Innovative farmers in Washington State are combining the growing of mixed crops with the grazing of sheep, in a tightly integrated system. Their farms are emitting fewer greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, and their soil is growing more fertile. Even better, they say they're making more money than their counterparts who are using conventional and hybrid systems.

Home to leopards, zebras, hippos and elephants, Zambia’s Luangwa Valley is known for its sprawling wildlife sanctuaries. But it’s also where Dale Lewis, founder of Community Markets for Conservation (COMACO), helps transform hungry farmers — who poach on the side to supplement their income — into wildlife protectors.

While at the global level, corporate control is trying to shape our food and agricultural systems, at the local level hundreds and thousands of farmers and growers, seed savers, seed defenders are saving seeds and working to protect and keep seeds free and fighting laws that undermine our seed sovereignty. Through alliance building and a coordinated approach we can connect the the many voices around the planet, adding strength to the movement of Seed Freedom.

By choosing to purchase beef produced in a better way, YOU are supporting the forward-thinking retailers, ranchers, and feedlots and improving the supply chain. Learn more about the benefits of well-managed grazed grasslands.

A global shift towards an agriculture that builds up organic matter in the soil would also put us on a path to removing some of the other major sources of GHGs from the food system