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# [Farming for the Future with Eli Cheatham of International Farming](https://planningalt.com/insights/farming-for-the-future-with-eli-cheatham-of-international-farming)

 Written by [Planning Alternatives](https://planningalt.com/insights/author/planning-alternatives) | July 6, 2026

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We sit down with [Eli Cheatham](https://www.linkedin.com/in/eli-cheatham-4136361b9/), President of [International Farming](https://www.linkedin.com/company/international-farming-corporation-llc/), a food sourcing solutions platform working at the intersection of agriculture, investment, and stewardship. Eli shares the company's threefold mission — empowering farmers through technology, growing consciously by leaving the land better than they found it, and connecting farmers directly with food buyers — while exploring what it means to invest in land with patience and purpose, and why reconnecting consumers to the people who grow their food is the foundation of a truly sustainable future.

 

Key Takeaways:

- 00:00 Introduction.
- 00:37 What makes farmland a good long-term investment and the mindset of "patient money."
- 01:44 How technology is freeing farmers to focus on what they do best.
- 04:19 International Farming's threefold mission: empower farmers, grow consciously, feed the world.
- 06:00 The seven-cents-on-the-dollar reality and the case for streamlining the supply chain.
- 07:11 What gives Eli the most hope: the shift toward regenerative agriculture and consumer awareness.
- 09:31 TED Vancouver: the power of infectious passion and the case for authentic community.
- 14:06 What Eli would talk about at TED: trusting a cyclical life over a linear one.
- 18:50 Defining wealth, success, and leadership on your own terms.
- 23:06 The one thing Eli would tell her 20-year-old self: start meditating earlier.

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> “It’s really hard to care about something you feel so detached from. It really is about reconnecting people to the land, the food, and the farmers.”
> 
> - Eli Cheatham

 

Resources Mentioned:

- [International Farming](https://internationalfarming.com)
- <https://www.consciouscapitalism.org/>[Planning Alternatives Wealth Assessment](https://www.planningalt.com)
- #RegenerativeAgriculture #ConsciousLeadership #TrueWealth

Connect with the guests:

LinkedIn: [Eli Cheatham](https://www.linkedin.com/in/eli-cheatham-4136361b9/)  
LinkedIn: [International Farming](https://www.linkedin.com/company/international-farming-corporation-llc/)

Connect with Nathan Mersereau:

Phone: 248-645-1520   
Email: [nathan.mersereau@planningalt.com](mailto:nathan.mersereau@planningalt.com)  
LinkedIn: [Nathan Mersereau](https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathan-mersereau-cfp%C2%AE-a984761/)  
Address: 255 S Old Woodward, Suite 310  
Birmingham, MI 48009

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