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Join the People's Food Summit!
On World Food Day, October 16, we’ll have 24 hours of speakers, 7 time zones, and panels, discussions and other live events with regenerative food and farming systems experts and practitioners from around the world.
More info available on the People's Food Summit webpage
For our partnering organizations: as part of the RI network, we welcome your input and your help in promoting the People's Food Summit! Send us your logo and we’ll be happy to display it on the event webpage.
Mexico Devises Revolutionary Method to Reverse Semiarid Land Degradation
We recently talked to Mongabay’s journalist Sue Bradford about our most exciting project at our Vía Orgánica ranch, in San Miguel de Allende, México.
They had heard about a revolutionary method that’s being implemented in central México to reverse land degradation, a problem impacting farmlands worldwide and affecting almost 40% of the world’s land.
And it is revolutionary indeed.
This new initiative is emerging in Guanajuato state in central Mexico. And it is the brainchild not of a high-tech company or government, but of a local farmer, José Flores González.
He has developed a system of intercropping agave with mesquite trees (leguminous trees such as mesquites or acacias are everywhere in arid lands) to produce ‘the world’s cheapest fodder,’ which is also able to sequester carbon. It seems almost too good to be true, but it is not!
Learn how Flores, Vía Orgánica, Regeneration International and the San Miguel de allende municipality are working together to produce delicious animal fodder for just 5 U.S. cents per kilogram (about 2 cents per pound) and at the same time regenerating degraded soil and sequestering huge amounts of carbon.
Read “Mexico Devises Revolutionary Method to Reverse Semiarid Land Degradation
A New Book to Save the Planet
We’re thrilled to announce that Regeneration International Director André Leu’s brand-new book, Growing Life, is now available for pre-order at the Acres U.S.A. bookstore.
Long-time readers of Organic Bytes know André well. He is already the author of two popular books – The Myths of Safe Pesticides and Poisoning Our Children – and he is a frequent speaker at the annual Eco-Ag Conference & Trade Show.
"A Handbook to Save the Planet"
André Leu’s new book is titled Growing Life: Regenerating Farming and Ranching, and has already received advance praise from organic and regenerative farming leaders including Rodale Institute CEO Jeff Moyer, Organic Consumers Association International Director Ronnie Cummins, eco-farming advocate and author Dr. Vandana Shiva, and biological farmer and author Gary Zimmer.
Learn more and Pre-Order Andre Leu’s new book here
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Essential Reading
What about Our Grasslands? Abandoning Meat May Spell Disaster for Vital Ecosystems
Recent opinion articles advocate eliminating meat from human diets, or using artificial meat substitutes, to fight climate change. However, many experts believe that grazing animals used for meat are the key to the future health of the most altered, destroyed and endangered ecosystems on earth: grasslands.
Pairing Agroforestry with Livestock: The Major Benefits
Farmer Nikki Yoxall, who runs Howemill Farm and Grampian Graziers, explains how she is using agroforestry – the process of combining trees with crops or livestock – to boost her farm’s yields, productivity and more and how you can too.
8 Steps to Get Started with Regen Grassland Management
A shift towards regenerative and more holistic grazing systems is enabling farmers to build greater resilience to fluctuations in weather patterns and market prices by working more closely with nature and reducing interventions.
Grazing Cattle Can Reduce Agriculture’s Carbon Footprint
Texas A&M AgriLife research shows that proper grazing protocols can regenerate soil systems and ecosystem functions.
A World of Hurt: 2021 Climate Disasters Raise Alarm over Food Security
Human-driven climate change is fueling weather extremes — from record drought to massive floods — that are hammering key agricultural regions around the world. Experts warn the problem will only intensify: global transformational change is urgently needed in agricultural production and consumption patterns, say experts.
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Upcoming Events |
In Person:
9/28-30 - Día del Maíz10/1-10 - In-Person Holistic Management Comprehensive Course | Virginia, USA
10/18-20 - Holistic Planned Grazing Workshop | Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
Online:
9/28 - Organic Matter and the Soil Carbon Sponge with Kristen Krash10/1-5 - Crops, Seeds & Soil Tech (CSS) 4.0 2021
10/2 - Is regenerative agriculture THE model for our future?
10/5 - Opportunities for regenerative agriculture in New Zealand
10/6 - Research Update: Organic Control Strategies for Swine Parasites in Organic Pastured Pork Systems
10/9 - Reimagining Food and Farming for social and environmental justice
10/18 - Online Course – Tropical Forest Restoration & Agroforestry
10/20 - Research Update: Nutrients and Soil Health in the Vegetable Systems Trial
10/20 - Importance of Soil Health for Producer and Environmental Outcomes
10/27 - Research Update – Diversifying Organic Inputs & Improving Soil Health at the Southeast Organic Center
*Click here to view full events calendar and submit your own
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Regeneration International is an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit, dedicated to building a global network of farmers, scientists, businesses, activists, educators, journalists, policymakers and consumers who will promote and put into practice regenerative agriculture and land-use practices that: provide abundant, nutritious food; revitalize local economies; regenerate soil fertility and water-retention capacity; nurture biodiversity; and restore climate stability by reducing agricultural greenhouse gas emissions while at the same time drawing down excess atmospheric carbon and sequestering it in the soil.
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