Dr. Marina Chang
2024
Dr. Marina Chang is Director of Research and Academic Engagement at Fielden Whisky. Marina is working alongside Fielden Whisky’s Managing Director John Letts to demonstrate how the novel grain production approach, Restorative Continuous Cropping (RCC) using heritage grains, can be managed in order to generate as much grain as possible with no chemicals and minimal use of fossil fuels, and without compromising the long-term sustainability of the system. Her role is to advance the vision of Fielden Whisky in becoming a world leader in the areas of sustainable grain production and heritage grains for ‘green distilling’.
She is currently an Honorary Associate Professorship at UCL and an Adjunct Professor at New York University London Campus. Her dual identity working in business and academia gives her unique positionality and perspectives to connect and integrate theory and practice towards a genuine grain revolution in the 21st century.
My Sessions
Heritage Grains: Walk to the Field
John Letts
Dr. Emma Burnett
Dr. Marina Chang
Colin Johnston
Dr. Noam Chayut
Will Dorman
Join us on a walk and talk, where we can discuss the move towards heritage grains, different ways of growing and using the grain, and have a meander around the heritage wheat field here at Lannock Manor Farm.
Heritage Grains: What Are They & Why Grow Them?
John Letts
Dr. Emma Burnett
Dr. Marina Chang
Colin Johnston
Dr. Noam Chayut
Will Dorman
Modern cereal varieties can produce high yields when grown with massive inputs of fuel and agrichemicals. But this approach has left our food systems dangerously exposed to pests, diseases, climate change and economic crises. Genetically diverse populations of heritage grains can be grown without agrichemicals in a way that nurtures the soil, supports biodiversity and […]
Heritage Grains: Walk to the Field
John Letts
Dr. Emma Burnett
Dr. Marina Chang
Colin Johnston
Dr. Noam Chayut
Will Dorman
Join us on a walk and talk, where we can discuss the move towards heritage grains, different ways of growing and using the grain, and have a meander around the heritage wheat field here at Lannock Manor Farm.