A GLOBAL MOVEMENT IS EMERGING

Asheville is Playing a Key Role

Hurricane Helene provided an opportunity to galvanize our community to work together collaboratively to rebuild, restore and regenerate our bioregion ~ bringing about a level of thriving beyond what we experienced before the storm.

We are invited to be a part of the first ever BioFi Cultivator

Regenerating Asheville

Helping grassroots regenerative initiatives amplify their impact.

Who we work with:

We work with leaders, businesses, and organizations dedicated to innovative solutions and meaningful impact, taking a whole-systems approach for a thriving ecosystem.

WE PROVIDE FUNDS WITH

Bioregional
Financing

Catalytic Grant Fund distributing philanthropic funding to grassroots regenerative initiatives in bioregion

Venture Studio

incubator for round-table cohorts of organizations working together to address specific challenges and generate cascading benefits.

WE CONNECT PEOPLE WITH

Bioregional Impact Hub

A physical space for regenerators to gather, innovate solutions and exchange information and resources.

Learning Center

integrating roundtable operating system, facilitating venture studio cohorts and public education

Community Gatherings workshops, documentary film screenings, events

Resource Commons

support with grant applications, fundraising, messaging, storytelling and the roundtable operating system

WE AMPLIFY IMPACT WITH

Storytelling

Transforming the power of media to amplify and educate through documentary filmmaking and elevating the visibility of impact driven leaders.

Story of Place

The geological, natural, and human history & culture that interweave to create the unique essence of our region.

Voices of Impact

Amplifying and elevating the visibility and voices of impact-driven leaders, organizations, and ecosystems.

Blueprint Appalachia

A 12-episode docuseries showcasing our message of sustainability and resilience to a global audience.

"The best way to predict the future is to design it."
~ R. Buckminster Fuller

We are part of the 2025 BioFi Cultivator

Regenerating Asheville is honored to have been invited to be a part of the first-ever 2025 BioFi Cultivator, a groundbreaking initiative that brings together 18 bioregional teams across South, Central, and North America and Hawai’i. We will collaborate with other visionaries to design and implement the world’s first Bioregional Financing Facilities (BFFs)—innovative systems reconnecting funding with life-affirming solutions.

This five-month program will deepen our capacity to address systemic challenges in the French Broad Watershed bioregion, leveraging collective expertise, funding networks, and regenerative principles. Our participation underscores the significance of our work and empowers us to co-create a model for ecological and economic resilience that can ripple across the globe.

The BioFi Project

A new way forward is emerging

By 2030 the Regenerative Market is expected to grow to 15 trillion.

STATS FOR A REGENERATIVE FUTURE

90%

Regenerative business models reduce waste by 90%

30%

Regenerative tourism boosts tourist spending by 30%

Join the Movement

LOCAL ACTION, GLOBAL IMPACT

Regeneration is all about bringing more life and vitality to systems through relationships of reciprocity, giving back more than is taken, and stewarding the ecosystems that we call home.

Join us on this journey. We'd love to hear from you!