{"id":199880,"date":"2025-04-01T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-01T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/?p=199880"},"modified":"2025-03-31T12:34:08","modified_gmt":"2025-03-31T19:34:08","slug":"starting-a-regenerative-farm-with-spencer-scott-nick-schwanz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/podcasts\/starting-a-regenerative-farm-with-spencer-scott-nick-schwanz","title":{"rendered":"Starting a Regenerative Farm with Spencer Scott &amp; Nick Schwanz"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"cb-itemprop\" itemprop=\"reviewBody\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"200px\" width=\"100%\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https:\/\/player.simplecast.com\/83e8f1f7-7a83-4237-8f8c-4d13e79677a5?dark=false\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wild-ideas-worth-living.simplecast.com\/episodes\/starting-a-regenerative-farm-with-spencer-scott-nick-schwanz\/transcript\">Transcript<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nick Schwanz and Spencer Scott are the visionary couple behind Solar Punk Farms in Guerneville, California. They transformed their lives from careers in brand strategy and bioengineering to create a community-focused, environmentally conscious farm.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Solar Punk Farms grows food and flowers, enabling Nick and Spencer to host memorable community gatherings and provide environmental education in hopes of making the sustainable revolution irresistible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Connect with Spencer &amp; Nick:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Spencer&#8217;s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dashboard.simplecast.com\/accounts\/2b218f9f-84c0-42a2-980b-de1950c78d63\/shows\/32ddc983-385c-47d5-ac70-165c3c8c5922\/episodes\/83e8f1f7-7a83-4237-8f8c-4d13e79677a5\/r.r.scott\/?locale=ko&amp;hl=am-et\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nick&#8217;s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nschwanz\/?locale=ko&amp;hl=am-et\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Solar Punk Farm&#8217;s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarpunkfarms.com\/?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAaaTvJhK47H0ej6hqypRG9CSodZ0fPEKCvKVcjLE8KaaoL0mp8GnuV2b2TQ_aem_phwRXtnuz5G8S7wxMXeMUQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">website<\/a>\u00a0&amp;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/solarpunkfarms\/?locale=ko&amp;hl=am-et\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Listen to the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.boundfornowhere.com\/camp-nowhere\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Camp Nowhere Podcast&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thank you to our sponsors:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Capital One and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/membership\/mastercard?trackingId=podcast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the REI Co-op\u00ae Mastercard\u00ae\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/b\/merrell\/c\/all\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Merrell<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/b\/honey-stinger\/c\/all\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Honey Stinger<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Transcript Nick Schwanz and Spencer Scott are the visionary couple behind Solar Punk Farms in Guerneville, California. 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