The food on most grocery store shelves looks familiar, but Ryan Griggs would argue that what it contains — and what it lacks — is something most people have never been told. A vocal voice in the regenerative agriculture movement and the founder of Regenrus, Ryan Griggs joined Sean Kelly on the Digital Social Hour to pull back the curtain on a food system he believes is failing the people it claims to serve.
The conversation ranges from the science and controversy around raw milk to the broader decline of nutrient density in modern food, touching on government regulation, industry capture, and what reconnecting with local farms and ranchers might actually look like in practice.
About Ryan Griggs
Ryan Griggs is a regenerative agriculture advocate whose work centers on rebuilding the relationship between people, food, and the land that produces it. Through Regenrus and his online presence as the 'Regenaissanceman,' he has built an audience around the idea that healthier food systems begin with honest conversations about how food is grown, processed, and labeled.
His perspective blends firsthand experience with farmers and ranchers, a pointed critique of industrial food practices, and a belief that food choices have consequences that extend well beyond individual health — touching soil quality, community resilience, and environmental sustainability. His work invites people to ask harder questions about what they are eating and where it comes from.
What Ryan Griggs and Sean Kelly Talked About
- Why Ryan Griggs believes raw milk offers nutritional properties that pasteurization diminishes
- The pressures and regulatory challenges facing small farmers and independent ranchers today
- How Regenrus was founded and what it means to launch a business around regenerative food values
- The case against misleading food labeling and what consumers often misunderstand at the grocery store
- Why Ryan frames food as medicine and what the foundational connection between diet and health looks like in his view
- How modern toxins and captured regulatory industries shape the food choices available to most Americans
- The distinction between conventional agriculture and regenerative practices, and why it matters for soil and health
- What reconnecting with local farms and community food sources can look like in everyday life
Why This Conversation Matters
Questions about food — what it contains, how it is regulated, and who benefits from the current system — rarely get addressed with this kind of directness. Ryan Griggs brings a perspective grounded in agricultural practice and genuine conviction, and his conversation with Sean Kelly on the Digital Social Hour is a useful starting point for anyone who wants to think more carefully about what they eat and why it matters.
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About Sean Kelly & the Digital Social Hour
Sean Kelly is an entrepreneur and the host of the Digital Social Hour, one of the fastest-growing interview podcasts in the world, where he sits down with entrepreneurs, athletes, creators, and cultural voices for candid, long-form conversations. The show draws over 100 million views a month across platforms. Explore more guest features on SeanKelly.io.
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