Regenerative Agriculture

“Regenerative agriculture” is all the rage—but it’s not going to fix our food system

By Anja Bless, Ph.D. candidate, University of Technology Sydney Decades of industrial agriculture have caused environmental and social damage across the globe. Soils have deteriorated and plant and animal species are disappearing. Landscapes are degraded and small-scale farmers are struggling. It’s little wonder we’re looking for more sustainable and just ways of growing food and fibre. Regenerative […]

Patagonia Provisions purchases Moonshot snack brand

Patagonia Provisions, the food & beverage division of Patagonia, recently acquired Moonshot, a Planet Forward, Inc. brand. This acquisition—a first in more than 20 years for Patagonia—was made as part of an effort to invest in businesses and products that support the company’s mission to save our home planet. As consumers become increasingly aware of the role the […]

Pilot project launches for Southern cotton farms to engage in ecosystem service markets

The Ecosystem Services Market Consortium (ESMC), US Cotton Trust Protocol, Manulife Investment Management, and Forum for the Future recently announced the launch of an Eco-Harvest pilot project in Alabama, Arkansas, Texas, and Tennessee. This project will work with cotton farmers to generate high quality carbon and greenhouse gas credits on over 2,300 acres, through implementing […]

The gut microbiome connects the dots: farm to food to human health

For thousands of years, soil and environmental microbes have partnered with humans—we feed bacteria in our gut microbiome which then provides us with vitamins, hormones, and modulation of our immune systems. “The way you feed it well is with a diverse, plant-based, whole food diet,” said Dr. Japhia Ramkumar, internist and associate professor at the […]

Perennial crops can counteract biodiversity loss, research suggests

Dwindling biodiversity is a crisis facing humanity, threatening food supply and ecosystems. Perennial agriculture addresses the crisis, boosting on-farm habitat for many pollinators, while growing rich ecosystems for microbial and fungal networks. It also benefits off-farm diversity, reducing the negative impacts of annual cropping: chemically dependent monocropping, polluted water and air, soil depletion, and destroyed […]