Harvard College

My honors thesis examines the scientific, economic, and policy case for transitioning American agriculture toward regenerative practices, from the Farm Bill to state-level finance and implementation.

Notes from this time

The project began with an interest in regenerative farming and grew into a larger question about transition. Evidence that a practice can work is not the same as a system that makes adoption possible.

Writing the thesis meant moving among biology, economics, policy, and the experiences of farmers. I became especially interested in the gap between a promising idea and the institutions, financing, and public capacity needed to carry it out over time.