What is Regenerative Agriculture?

Regenerative agriculture represents a departure from conventional farming practices and offers a sustainable alternative. It emphasizes the importance of nurturing the soil, promoting biodiversity, and working in harmony with nature. Unlike traditional farming methods that often deplete soil health and rely on synthetic fertilizers, regenerative agriculture focuses on enhancing soil fertility, increasing water retention, and improving ecosystem health. By adopting regenerative practices, farmers can combat climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions, promoting carbon sequestration in soils, and restoring the balance of ecosystems.

Regenerative agriculture plays a significant role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and mitigating climate change. By adopting practices such as cover cropping, rotational grazing, and agroforestry, farmers can minimize emissions of greenhouse gases from agricultural activities. Additionally, regenerative agriculture enhances carbon sequestration in soils, effectively removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and storing it in the ground. This process not only mitigates climate change but also improves soil health and fertility, leading to increased agricultural productivity.

Furthermore, regenerative agriculture contributes to the restoration of ecosystems. By promoting biodiversity, protecting natural habitats, and minimizing the use of harmful chemicals, this approach supports the resilience of ecosystems, allowing them to adapt to changing climatic conditions. Healthy ecosystems are essential for sustaining biodiversity, preserving water resources, and providing valuable ecosystem services.

In the time I have left, I promise to do what I can to heal our broken food system and save our soil and our planet.

― Rosario Dawson

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Coming Soon to Theaters

From the filmmakers of ‘Kiss the Ground’ (Netflix) comes the follow-up documentary ‘Common Ground’, winner of the Tribeca Film Festival.

From the filmmakers of ‘Kiss the Ground’ (Netflix) comes the follow-up documentary ‘Common Ground’, winner of the Tribeca Film Festival. Common Ground is an important new documentary film featuring Laura Dern, Jason Momoa, Woody Harrelson, Ian Somerhalder, Donald Glover, Rosario Dawson, Mark Hyman, Gabe Brown, and many others. Directed by Josh and Rebecca Tickell, common Ground provides hope for future generations with concrete ways to fix a broken planetary system. The film explores how regenerative agriculture can help heal the soil, our health and the planet.

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“As parents of two young children, ‘Common Ground’ is not only a love letter to our kids, but a roadmap for all of us on how to fix problems that are contributing to a collapsing ecosystem.”

― Common Ground Co-director Rebecca Tickell

Impact:

In the First 12-months followng Kiss the Ground Premiere:

• 22 Million Acres are In Transition to Regenerative Ag.
  
• The UK Government began Shifting its Farm Bill toward Regenerative Ag.
  
• Kiss the Ground Played for the US House Ag. Committee
  
• Whole Foods & Others to back “REGEN Verified” label by 2023
  
• Regenerative Food Set to Outpace Organic by 25-50% in 5 years
  
• Nestle, Danone and Pepsi Invested over $3b into Regenerative Ag.
  
• Over 100 Cities Adopted San Francisco’s Compost Program in the film
  

Year Two Outcomes:

• The entire staff of USDA in Washington DC watched the movie
• Secretary of Ag Tom Vilsack watched the movie
• USDA committed $20 billion to soil health (a.k.a. “regen ag”)
• 30 Million acres (US) now in transition to Regeneration

Join the solution-driven movement of regenerative leaders as they make a case for soil health across North America and beyond. We can all find our ‘common ground’ to heal the soil, our health, and the planet. No action is too small.

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