September 19 - 21, 2025
The Plains, VA
Kinloch Farm
Experience the Soil Health Connection Like Never Before
Join us for a one-of-a-kind immersive and eye-opening weekend that brings together farmers, food retailers and processors, health professionals, chefs, scientists, and healthy eaters to explore how regeneratively grown food nourishes our bodies, our land, and our communities.
Hosted at the beautiful Kinloch Farm in The Plains, Virginia, this event is more than a workshop—it’s a full-sensory journey into soil, flavor, and healing. Over three days, you’ll enjoy field demonstrations, hands-on food and farming experiences, expert-led panels, and unforgettable meals crafted from nutrient-dense, regeneratively grown ingredients.
Come hungry for knowledge—and leave with tools to grow, cook, and source food that heals.
About the Academy
Why Attend?
- Discover how healthy soil grows healing food
- Learn from farmers, chefs, scientists, and health experts
- Taste and feel the difference of nutrient-rich, regeneratively grown ingredients
- Gain practical tools to support health—yours and the planet’s
- Connect with a vibrant community of like-minded changemakers
- Leave energized, equipped, and inspired
Who Should Attend?
This event is designed for anyone passionate about soil, health, and food, including:
- Consumers & Families seeking to improve health through food
- Farmers & Gardeners interested in regenerative practices
- Chefs & Food Service Professionals focused on flavor, nutrition and
sustainability - Nutritionists, Health Coaches & Medical Practitioners exploring food-as-
medicine - Educators & Food Advocates building community resilience
- Philanthropists & Policy Makers supporting soil-to-health innovation
- Food retailers & processors looking to source healthy, flavorful food for their customers
Agenda
Friday, September 19
Setting the Stage: Our Living & Life-Giving Soil
- Welcome dinner featuring regeneratively sourced ingredients
- “Start Your Health Journey with Soil” resource packet
- Mocktails and cocktails with healing botanicals
- Meet regenerative farmers and hear their stories
- Inspiring keynote speaker
- BBQ, music, and community under the stars
Saturday, September 20
Flavor, Nutrient Density, and Farm Discovery
- Expert panel: how soil impacts nutrient density and taste
- Workshops on food as medicine, soil-to-gut health, sourcing regenerative products, and growing your own nutrient-rich food
- Live flavor + nutrient density taste test (regen vs. conventional)
- Guided farm tour, soil testing demos, and biodiversity activities
- Evening farm-to-table celebration dinner with storytelling, music & bonfire
Sunday, September 21
Reflection, Connections, and Goodbyes
- Nutrient-rich breakfast and optional observations
- Outdoor session on ecosystem observation and beneficial biodiversity
- Take-home guides
Keynote Speaker
Stay tuned! Our keynote speaker will be announced soon.
Registration & Getting There
Cost of Tuition
Tuition of $1,400.00 includes
• In-person attendance at the SHA, along with course materials and meals each day
• Access to quarterly alumni Q&A conference calls with SHA instructors and the graduate portal on the SHA website
Cancellation Policy
The down deposit of $500 is non-refundable, but can be transferable toward any academy held in 2025 or 2026.
Financial assistance through scholarships are available to help with the cost of tuition. To apply for a scholarship, please register for the academy, then submit a scholarship application.
Scholarships are made possible thanks to the generous support of private organizations and individual donors.
Classroom & Farm Location
Classroom
Hilton Garden Inn
15001 Washington St,
Haymarket, VA 20169
Farm
Kinloch Farm
5313 Hopewell Rd,
The Plains, VA 20198
Hotel Information
Hilton Garden Inn
15001 Washington St,
Haymarket, VA 20169
(571) 486-5565
Room block: Soil Health Academy
Room rate: $199.00
Room block expires August 19, 2025
Lodging costs are separate from tuition. While it is not mandatory to stay at the accommodations listed here, we encourage attendees to book nearby lodging for the convenience of traveling to the classroom and farm locations.
Closest Airport
Washington Dulles (IAD) Airport
1 Saarinen Cir,
Dulles, VA 20166
Reagan National (DCA) Airport
2401 Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Access Rd,
Arlington, VA 22202
Baltimore (BWI) Airport
7050 Friendship Rd,
Baltimore, MD 21240
About the Host Farm
Encompassing over 3000 acres of protected and historic farmland in Virginia’s Piedmont, Kinloch Farm operates at the intersection of agriculture and conservation. We believe these two activities are intertwined, which is why we pursue regenerative and adaptive management principles designed to support ecological processes and outcomes across our farm.
Through our management in our grasslands, savannas, riparian areas, and wetlands, we promote native species diversity, wildlife and pollinator habitat, refuge and nesting ground for migratory grassland birds, health and vitality of our waterways, as well as carbon sequestration. We quantify this work through our research partnerships with local, regional, and national organizations.
We pursue adaptive grazing practices with our cattle that are bred to consume Virginia forages and produce an outstanding animal. The grazing herd regenerates our land by improving soil microbiology, increasing water retention, storing carbon, and promoting a diversity of forages in our system. We operate in a system of patience, observation and adaptation.
Today, the third generation of Curriers are enthusiastically engaging in the family legacy with a retail market for Kinloch grassfed beef, honey and other locally grown foods. They are supported in this effort by a team of long tenured professionals in the fields of agriculture, conservation and business. With decades of investment in Kinloch’s land, animals and people and a strong sixty year relationship in the Piedmont, we are committed to bringing our relationship even closer in the goal of sharing our heritage with our Piedmont community.