What is regenerative agriculture?

Regenerative agriculture (RA) is a system of farming principles and practices that increases biodiversity, enriches soils, improves watersheds, and enhances ecosystem services.

RA AIMS:

■ capture carbon in soil and aboveground biomass, reversing current global trends of atmospheric accumulation;

■ increase yields;

■ increase resilience to climate instability;

■ create healthier, more vital farming communities.

It's based on decades of scientific and applied research into organic farming, agroecology, holistic management, and agroforestry.

RA PRACTICES:

■ no-till farming and crops;

■ organic annual cropping;

■ the use of compost, compost tea, biochar, terra preta (dark soil);

■ integration of trees, forage, and holistically managed grazing of domesticated animals;

■ ecological aquaculture;

■ perennial crops.