What YOU can do to support Regenerative Agriculture
February 14 is Regenerative Agriculture Day! Are you inspired to take action? We need everyone to participate.
February 14 is Regenerative Agriculture Day! Are you inspired to take action? We need everyone to participate.
We have done an excellent job of educating young people about the horrors of climate change without giving them enough insight into solutions they can participate in, says Sheryl Karas with the Center for Regenerative Agriculture and Resilient Systems at CSU Chico.
Soul Fire Farm’s guide How Alive is my Soil? presents soil testing methods that can be performed in the field by farmers, gardeners, or anyone who desires to understand and appreciate soil from a different perspective.
“Most of us don’t really know what it is like to run out of water. Our farmers have had some good hints about it. They will tell you when you are out of water, you are out of water. My own story illustrates that.” Soil Health Champion Lynn Montgomery, Placitas, NM
Although climate change is a global issue, it can and must be addressed locally. Start by restoring local natural cycles, and the first cycle we look to is water.
Climate solutions can only be implemented when we change our lens from an industrial, exploitive approach into a bio-system approach.
Community Composting is a simple and immediate opportunity to reduce waste, improve local soil, grow nutritious food and fight climate change. Let’s get started!
Underreported and underestimated: in New Mexico, soil loss from wind is many times greater than the soil lost due to water erosion.
Help garner federal support for soil health.
Watch siblings Alex (12), Adrian (12) and Athena (10) explain the connection between healthy soil and climate change mitigation!