Regenerative Agriculture

Regenerative Organic Certified (ROC) blueberries deliver taste and sustainability.

betterful blueberries—a new brand launched by AC Foods—has been approved for Regenerative Organic certification, promising a high level of sustainability as well as taste and health benefits. The berries are grown in California and Oregon and are available in select Whole Foods, Sprouts, Bi-Rite, NewLeaf, Berkeley Bowl Marketplace, and Oliver’s locations. This year, betterful’s Oregon […]

ADM’s global regenerative agriculture program named to Fast Company’s 2024 list of world changing ideas

ADM and its global regenerative agriculture program were named a finalist in the Enterprise category of Fast Company’s 2024 World Changing Ideas Awards. Selected from a pool of more than 1,300 entries, ADM was one of 127 finalists recognized for developing creative solutions to today’s most pressing issues. ADM is scaling up efforts to enhance the […]

GoodSAM makes strides in regenerative agriculture and farmer profits

GoodSAM Foods, a healthy food brand committed to sustainability and regenerative agriculture, recently released the GoodSAM Impact Report 2023 detailing the company’s strides in regenerative agriculture and direct impact on communities. The report can be viewed at: https://goodsamfoods.com/pages/sustainability. The company uses a direct trade model with farmers, ensuring a fair price. GoodSAM saw 156% growth in 2022; it […]

Regenerative ag certifications gaining traction in U.S. market

Regenerative certifications are starting to appear on food products in the U.S. These certifications include Regenerative Organic Certified, Land to Market, Certified Regenerative by A Greener World, Soil & Climate Health Initiative Verified, and Regenefied. These certifications are not nearly as prominent as the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s organic seal or the Non-GMO Project butterfly […]

New research reveals how soil sequesters plant-based carbon

Carbon either gets trapped or feeds microbes that respire CO2 into atmosphere A recent study from Northwestern University offers answers to why some plant-based carbon molecules are sequestered in soil and others are respired as CO2. “There are many efforts to keep carbon trapped to prevent it from entering the atmosphere,” said Northwestern’s Ludmilla Aristilde, […]