT
Regenerative Education Program Manager, Nadine Clopton, delivered a main stage lecture about Regenerative Healthcare to an audience of 2,200 medical practitioners in Las Vegas, Nevada.
ADVANCING REGENERATIVE HEALTH
“REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE & HEALTHCARE” PANEL
FOODTECH JUNKIES PODCAST EPISODE WITH JEFF TKACH: “CULTIVATING CHANGE: THE RODALE INSTITUTE APPROACH”
PREVENTION MAGAZINE
With Dr. Mark Hyman, Dr. Arti Chandra, Dr. Michael Ash, & Rodale Institute’s Nadine Clopton at the Institute for Functional Medicine’s Annual Conference
Allie Early, Prevention’s Digital Director, attended this year’s RHC to learn more about Regenerative Healthcare and cover the conference. Stay tuned!
NATIONAL IMPACT
In the weeks following this year’s RHC, the Deputy Secretary of the United States Department of Health & Human Services, Admiral Rachel Levine, visited Rodale Institute.
ADVANCING REGENERATIVE HEALTH
Admiral Levine met with our team to discuss the Regenerative Healthcare movement and the critical importance of connecting agriculture to both planetary and human health.
RIPPLE EFFECT
ACTIONS ATTENDEES PLAN TO TAKE POSTCONFERENCE
Based on our attendee survey, some key themes emerged as far as their next steps are concerned.
The below list is a summary of follow-up items attendees identified as they move forward from the Regenerative Healthcare Conference in response to the question:
From what you have learned, how do you plan to integrate your new RHC knowledge into practice?
ADVOCACY FOR REGENERATIVE ORGANIC AGRICULTURE
Push for regenerative organic agriculture and local food systems to be included in food-as-medicine policy discussions.
HOSPITAL INITIATIVES
Help practitioners and hospitals adopt regenerative practices to improve patient outcomes, including developing hospital farms and advocating for values-based procurement.
PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL FARMERS
Work with local farmers to establish CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) partnerships and explore options for a hospital-sponsored farmer’s market.
PATIENT EDUCATION
Improve education for patients regarding regenerative agriculture and the importance of organic foods.
FUNCTIONAL & INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE TRAINING
Explore functional medicine training –beyond standard medical education – to address root causes of diseases, minimizing reliance on pharmaceuticals and surgeries.
INTEGRATION OF HEALTH AND LIFESTYLE BENEFITS
Introduce comprehensive health/ lifestyle coaching programs as part of health insurance benefits for staff.
COMMUNITY POTLUCK
Start a community and/or patient potluck to foster connections and promote healthy eating.
CONSUMER & SOIL HEALTH EDUCATION
Enhance consumer education on the importance of soil health and regenerative organic agriculture in improving health outcomes.
UNIVERSITY INITIATIVES
Propose initiatives for bringing fresh produce to campus for staff and students, including vegetable gardens and expansion of existing Edible Campus programming.
SUPPORT FOR FARM PARTNERS
Share learnings with farm partners to improve practices and secure funding for innovative programs.
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
Focus on community connections and collaboration to address local health needs.
IMPACT ON FUTURE WORK
Regenerative Healthcare at Rodale Institute is a powerful platform for positive change in both our healthcare and agriculture sectors, offering a united front to heal both people and planet. This is only the beginning.
WITH YOUR SUPPORT, WE HOPE TO EXPAND OUR
REACH AND IMPACT.
In 2025, Regenerative Healthcare at Rodale Institute will feature a diverse array of events and the development of an advisory service.
The goal of 2025 is to diversify offerings both geographically and programmatically. Possible programs include another conference, on-site workshops in healthcare settings for medical providers, and virtual programming. The 2024 conference recordings will be made available online, alongside the 2022 recordings in order to keep our existing community engaged while expanding our reach to new audiences.
Beyond a conference, Regenerative Healthcare is a model for systems change that Rodale Institute is at the forefront of leading.
Rodale Institute is weaving the web between key stakeholders in the worlds of food as medicine and regenerative organic agriculture.
In 2025, a large priority will be given to bringing Regenerative Healthcare into external audiences through various speaking engagements, participating in off-site workshops, engaging in mission aligned events, and scaling up media features. A workshop teaching Medical Residents and Fellows at a notable regional hospital network about Regenerative Healthcare is already in the works.
Development of an advisory and consulting offering geared towards institutions will allow for more widespread impact on patient populations around the globe.
These offerings, complementary to the annual flagship conference, allows Rodale Institute to leverage its platform and maximize impact.
GROWING EDUCATION & REGENERATIVE HEALTHCARE
AT RODALE INSTITUTE
By engaging with leaders across healthcare, policy, agriculture, and our food system, Rodale Institute is moving the needle on healing our food system.
Through our interdisciplinary approach to education, we will expand upon our role as a global leader in regenerative organic agriculture by growing our partnerships and online platforms to maximize our reach.
We are poised to synergize our work with industry thought leaders spanning healthcare and agriculture, including medical schools. Growing this one-of-a-kind conference into a larger Regenerative Health vertical is a critical focus of our multi-year education strategy, building on the assertion our founder, JI Rodale, wrote decades ago, “Healthy Soil= Healthy Food = Healthy People”.
Growing Regenerative Healthcare beyond a conference enables us to widen our footprint, integrate into more regions, and tap into existing conversations in addition to our work as conveners.
As we are expanding our capacity to affect regenerative systems change across multiple sectors, we need infrastructure and a home base to match the growth of what we are trying to achieve.
Simply said, our food system and healthcare systems are broken; the critical nature of this work cannot be overstated. As our capacity grows, so does the impact we are able to have on the health of people, soil, and our planet at large.
In the next 5 years, Rodale Institute is making bold, strategic investments in our Education endeavors.
THANK YOU FOR BELIEVING IN RODALE INSTITUTE AND INVESTING IN OUR MISSION.
5-10 YEAR IMPACT OUTCOMES
TRAINING & WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
Aiming to support and train 25,000 new farmers and build out workforce development within the food system (organic inspectors, farmers, etc.)
Working consistently with medical practitioners, students, and residents to provide learning opportunities on and off the farm that empowers them.
Scaling our work with universities and farmer training organizations so that we can meet the dire need for farmers amidst a farmer population that is aging out.
INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERSHIPS & ADVISING
By 2035, we will be working with top healthcare institutions, facilities, and organizations.
Advisory and consulting services enable Rodale Institute to work with these institutions to develop, implement, and expand Regenerative Healthcare programs and practices within their systems.
TEACHING KITCHEN & INFRASTRUCTURE
Through investment in key infrastructure, our Commercial Teaching Kitchen enhances our sustained capacity to put on large scale events such as the Regenerative Healthcare Conference.
Culinary medicine teaching demonstrations will become a regular feature at Rodale Institute, furthering regenerative healthcare education in our community and beyond.
Our state of the art, LEED-Platinum Education Center is home to our world class farmer education program & various educational offerings.
CHEF ERIK OBERHOLZER & DUNDORE & HEISTER
STATIONED APPETIZERS
MUSHROOM SHAWARMA, HUMMUS, BURNT ONIONS V • GF • VG
THREE SISTERS CAKE, SALSA VERDE VG • GF • Contains Eggs
CUCUMBER, TABOULEH, YOGURT VG • Contains Gluten, Dairy
SERVIS BROTHERS
DINNER
ROASTED BEETS TOSSED IN HONEY, MINT BASIL & PARSLEY, TOPPED WITH PISTACHIO AND RED VEINED SORREL V • DF TIRO KAFTERI ON SIDE Contains Dairy
FARM GREEN SALAD, SHAVED BABY ROOT VEG, VINAIGRETTE V • GF • DF HONEY BUTTER CORNBREAD CROUTONS ON SIDE Contains Dairy, Gluten
BUFFET
GRILLED CARROTS, HERBED LABNEH, HAZELNUT DUKKAH GF • VG • Contains Dairy
HEIRLOOM TOMATO SALAD, GRILLED RED ONIONS, ARUGULA, CUCUMBER GF • V • VG
FIRE ROASTED AUTUMN PEPPERS, GRILLED POTATOES, SAFFRON AIOLI GF • V • VG
CHARRED HONEYNUT SQUASH, SALMORLIGIO, RICOTTA SALATA, BABY MUSTARD GREENS,ELDERBERRIES GF • Contains Dairy, Fish
ROASTED EGGPLANTS, TAHINI, RODALE HONEY, MINT GF • V • VG
D&H PASTURED BEEF, CHIMICHURRI GF
DESSERT
CARAMELIZED APPLES, HONEY, FRIED SAGE, GRANOLA GF • Contains Dairy (Ghee)
KALE CAESAR, ALMOND DRESSING, SHAVED PIAVE CHEESE GF • Lactose Free BROWN BUTTER BREAD CRUMBS ON SIDE Contains Dairy, Gluten
CHARRED BROCCOLI SALAD, APPLE CIDER TAHINI DRESSING, SOFT HERBS, CHERRY PUREE, JULIENNE APPLES V • GF • DF
SPICED CARROTS, CRUSHED PEANUTS, PICKED PARSLEY & CILANTRO V • GF • DF TZATZIKI ON SIDE Contains Dairy
CHARRED CAULIFLOWER, CAULIFLOWER PUREE, GOLDEN RAISIN GEL, NUT RELISH GF • Dairy in the puree
BRINED & ROASTED CHICKEN LEGS AND THIGHS, SPICY SQUASH, CIDER CHICKEN JUS GF • DF
LOCAL FARRO-ROTTO, SQUASH PUREE, MAITAKE MUSHROOMS, CRISPY LEEKS Contains Gluten, Dairy
DESSERT
BABY GINGER PANNA COTTA WITH COCONUT AND LEMON GRANOLA GF
COCONUT MILK & GINGER CHIA PUDDING, LEMON GRANOLA V • DF • GF
KELLYN FOUNDATIONDUNDORE & HEISTER
FIRST COURSE FAMILY STYLE ON TABLES
FARM HARVEST “VEG”CUTERIE BOARD
V • DF • GF • Nut free
SECOND COURSE (BUFFET ENTRÉES)
RODALE HONEY BOURBON GLAZED BONE-IN CHICKEN DF • GF • Nut free
STUFFED DELICATA SQUASH WITH QUINOA AND AUTUMN VEGETABLES V • DF • GF • Nut free
SIDES
HERB ROASTED FINGERLING POTATOES
V • DF • GF • Nut free
STONE FRUIT BOWL WITH BALSAMIC BASIL
VINAIGRETTE V • DF • GF • Nut free GOAT CHEESE ON SIDE Contains Dairy
FIRE ROASTED RED PEPPER & TOMATO SOUP
V • DF • GF • Nut free
DESSERT
PUMPKIN SPICED MOUSSE WITH PECAN OAT
CRUMBLE & CRANBERRY COMPOTE V • DF • GF • Contains Cashews & Pecans
BBQ DINNER
ARUGULA SALAD Vegan • GF
RODALE APPLES AND ROASTED BUTTERNUT SQUASH Vegan • GF
D&H GERMAN POTATO SALAD Vegan • GF
D&H BBQ CHICKENS GF • DF
D&H APPLE BARBECUE BAKED BEANS GF • DF
JALAPENO CORNBREAD Contains Gluten, Dairy, Eggs
RODALE INSTITUTE PORK BABY BACK RIBS WITH APPLE BBQ SAUCE GF, Dairy Free
DESSERT
APPLE & RAISIN STREUSEL Contains Dairy & Gluten
