Regenerative Agriculture

Definitions and introduction to

• http://projectgrounded.com/learn/ - lots here !!!

• https://www.greenbiz.com/article/fight-define-regenerative-agriculture

• Latest overview (March 2023) https://howgood.com/regenerative-industry-landscape/

• FAO 2024 roadmap for global food transition https://www.fao.org/interactive/sdg2-roadmap/en/

  

• Summary of why its a solution https://tomkatranch.org/why-we-care/

  • Promotes biodiversity (genetic of animals and also cultural)
  • Restores topsoil
  • Food as nourishment not fill
  • Suited to the complexity our brains developed

BEST PRACTICES

• No till
• Covering surface
• Growing over 5 species
• Little use of pesticides
• https://www.regenerativeagriculturebook.com/ book to help (by Richard Perkins)
• Syntropic Farming - Life in syntropy - https://lifeinsyntropy.org/en/about/
• Perrenial Farming - Agriculture can be made far more sustainable by transitioning many annual agricultural systems to perennials https://www.perennialfarming.org/about
• Agroecology - It seeks to optimize the interactions between plants, animals, humans and the environment while taking into consideration the social aspects that need to be addressed for a sustainable and fair food system. https://www.agroecologyfund.org/what-is-agroecology

Reports