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How Regenerative Beef Production Could Restore Desertified Land and Strengthen Public Health

How Regenerative Beef Production Could Restore Desertified Land and Strengthen Public Health
A bull is displayed at a stand at the Green Week international foods and agricultural trade fair in Berlin on Jan. 19, 2026. Nadja Wohlleben /Getty Images
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For most of my adult life, I believed what many environmentalists still believe: that healing the planet requires eliminating animal agriculture. This conviction was deeply personal and publicly lived. I was raised by hippie parents, helped build a nationally recognized vegan brand called Café Gratitude around the idea that food could be medicine, and later cofounded Kiss the Ground to bring regenerative agriculture into the mainstream.

Ryland Engelhart
Ryland Engelhart
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Ryland Engelhart is co-founder and co-executive director of American Regeneration.