Regenerative Agriculture

Basil’s Harvest: Connecting the dots of farm, food, and health through regenerative agriculture

Looking at our broken food system in the U.S.—lifeless soil, food stripped of important micro-nutrients, farmers struggling, and industrial agriculture practices harming both human and planetary health—where does one begin to repair it? Non-profit Basil’s Harvest has created a model to weave together three isolated pieces of this complex, multi-faceted puzzle—farm practices, food systems, and […]

Verified regenerative foods coming soon to a store near you

As regenerative agriculture gains ground, third-party programs emerge to verify regenerative farms and food brands. The USDA Organic seal and Non-GMO Project butterfly are the two most recognizable certifications on food products but those logos may be getting competition soon. Regenerative agriculture verification programs are emerging, and food companies are starting to display logos of […]

Soil health, regenerative ag featured at Unconventional Ag Conference

Regenerative farmers: “We all need to work together” The importance of soil health and the need for farmers to work together and not criticize each other’s practices were key takeaways from educational sessions at the Unconventional Ag Conference held in Minneapolis in November. Mark Gutierrez, executive director of the Minnesota Soil Health Coalition, gave a […]

New book reveals vital link between soil health and human health

We all know that diet greatly influences health. In What Your Food Ate: How to Heal Our Land and Reclaim Our Health, geologist David R. Montgomery and biologist Anne Biklé show how the crises of human and planetary health are rooted—literally—in the soil on our farms and ranches, and how we can solve them by […]

Regenerative Organic Certification: the “going beyond organic” label gains traction

There’s a buzz around regenerative organic agriculture, says Elizabeth Whitlow, executive director of the Regenerative Organic Alliance (ROA). Farmers, scientists, big food companies, and even the U.S. government are paying keen attention to soil—its health, its availability, and its huge potential to repair a “broken” agricultural system and help alleviate the dire impacts of global […]