SPEAKER DETAILS
BOB QUINN
Bob Quinn was raised on a 2400 acre wheat and cattle ranch his grandfather started in north central Montana near Big Sandy in 1920. He received a BS in botany and a MS in plant pathology from Montana State University and a PhD in plant biochemistry from UC Davis. He then returned to the farm in 1978. In 1983 he started Montana Flour & Grains to direct market his own high protein wheat to whole grain bakeries in California. In 1986 he introduced ancient grain to the organic marketplace as Kamut brand wheat. That year he also started converting his whole farm to a regenerative organic system. He started several businesses on his farm to add value to his crops. He leased out his farm in 2018 and in 2023 he created the Quinn Institute on 700 acres of his farm for regenerative organic agricultural research, education, outreach and health.
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HEALING THE EARTH BY GROWING FOOD AS MEDICINE - A NEW PROFIT CENT FOR FARMERS AND RANCHERS
SAT, OCT 18 AT 1:45 PM
They say food is medicine – Bob Quinn says regenerative organic food is the best medicine. Bob will show us the real cost of cheap food to our farmers, our communities, our planet and the health of our people. He will share his conversion to regenerative organic farming forty years ago and the great boon it was to the economic and agronomic viability of his farm. He will give examples of what he is seeing after forty years farming organically, some of their challenges and successes as well as the financial advantage of organic versus non organic systems today. He will outline the principles of delivering food as medicine to your table starting with what happens on the farm. He will conclude with the establishment and purpose of the newly created Quinn Institute which focuses on regenerative organic agricultural research, education, outreach and health.​​​