Well-managed agricultural land can provide ecosystem services and contribute positively to the environment. Many of these services are mediated through the soil and are referred to as soil functions. Regenerative agriculture is a mode of agriculture that uses soil conservation as the entry point to ...
To do that, there are four keypillarswe can follow to do it.The first is to be more efficient.Just like insulating buildings or driving hybrid cars,efficiencyis a good place to start.So within the food system, we...
Any space designed with permaculture principles can be considered a permaculture design, from a small container garden grown on a balcony right up to a food forest or a broad-acre farm, and everything in between. Once you’ve got your space, you’ll have to decide how much permaculture you...
The main benefit and purpose of learning how to farm in space is to enable long-term space exploration -- it's critical that astronauts have a regenerative food source. Imagine going on vacation for a year and having to pack all the meals you planned on eating -- your car would be comp...
Already, where the cost of land is at a premium, crops are being produced underground, on rooftops and in greenhouses using hydroponic methods. Perhaps you'd like to start a garden so that you can grow your own vegetables, but you don't have the space in your yard, or you're ...
Until we articulate inclusive visions of the future, it is difficult to start to anticipate what the impacts of the transition will be, and how they can be made more responsible. Certainly, the pursuit of visions determined by only a select group of people (policy-makers or other powerful ...
Limiting the impact of climate change will require shifts in what we eat, how much we waste, and how we farm and use our land. There is no clear path to fully eliminating agricultural emissions. Nonetheless, a wave of transformation is within reach of the food industry and the broader ...
A regenerative reset Sustainability can be viewed as a journey, beginning with green (doing less harm), then moving to neutrality (doing no harm), and restoration (repairing damage). The destination is regeneration, systemically creating the conditions for all life to thrive...
How to Save a Planet Today we’re sharing an episode of Catalyst, a podcast hosted by Shayle Kann and produced by Canary Media. The topic is a controversial one: solar geoengineering — the idea that we can quickly cool the planet by blocking a small amount of sunlight from reaching Eart...
The collective impact of billions of actions at local and organisational scale will make a huge difference. We are here to help. URGENT CALL TO ACTION We urge you to: ÆÆimprove your sustainability skills and understanding ÆÆgather resources, start a conversation and co...