Turning Europe's Farmers into Rockstars: Reimagining Food and Farming with Cindie Christiansen

🌿 Coming in January: Doing Hope in PracticeInspired by all the hopeful conversations with my wonderful guests so far, I am creating something new: The Doing Hope in Practice Circles. Starting mid-January 2026 we will gather in small live circles around our virtual campfire - a space to turn the insights from Doing Hope into practice - in your work, your home or your community. This is for you if you are curious to explore what it means to turn hope into action. Booking opens in early December — if it speaks to you, read more here and join the interest list for early access and a special discount.In today’s episode, I talk with Cindie Christiansen, founder and Executive Director of Foodprint Nordic and initiator of the Top 50 Farmers initiative, whose mission is to re-imagine how we grow, value, and connect with food. From her home in Copenhagen — overlooking a community-made micro-forest — Cindie shares how her childhood memories of soil, food, and her grandmother’s kitchen quietly shaped her path toward leading a pan-European movement for regenerative agriculture.Cindie talks about the origins of Top 50 Farmers, an initiative highlighting diverse, next-generation farmers from across Europe and shifting the cultural narrative around farming. Instead of the familiar stories of protest, pesticides, and crisis, she wants farmers to be recognised as role models, innovators, and essential stewards of our future.Together, you explore:🌱 Why food has become undervalued — and why understanding its true cost matters🌾 How disconnection from the landscapes that feed us shapes our health, choices, and culture🌍 The role of imagination in building hopeful, actionable visions for the future🔄 What regeneration means not only for soil, but for how we work, lead, and organise our lives🪴 Why touching soil and growing even a tiny bit of food can be a powerful act of hopeCindie’s future vision is one of edible cities, abundant biodiversity, thriving rural landscapes, and communities who know the names of the farmers who feed them. Her message is clear: hope is not passive. It’s an action — often beginning with something as small as planting a seed.“If we don’t have access to clean, affordable food, I don’t see how we have life.” - Cindie Christiansen👉 Learn more about Cindie and her work:* Connect with Cindie on LinkedIn* Learn more about Foodprint Nordic* Connect with the Top 50 Farmers Initiative🙋 Want to connect with me or share feedback?* Email: [email protected]* Website: claudiageratz.com* LinkedIn: @claudiageratz📍 Nominate a guest for the podcast: Submit your idea here🎵 Music by Alberto Gariglio Instagram | YouTube This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit positiveclimatecareers.substack.com

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