Enabling agriculture and food enterprises to become levers of societal transformation

“All economic and societal development begins and ends with agriculture and the resulting access to food. Rethinking and reimagining our agri-food systems is key to addressing the intertwined challenges to water supply, climate, biodiversity, food security, health, and well-being.” (C. O. Scharmer and K. Kaufer, 2025)

Our work is based on three pillars:

  • Attending to and cultivating the qualities of our three existential relationships – to myself – to each other – to Mother Earth

  • Developing an Open Mind, Open Heart and Open Will as organs of perception

  • Enabling farms to become places of cultural renewal, in service of the well-being for All

Learning-Research-Project areas:

  • Exploring farms as places where the full potential of the human being can be developed

  • Supporting the next generation of farmers and food entrepreneurs to be successful

  • Exploring and characterizing aspects and qualities of the NY Hudson Valley Bioregion, from the perspective of the next generations

  • Supporting agriculture and food enterprises in striving towards their highest potential

Inner Development Work:

  • Gaining a clearer understanding of our biographies and karma

  • Committing to an ongoing inner personal practice

  • The art of the design of social processes


Transformational learning

IMA’s role is to help reconnect knowledge to action by guiding a process of exploration, intention setting and experimentation. Learning together can mean transformational change for you, your organization, and the land.