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Healthy Soils Lead to Healthy Food and Added Value for All

02/25/2020

Nutrient density, however, considers the health of the soils that are producing the crops. The thought is that healthier soils that use cover crops instead of chemical weed control, or no-till over conventional tillage, or other regenerative agriculture practices, will produce crops that contain more nutrients for humans to consume.

How Main Street Project Creates Healthier Farms and Stable Economics for Farmers

02/24/2020

Regi is one of the architects of the Main Street Project (MSP), a poultry-centered regenerative agroforestry system that aims to equip farmers to solve our nation’s food crisis. It’s not enough to just blame Big Ag, he says; we need to create new ways of thinking and doing when it comes to food production.

Why Ecosystem Restoration Comes First in the New Business Models

02/12/2020

We live in an age dominated by human presence. We, humans, have a significant impact on the earth’s geology and ecosystems. Mostly, this is framed as bad news, but you can also argue it’s good news. Humans have a very bad impact now, yes. But that also means we can do better, much better! And it’s up to us to explore why, how and what.

Soil Carbon: The Secret Weapon to Battle Climate Change?

02/11/2020

Current efforts to promote carbon storage in soil miss a key point: Not all soil carbon is the same. As scientists focusing on soil ecology and sustainability, we believe that managing soil carbon effectively requires taking its differences into account.

A Green New Deal Must Offer Farmers a Way to Transition to Regenerative Agriculture

02/08/2020

We believe, however, that since agriculture is both a major contributor to climate change and one of the key solutions, it should be a major part of the Green New Deal.

Growing Food, Growing Climate Change: Why We Need an Agricultural Shift

02/06/2020

What we eat has tremendous implications not just for our own health, but also for the planet.

Can Vegans And Ranchers Work Together To Rebuild The World’s Soil?

02/03/2020

As awareness spreads around the benefits of a plant-based diet on the environment, a growing regenerative agriculture (RA) movement says livestock is actually integral to shaping farming practices that will save the planet.

Down Under

02/03/2020

As Australians grapple with the consequences of the fires in upcoming months and embark on the necessary journey of regenerating themselves and their land, Astralian sheep farm owner Colin Seis is setting a good example by re-hydrating and re-carbonizing the soil .

The Secret Behind Costa Rica’s Remarkable Green Transformation

01/30/2020

Farmer Aldo Sánchez's farm in central Costa Rica is a successful example of agroforestry — the sustainable combination of crops with trees — that is complementing Costa Rica’s remarkable reforestation in the past three decades.

Carbon Gardening: A Natural Climate Solution that Can Help Reduce CO2 Emissions While Restoring Biodiversity

01/28/2020

Organic carbon sequestration is one of the oldest tricks in nature’s ancient playbook for global ecosystem regulation. These days, as we search for ways to pull excess carbon out of the atmosphere in order to mitigate global warming, new attention has focused on “natural climate solutions,” or managing land for carbon sequestration by conserving and restoring ecosystems and changing agricultural and gardening practices.

Why It’s Time to Stop Treating the Soil Like Dirt

01/21/2020

Land degradation is affecting 3.2 billion people, and for far too long this has gone under the radar. This must change in 2020. If not, we risk that all the world’s topsoil be eroded in the next 60 years.

From Sustainable to Regenerative: Bold Business Moves to Transform the Agriculture System

01/17/2020

The 2020s herald a pivotal chance to deliver on our great climate, environment and development challenges, and the scale and pace of change will require truly transformative thinking. We will need to move beyond efficiency and doing less harm, and base strategies on new goals that ensure business success also meets the needs of people and the planet. It’s time to step up a gear or three on our journey toward a sustainable future. But what does this mean for how we do business?

Soil Health Hits the Big Time!

01/13/2020

Since the UN climate summit in Paris in 2015 and the resulting plan to improve food security and fight climate change with soil carbon called the ‘4 For 1000 Initiative’, a number of legislative bills have been passed and signed into law around the nation giving momentum to the soil health movement. Hopefully, more states (and eventually Congress) will join this exciting wave of initiatives that encourage soil health – on which all life on earth depends.

Sue Lani Madsen: Investing in Soil Health Is an Investment in the Future

01/07/2020

We’ve been treating soil like dirt for too long. Dirt needs to be fed in order to produce. Healthy soil contains tens of thousands of microbes pulling carbon out of the atmosphere and turning it into food for themselves and for us. Focusing on common ground over food is a healthy way to start the new year. It’s a place where government is, as is often the case, both the problem and part of the potential solution.

2020 Vision: A New Year’s Regeneration

01/03/2020

There is a practical, shovel-ready solution to our impasse, powered by a massive leap in grassroots consciousness, a youth-led climate movement and a 2020 ballot box revolution.