Lauren Hafford is an avid supporter of farmers and ranchers who are building soil health on a landscape scale. Previously, she was the Director of Operations for the FARMS Project, a grant project led by regenerative farmers in the High Plains, serving 24 producers in Colorado, Kansas, and Nebraska. She’s currently pursuing a Master’s in Agroecology at Colorado State University, identifying unmet needs in on-farm research and exploring how academia can support regenerative farmers and ranchers. She has a bachelor’s degree in Materials Science and Engineering from the Olin College of Engineering.