Bob Quinn, Ph. D., is partnering with local, national, and international collaborators to demonstrate and promote the healing of the Earth by growing food as medicine.
Press Release: Big Sandy, Montana, March 11, 1014, Kamut International founder and regenerative organic agriculture visionary Dr. Robert "Bob" m. Quinn unveils an unprecedented initiative with the launch of Quinn Institute, a groundbreaking research and demonstration hub designed to foster the evolution of regenerative organic agriculture and provide a place-based approach to solving the national food and health crisis.
The Quinn Institute is located on 700 acres of fertile donated land, previously part of Quinn Farm & Ranch 12 miles SE of Big Sandy in Northcentral Montana. It is representative of the short grass prairie of the Northern Great Plains, which runs from the east side of the Rocky Mountains to the middle of the Dakotas. It encompasses parts of six states (Montana, the Dakotas, Wyoming, Colorado, and Nebraska), as well as parts of two Canadian provinces (Saskatchewan and Alberta.)
The US faces interwoven crises around a resilient solution to nutritious food production and the tsunami of chronic disease that is sweeping the country. Establishing the Quinn Inn statute is a timely response to a growing need to craft a healthier future for our population, "said Dr. Quinn, a fourth-generation farmer whose laife's work embodies a commitment to regenerative organic agriculture.
The Institute emerges from its founder's vision to scale up the number of successful regenerative organic producers growing nutrient-dense foods to improve our planet's and people's health. It's poised to serve as a nexus for research, demonstrations, economic analysis, and education-activities that will be integrated through its five pillars for systemic change:
1. Creating a partnered environment and building an engaging community to address some of our greatest challenges.
2. Advancing the science, understanding, and promotion of food as medicine.
3. Leading place-based agriculture research and the practice of regenerative organic agriculture and healthy food production.
4. Understanding and promoting the solutions that regenerative organic agriculture has for mediating climate change and reducing chemical pollution on our planet.
5. Using a regional approach with far-reaching, national, and global implications.
Occupying a land dedicated to organic practice for over 35 years, the Quinn Institute will be divided into multiple large fields of approximately 60 acres each, employed to demonstrate various agricultural systems, including the interactions between livestock, native pasture, and different crop rotations. Additionally, rented acres from a neighboring non-organic farm will facilitate comparative studies between organic and non-organic farming systems.
Beyond fields and croplands, the campus will include small gardens, orchards, a teaching kitchen, and small processing facilities. These features will educate participants on topics ranging from soil management to culinary arts, emphasizing the connectivity between farm-fresh produce and the dining plate. The Quinn Institute will also partner with health practitioners to align agricultural practices with health outcomes, providing robust, high-nutrient food prescriptions for those battling chronic disease and mental health conditions.
Dr. Quinn's revolutionary vision posts a holistic reimagining of health care and nutrition. "We see a future where many prescriptions are wholesome food, directly from the farm, not pills from the pharmacy. At the Quinn Institute, we aim to turn that vision into a sustainable reality."
The opening of the Quinn Institute marks a milestone in the history of Montana's agricultural development and represents a beacon of hope for a healthier, more sustainable food system.
About the Quinn Institute: The Quinn Institute is a 501c3 non-profit organization in Northcentral Montana dedicated to advancing regenerative organic agriculture, food as medicine, and sustainable health solutions.
For additional information, please contact Bob Quinn at bob@quinninstitute.org
