This Collaborative Working Group seeks to enhance research synergies within the Transformation Network, focusing on regenerative agriculture, global supply chains, and food sovereignty.

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There are several Project Charters in the Transformation Network that are deeply intertwined through their work on regenerative agriculture, global supply chains, and food sovereignty. Through this Collaborative Working Group, we will look for opportunities to synergize research in regional Food-Energy-Water Systems (FEWS) contexts and their transformative capacity across scales — from local communities to the Intermountain West region — including market connectivity and potential, risk assessments, regenerative agriculture innovations, innovative and energy-independent greenhouse technologies, and food sovereignty for Indigenous Nations. This includes leveraging the work with team members in the Four Corners Three Rivers Place-Based Collaborative and partners working on Indigenous FEWS sovereignty, off-grid controlled-environment food production, and on-farm crop production systems.
Team Members
- Karletta Chief (UA)
- Jessica Schad (USU)
- Murat Kacira (UA)
- Sean Ryan (NAU)
- Debankur Sanyal (UA)
- Kelly Simmons-Potter (UA)
Students
- Taylor Arp (UA)
- Sarah McCarthy (NAU)
- Emiliano McLane (NMSU)
- Philip Moffatt (WSU)
Community Partners
- STAR School
- Spokane Conservation District
- Palouse Conservation District
- Washington State University Extension
- University of Idaho Extension
- Oatman Flats Ranch
- USDA – Natural Resources Conservation Service
- Think Regeneration
- UVE
- Savory Institute
- Soil Health Academy
- Soil & Climate Initiative
- Arizona Sol
- Nutrien
- Snacktivist Foods
- Food Viiison