From Soil to Cup: What Regenerative Farming Taught Me About Wellbeing

October 13, 2026

I am passionate about farming and regenerative agriculture. That might sound like a strange thing for the founder of a cup brand to say. Soil, cattle and muddy boots feel a long way from a glass on your kitchen bench.

Farming and HUM cups grow from the same root: connection and wellbeing.

This is the story of how I got there.

Five months of regenerative farming in the hills

Morning sun through trees above cattle on a regenerative farm in the hills

I spent five months living in the hills, learning how to take care of the land. The days followed nature's rhythm.

Farming is the foundational practice that takes us back to the land and to the source. Land nurtures growth, and it is the channel that connects us back to life.

Why healthy soil matters for our wellbeing

Two Jersey cows in long pasture grass on a hillside farm

The land holds the soil, and the soil nurtures all the essence and elements that grow the food we eat. That food becomes part of us - our energy, our health, our wellbeing.

Out in the field, I am constantly in awe of how everything works in sync. The grass, the cattle, the soil and the seasons all hold each other in the perfect balance.

Two kinds of connection: food and presence

Freshly harvested beetroot and rainbow chard above a woman pausing with a cup in a calm kitchen

Living on the land taught me that wellbeing comes from two connections.

Connecting to the food source, for vitality. When you pull beetroot and chard straight from the ground, you understand where nourishment really comes from. Real food, grown in healthy soil, gives the body what it needs to thrive.

Connecting to ourselves, in presence. The other half happens when we slow down. A quiet moment in the kitchen with a warm drink in your hands and being present with ourselves. Back to our body and mind. That moment is where we replenish and restore.