Angela Jenkins

Angela Jenkins has been Registered Dietitian for 32 years in conventional and consulting capacities. During her years as a Pediatric Dietitian and in functional nutrition, she became intrigued by the confusing outcomes of some of her clients and began that deeper dive into root cause to find an explanation. This lead her down the path of understanding how our mismanaged industrialized food system model influences people's health quite negatively in America. Her desire to deepen her...See more

Angela Jenkins has been Registered Dietitian for 32 years in conventional and consulting capacities. During her years as a Pediatric Dietitian and in functional nutrition, she became intrigued by the confusing outcomes of some of her clients and began that deeper dive into root cause to find an explanation. This lead her down the path of understanding how our mismanaged industrialized food system model influences people's health quite negatively in America. Her desire to deepen her understanding inspired her to facilitate the start up of the first food policy council in southwest Missouri. The council brought together 50+ organizations in the southwest Missouri region to complete the first food system assessment of the area which identified gaps in the regional food system that could then be addressed by the community and specifically with regard to pediatric obesity. She was able to draw from her passion for helping people maintain and improve health in the conventional medical system and apply it in the arena where food and policy interface. The assessment became the launching pad for many other projects that support the growth of regional food systems in that area. She comes to table illuminating the ideal that food raised regeneratively not only keeps a body healthy but also nurtures the ecosystems and local economies that keep our communities bonded. Come visit and enjoy the understanding that building a connection between food, regenerative agriculture and putting your hands in the soil, not only supports health but is absolutely dependent on it. She also enjoys encouraging people toward the connection of producing their own food (no matter how great or small the garden or growing operation) and how easily that food can be prepared in the comfort of their own kitchen, making the right choice the easy choice. When she is not playing with food, she can be found wandering the Ozarks mountains, lakes and streams with her dog, Remo. More books, information and products can be found at ... See less