đŸŒ± Join the Food System Revolution

The climate crisis isn’t waiting. Neither are we.

We’re growing a mycelial network of communities transforming waste into nourishment, food into resilience, and systems into sacred restoration.

Why Now — The Polycrisis Is Personal

We’re not facing one crisis. We’re facing many—interwoven and accelerating.

  • 40% of food is wasted while millions go hungry.
  • Climate “solutions” scale while soil systems collapse.
  • Charity offers help—yet creates dependency.
  • Conservation erases the very communities who’ve protected the land.
“Existing institutions are designed to manage problems, not solve them.”
— Shannon Dobbs

The Fellowship of Living Systems exists to answer a deeper question:

What happens when communities stop waiting for permission—and start building like ecosystems?

What We’re Doing — And Why It Works

We’re not pushing pilot projects or unproven concepts. These are real tools, already deployed. What’s missing is connection, scale, and community control.

đŸ› ïž Mycelial Community Network

Communities don’t lack strength. They lack access to the right tools—refrigerated trucks, inoculation systems, strategic frameworks. We deliver the missing links, not top-down control.

đŸŒ± HumiSoil

A breakthrough in soil regeneration—this living amendment is made via bacterial photosynthesis that transforms waste into soil that literally grows water while sequestering carbon.

  • Proven in 30+ countries
  • 15–25% yield increases, 30–50% less irrigation
  • Works with forest debris, invasive species, and animal waste

❄ Blast Chillers

Used by MGM Grand to rescue over 5 million meals, this industrial kitchen tool rapidly cools prepared food so it can be safely stored and redistributed. We're scaling it for community kitchens.

  • Under $10K for a complete community setup
  • Can preserve 1,500–2,500 lbs of food per week
  • Empowers local nonprofits, churches, and schools
“We don’t need one massive central facility. We need a network of smaller operations leveraging existing infrastructure.”
— Shannon Dobbs

This is how we build systems that scale like nature: from the roots, across the network, in ways no single institution could do alone.

Paonia — The First Node Needs You

This isn’t theory. It’s not branding. It’s a small Colorado town — with the right people and the right conditions — ready to break the food system dependency cycle.

In partnership with The Learning Council, we’re co-creating the first node of the Fellowship network — with your support. What’s still needed is simple — but critical:

Remaining Infrastructure Needs

  • 🧊 1 Community-Scale Blast Chiller — to safely preserve prepared food
  • 🚛 1 Refrigerated Box Truck — to connect farms, kitchens, and partners
  • 🔧 Training, Staffing, and Fuel — to keep it running and replicable

$100,000 funds this critical capacity upgrade. Without it, we continue as before — maintaining the status quo. With it, we unlock a replicable model that can scale across the state — and beyond.

Why You’re Here — and Why It Matters Now

Whether you’ve walked with us before or just arrived, the moment is real—and the timing is right.

What began as a spark is becoming a living system—one that feeds, heals, connects, and grows. This is not a brand. This is a pattern: mycelial, sacred, unstoppable.

If you're here, it's because something in you recognizes what’s possible. You see the patterns. You feel the urgency. You know that another way is not only needed—it’s already emerging.

“Transformation begins when we stop waiting for perfect conditions—and start acting like ecosystems.”
— Shannon Dobbs

This is your invitation to step into a living system already in motion. Bring your curiosity, your skills, your roots—whatever you have to give.

Fuel the Flow — Strategic Contributions

You’ve seen the systems. You understand the challenges we face. Now you’re in a position to help accelerate and scale what works.

The Fellowship is growing—but strategic implementation requires aligned support.

Catalyst Contribution Pathways

  • $500 → Equip a community with essential tools (e.g., chillers, transport kits)
  • $10,000 → Fund mobile infrastructure or cross-community integration
  • $25,000+ → Launch a full regional node (equipment, training, implementation)
  • Land / Equipment / Introductions to whole systems thinkers → Contribute assets that activate systems

If you’re ready to move from interest to impact, let’s talk. We’ll align your resources with the communities and systems that can use them best.

Join the Fellowship — A Living Community

The Fellowship is not top-down. It is a decentralized community of people like you — committed to building systems that work for life.

You are joining a growing movement, a platform, a community, and an opportunity to lead your community and others into the future.

Membership Is Free — Support Is Optional

  • Free → Access the network, updates, and shared tools
  • $10/month → Show support and help fund the mission

All support is optional. All voices are valued.

One-time contributions — of funds, resources, or aligned capacity — are also welcome.

The most important contribution is your presence. Together, we are growing what works and nurturing systemic regeneration.

The Upstream Strategy — Change That Doesn’t Wait

We don’t need permission to start healing. We need well-placed interventions that shift entire systems from the roots.

In Ensenada, Mexico, Shannon watched residents create neighborhood-level water systems—solving real problems without waiting for bureaucracies to change. That moment defined our approach: start upstream, act locally, trigger transformation.

“Systemic change doesn't have to start by fixing entire systems. It can begin with strategic interventions at key leverage points that create immediate benefits while building capacity for larger transformation.” — Shannon Dobbs

That’s why we don’t waste energy trying to overhaul entire institutions. We focus on high-leverage interventions like:

đŸŒ± Waste to Soil

Using HumiSoil to convert waste into living soil—improving yields, retaining water, and sequestering carbon.

đŸ„˜ Meal Rescue

Preserving thousands of pounds of hot meals before they’re wasted, and rerouting them to community food systems.

🔧 Local Ownership

Delivering infrastructure communities can own—chillers, trucks, and legal frameworks for independence.

This isn’t reform. It’s regeneration—one node, one leverage point, one community at a time.