At GREET CE, we understand the ๐๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ถ๐บ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐๐น๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ, and Kiss the Ground’s mission deeply resonates with our values. Through storytelling, education, and strategic partnerships, Kiss The Ground is leading the charge in promoting regenerative agricultureโa transformative approach that not only nourishes the soil but also revitalizes ecosystems and mitigates climate change.
๐ฑ Regenerative agriculture isn’t just a conceptโit’s a movement grounded in six key principles:
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Economic, personal, community, ecological, climate, bioregion, etc.
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This refers to tillage, chemical fertilizers, pesticides, and more.
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When plants photosynthesize, they pump carbon-based exudates into the soil to feed microbes throughout the growing season. The more living roots there are, the more this can occur.
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Also referred to as โcover croppingโ. Bare soil exposed to the elements harms soil health, so itโs recommended to always have some living or dead debris covering the soil.
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Integrating grazing animals into your fields, if it can work in your context, is extremely helpful for a variety of reasons, including: fertilization, aeration, increased organic matter, water infiltration, resistance to soil erosion, and more.โ
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Add diversity to whatever it is you are growing. This could look like planting diverse hedgerows throughout your farm, installing owl boxes, integrating honeybees, or planting diverse multi-species cover crops.