Cultivating Impact

Rooted in People

Cultivating Impact

Cultivating Impact

We are a woman-owned strategy consultancy that blends systems thinking and human-centered design to solve complex challenges in food systems.


We collaborate with companies, nonprofits, foundations and governments to build impactful and resilient solutions that address critical issues across supply chains — from agriculture to oceans.

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Our Approach

We blend systems, people, and tools so ideas stay grounded in context and empathy.

The first card shows someone pouring liquid from a blue kettle into a glass jar of green herbs, labeled “Our Approach.”

Our Approach

We blend systems, people, and tools so ideas stay grounded in context and empathy.

The first card shows someone pouring liquid from a blue kettle into a glass jar of green herbs, labeled “Our Approach.”

Our Approach

We blend systems, people, and tools so ideas stay grounded in context and empathy.

The first card shows someone pouring liquid from a blue kettle into a glass jar of green herbs, labeled “Our Approach.”

Our Approach

We blend systems, people, and tools so ideas stay grounded in context and empathy.

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Our Process

We define, co-create, prototype, build, test, launch, and learn: this cycle shapes every project.

The middle card features a fisherman standing in a small boat at sunset, labeled “Our Process.”

Our Process

We define, co-create, prototype, build, test, launch, and learn: this cycle shapes every project.

The middle card features a fisherman standing in a small boat at sunset, labeled “Our Process.”

Our Process

We define, co-create, prototype, build, test, launch, and learn: this cycle shapes every project.

The middle card features a fisherman standing in a small boat at sunset, labeled “Our Process.”

Our Process

We define, co-create, prototype, build, test, launch, and learn: this cycle shapes every project.

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Our Focus

We tackle tackle challenges within food systems, the environment, and sustainability.

The third card shows a person in a sunhat kneeling to harvest red leafy plants, labeled “Our Focus.”

Our Focus

We tackle tackle challenges within food systems, the environment, and sustainability.

The third card shows a person in a sunhat kneeling to harvest red leafy plants, labeled “Our Focus.”

Our Focus

We tackle challenges within food systems, the environment, and sustainability.

The third card shows a person in a sunhat kneeling to harvest red leafy plants, labeled “Our Focus.”

Our Focus

We tackle tackle challenges within food systems, the environment, and sustainability.

Our Approach

We’re not a traditional consultancy. We’re a hands-on team of builders, thinkers, and doers who bring diverse expertise, deep collaboration, and a resourceful spirit to every challenge. Our work is rooted in practicality and powered by creativity — we roll up our sleeves, adapt quickly, and deliver solutions that last. And because we’re connected to a broad network of specialists and partners, our clients gain access to an ecosystem designed to unlock impact.

Clients & Partners

We work with global brands and small companies, local municipalities and federal government, nonprofits and foundations. Our clients trust our team to turn ideas into measurable change.

Impact

We take a systems thinking approach to problem solving, understanding the importance of people, technologies, and market dynamics. We always start by taking a step back to accurately identify and define the problem at its roots. Read more about our impact.

Our Vision

Our vision is to create a more resilient and sustainable world for everyone from farmers and fishers to people all across the supply chain. We believe human-centered solutions create lasting impact.

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People Driven

We put people first, combining design thinking with lived experience to help partners view challenges through human perspectives and design solutions that strengthen communities and systems alike.

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People Driven

We put people first, combining design thinking with lived experience to help partners view challenges through human perspectives and design solutions that strengthen communities and systems alike.

The first card shows two farm workers in a large green crop field, one carrying a box labeled “Pacific,” labeled “People Driven.”

People Driven

We put people first, combining design thinking with lived experience to help partners view challenges through human perspectives and design solutions that strengthen communities and systems alike.

The first card shows two farm workers in a large green crop field, one carrying a box labeled “Pacific,” labeled “People Driven.”

People Driven

We put people first combining design thinking and lived experience to help teams view challenges through a human lens and co-create solutions strengthening communities and systems build confidence.

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Locally Engaged

We partner with local growers, vendors, and officials, applying design thinking principles to co-create sustainable answers and equip communities with skills and confidence to advance on their own.

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Locally Engaged

We partner with local growers, vendors, and officials, applying design thinking principles to co-create sustainable answers and equip communities with skills and confidence to advance on their own.

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Locally Engaged

We partner with local growers, vendors, and officials, applying design thinking principles to co-create sustainable answers and equip communities with skills and confidence to advance on their own.

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Locally Engaged

We partner with local growers, vendors, and officials, applying design thinking to co-create sustainable answers and equip communities with skills and confidence to advance on their own.

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Globally Informed

With designers, technologists, and sustainability experts on six continents, our network provides a diverse skillset and best-in-class methods to tackle any challenge, wherever in the world it crops up.

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Globally Informed

With designers, technologists, and sustainability experts on six continents, our network provides a diverse skillset and best-in-class methods to tackle any challenge, wherever in the world it crops up.

The third card shows a group of men talking in front of fishing nets, one holding a notebook, labeled “Globally Informed.”

Globally Informed

With designers, technologists, and sustainability experts on six continents, our network provides a diverse skillset and best-in-class methods to tackle any challenge, wherever in the world it crops up.

The third card shows a group of men talking in front of fishing nets, one holding a notebook, labeled “Globally Informed.”

Globally Informed

With designers, technologists, and sustainability experts on six continents, our network brings diverse skills and proven methods to solve challenges and equip communities to adapt and thrive anywhere.

Events

We host interactive events — from hands-on workshops to community panels — that bring people together to spark new ideas to solve seemingly intractable challenges. You’ll also find us speaking, listening, and learning at a number of sustainability-focused conferences.

Our Thoughts

We write about what we’re seeing, trying, and learning in the field — highlighting the voices, tools, and approaches that drive more thoughtful, inclusive solutions.