Ecdysis Blog

7/4/2026 Jonathan Lundgren Brendan Bock, Will Harris and Jonathan Lundgren speaking to President Trump (not pictured: Rick Clark) When asked to come to the Oval Office to speak to the president about an issue that you are passionate about, the answer should be an enthusiastic “Yes”. So why did I struggle so much with this decision? I was recently invited to the White House to discuss regenerative agriculture with President Trump and his Cabinet along with three top farmer

Es la primera vez que Ecdysis ha visitado sistemas agrícolas productivos fuera del subcontinente NorteAmericano, para muchos miembros de nuestro equipo, es la primera vez visitando el caribe. Estos sistemas son difíciles de describir porque se salen fuera de lo “establecido” por viejas normas agronómicas desarrolladas fuera del trópico y estas líneas no serán capaces de explicar. Tal vez todos teníamos en mente ver en PRico sistemas productivos más tropicales pero de alguna m

This is the first time Ecdysis has visited agricultural systems outside the North American subcontinent; and for many members of our team it is their first time visiting the Caribbean. These systems are very difficult to describe because they fall outside the lines of what has been considered “established” by old agronomic norms developed beyond the tropics, and these lines won't fully explain them. Perhaps we all arrived in Puerto Rico expecting to see tropical production sy

12/9/2025 This year the Ecdysis Foundation focused on finding farmers who were converting cropland into perennial pastures. We wanted to see how they were doing it, what was working, what was challenging, and how we could help by documenting the changes and the environmental services they are providing to their communities. On July 9, 2025, our Ecdysis team traveled to Timken, Kansas to visit the Wiltse Family Farm. Kevin Wiltse has successfully transitioned more than 500 acr