New Foundation Farms: The Radical Natural Podcast
New Foundation Farms is pioneering a fundamental shift in the system that feeds us.
Too many human beings see themselves as somehow outside nature, not part of it. We believe in the possibility that humans can become a beneficial keystone species on planet Earth.
We are building a radically natural food system in the UK in which we use methods from permaculture, biodynamic growing, organic and regenerative farming to grow food at scale in a way that has never been done before.
The result will be a hyper-local food system that uses stacked enterprises to deeply connect people with a wide variety of produce grown locally, everywhere.
It is about becoming indigenous again; not going back to the past, but going forward to explore the "wisdom of place" that returns us to a positive role in nature.
New Foundation Farms is a growing team of people who are passionate and inspired, and among the best at what they do in a variety of disciplines ranging from farming and processing to procurement and supply through to organisational architecture and systems thinking. This podcast series explores elements that are needed to help bring this radical natural vision to life though conversation.
New Foundation Farms: The Radical Natural Podcast
#4. Ali Murrell - Beyond the Benefit Corporation: Building New Foundation Farms from the ground up
In this conversation with Glen Burrows, Ali Murrell explains his journey from studying biological sciences to working in finance at both Deutsche Bank and JP Morgan before becoming disillusioned with the lack of purpose beyond profit inherent in the system.
Sailing across the Pacific Ocean provided the space for realisation of his future which led, ultimately, to bringing a holistic mindset and purpose to his financial career and to New Foundation Farms.
The discussion also touches on how a business designed from the ground up to have real purpose written into its Articles of Association can not just generate profit but can pay forward positive impact in the process.