24 min

Consumers Want Sustainably Grown Food, But Who Pays‪?‬ Field Work

    • Documentary

Consumers are demanding more sustainably grown food. So are big food companies. But how willing are they to offset the costs — and the risks — that farmers bear as they change up their practices? Zach and Mitchell talk with Jerry Lynch, the chief sustainability officer at General Mills, about supply chain incentives for growers.

Resources:

General Mills Regenerative Agriculture Initiative

Consumers are demanding more sustainably grown food. So are big food companies. But how willing are they to offset the costs — and the risks — that farmers bear as they change up their practices? Zach and Mitchell talk with Jerry Lynch, the chief sustainability officer at General Mills, about supply chain incentives for growers.

Resources:

General Mills Regenerative Agriculture Initiative

24 min

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