Humedalia, a Mexican organization that works for the conservation and restoration of the Mexican wetlands, focuses its work on the chinampas of Xochimilco. This project for regenerating the chinampas soil will provide the local community opportunities to increase family income and engage multiple generations, creating a space for the exchange of knowledge and experiences about ancestral farming techniques.

Carbon dioxide removed from the atmosphere translates into higher levels of soil carbon, thus proving that these farming practices could play a big role in the fight against climate change. Regenerative techniques could lower carbon emissions, heal overworked land, and produce higher yields of high-quality crops and livestock.

Regenerative agriculture, including raising livestock, will be a key component of not only protecting water resources in Minnesota, but improving farm productivity and the overall sustainability of farming communities across the state. And for regenerative agriculture to thrive, consumers will need to keep meat as a part of their diet.

“I do believe fashion is where we can mainstream regenerative ag. I think in some ways, it’s more poised than the food industry to lead [the conversation], because fashion is more permanent. You don’t know what I ate for breakfast, but you know what I’m wearing.”

We are witnessing 3 pandemics simultaneously: the Corona Pandemic, the Hunger Pandemic and the Pandemic of Destruction of Livelihoods. All three pandemics have their roots in an economic model based on profits, greed and extractivism, which has accelerated ecological destruction, aggravated loss of livelihoods, increased economic inequality, and polarised and divided society into the 1% and 99%. On this May Day in times of the Corona Crisis let us imagine and create new economies based on Earth Democracy and economic democracy to protect the earth and humanity.