Entries by Regeneration International

An Overlooked Water Resource

Carbon rich soil acts like a giant sponge that absorbs water during floods and provides it to plants in times of drought. An increase in organic matter (carbon) in the top six inches of soil increases its water holding capacity by approximately 27,000 gallons of water per acre.

Producing Food and Capturing Carbon

An interview with Ariel Greenwood, a “feral agrarian” and grazer who manages a herd of cattle while restoring ecosystems. Ariel lives and works on a 3,000-acre research preserve in the inter-coastal Mayacamas mountain range region of Sonoma County.