Regenerative Agriculture

Bionutrient Food Association aims to increase nutrient density of foods

Dan Kittredge, executive director of the Bionutrient Food Association, grew up on his family’s organic farm in Massachusetts. His parents led the Northeast Organic Farmers Association of Massachusetts for more than 30 years. His mother, Julie Rawson, was the founding executive director of NOFA-Massachusetts and his father, Jack Kittredge, was editor of Natural Farmer news […]

Can certification programs prevent greenwashing of regenerative claims?

New report finds large corporations are diluting the meaning of regenerative agriculture; regenerative certifiers say validating regenerative outcomes will prevent greenwashing As the regenerative agriculture trend continues to grow, there are increasing concerns about greenwashing of regenerative claims. Multi-national biotech/pesticide companies such as Bayer and Syngenta as well as large food and agriculture companies such […]

California family farmer says organic and regenerative movements should work together

Burroughs Family Farms wants to see unity and accessibility in the regenerative movement There is vigorous debate between those who say farms must be organic to be regenerative, and those who say conventional farms that adopt regenerative practices and build soil health are also regenerative. A farmer in California says both camps should work together […]

Organic, non-GMO turkey producer earns regenerative certification

Diestel Family Ranch becomes first Certified Regenified™ turkey brand  Diestel Family Ranch, a four-generation, family-owned producer of sustainably raised turkeys, offers both certified organic and Non-GMO Project Verified turkey products. Now the Sonora, California turkey producer has gone one step further by adding regenerative certification to its products. Diestel recently became the first turkey producer to […]

Minnesota farmer: Building regenerative supply chains can be “exciting and stressful”

John Strohfus takes on the risks of building direct farmer-to-brand regenerative supply chains Maddie Hamann and Adam Hiner, co-founders of organic bread maker PACHA, had a problem. In 2023, they were sourcing organic buckwheat from a farmer in North Dakota for their gluten-free bread products. But they wanted to get their products certified regenerative in […]