Earth Day 2025: From the Ground Up – Regenerating Profit & Planet
This April, in celebration of Earth Day 2025, we’re back with another immersive and action-oriented evening—this time exploring how we can restore our earth from the ground up. The soil beneath our feet holds powerful potential to draw down carbon, restore ecosystems, and build resilient food systems. But to get there, we need bold ideas, regenerative practices, and hands-in-the-soil solutions that work for both planet and profit.
In addition to thought-provoking talks and conversations, we're excited to be hosting this special event at Arcadia Earth, Toronto’s most unique immersive experiene– a multi-sensory journey through planet Earth. The immersive exhibit combines large-scale art installations and exciting technology, including virtual and augmented reality, allowing visitors to experience our breathtaking planet like never before! Your ticket will include admission to the exhibit, inspiring you to take action towards a more sustainable future.
Join us on Tuesday, April 22nd for an evening that brings Earth Day to life through storytelling, science, and soil. Here’s what to expect:
🌾 Insightful presentations and real stories from the field—from cross-Canada road trips to sixth-generation farm struggles and wins
🐛 A hands-on soil health workshop where you’ll get up close with compost, microbes, and even repot your houseplant
🎨 An unforgettable multi-sensory journey through Arcadia Earth, featuring immersive art, storytelling, and VR experiences
💬 Space to connect with like-minded people in climate, agriculture, sustainability, and innovation
🌿Event Schedule
6:00 PM – Doors Open + Meet and Greet
6:30 PM – Speaker Talks + Q&A
Sonu Chhina & Dipesh Mistry
Co-founders of SoilBank, an emerging fund investing in Canadian regenerative farmers. Sonu has a background in impact investing and development private equity, and was formerly an investigative journalist with deep family ties to agriculture. She holds an MPA from Harvard Kennedy School and an MBA from The Wharton School. Dipesh previously served as COO at regenerative farming startup Vayda, backed by the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan. He also worked at Boston Consulting Group and is a graduate of Queen’s University.
Topic - Team Nature-Based Climate Solutions: Explore the opportunity and scale of regenerative agriculture in Canada through a personal journey from Toronto to Jasper, meeting farmers along the way who are leading the shift toward sustainable land stewardship.
Matt McIntosh
Matt is a farmer and award-winning freelance journalist based in southwestern Ontario. Under the brand The Rural PhilosoFer, he explores environment, food systems, and policy with a systems thinking lens. A Nuffield Scholar, he’s currently investigating ways farmers can re-establish ecologically and culturally significant spaces without compromising their businesses. He holds a BA in Political Science from the University of Guelph and is past-president of the Eastern Canada Farm Writers’ Association.
Topic - Regeneration on the Farm Is Complicated: Hear a sixth-generation farmer’s honest take on the real-world challenges and opportunities of improving ecosystems while running a viable farm business.
Jocelyn Molyneux
Founder of Wastenot Farms Inc. and creator of Jocelyn's Soil Booster, Jocelyn gives growers the tools to build healthy soils through biofertilizers and vermiculture. With a Master’s in Applied Environmental Science and Management, she has over a decade of experience in waste management and regenerative systems. Her passion lies in practical, high-impact environmental solutions.
Topic - Solving Big Problems from the Ground Up: From food waste to worm poop to microbe rich soil, learn about regenerative growing tools that nurture healthy, thriving plants while reducing waste to landfill, sequestering carbon in soil, and growing Canada's circular economy.
7:50 PM – Soil Health Workshop
Get your hands dirty with a hands-on workshop led by Jocelyn Molyneux. You’ll learn about the magic of biofertilizers—and if you bring a houseplant that needs a little love, we’ll replant it together with Jocelyn's Soil Booster!
8:10 PM – Immersive Art Experience & Open Networking
Enjoy full access to Arcadia Earth, a multi-sensory exhibit filled with awe-inspiring art, immersive technology, and bold storytelling designed to ignite action for the planet.
🌎 Sponsored by
A huge thank you to our sponsors:
- Arcadia Earth is Toronto’s most unique immersive experiene– a multi-sensory journey through planet Earth. The immersive exhibit combines large-scale art installations and exciting technology, including virtual and augmented reality, allowing visitors to experience our breathtaking planet like never before! Visit Arcadia Earth today and get inspired to take action towards a more sustainable future.
- Animal Liberation Kitchen is a Toronto based, family-run food business. Inspired by animal rights and social justice, we are committed to bringing you affordable vegan options. At Animal Liberation Kitchen, our goal is not to pressure people into feeling guilty about eating meat; we simply intend to offer a healthy and tasty alternative.
We can’t wait to spend the night with you and continue building this awesome community.
🌿 The Climate North Team
📸 Notice of Filming and Photography
When you attend this event, you enter an area where photography, audio, and video recording may occur. By entering the event premises, you consent to this recording and its release, publication, exhibition, or reproduction. Please let us know at the event if you prefer to be excluded from any content.