How The Ecology Center Is Creating A Blueprint For Regenerative Thriving
The farming itself is certified regenerative organic, developed in partnership with the Regenerative Organic Alliance. “We are one of the few family operations in this type of geography with this type of diversity,” Marks notes, placing the work inside a longer lineage: agroecology, a term his own mentor helped coin in the 1970s, building on indigenous land practices thousands of years older still.
Op-Ed | A New Future for Farming, Food, and Health
Similarly, a 2015 review found that diversified organic crop rotations decreased the yield difference to less than 10 percent and concluded that enhanced investment in organic research could potentially eliminate the difference. And a 2018 study found that yield differences declined over time, with just several years of soil building in organic systems sometimes fully closing the yield gap. I’ve seen this first-hand on regenerative farms around the world that matched or exceeded conventional yields on neighboring farms—after restoring soil health.
People are hungrier than ever for organic
Providing healthy, organic food has been at the forefront of what we’ve been doing at Infinity Foods for over 50 years. People care more and more about the food they bring to their family dinner table.
The Pope’s garden in the Vatican Gardens becomes 100% organic
The Pope’s garden next to the Mater Ecclesiae monastery in the Vatican Gardens, commissioned in the Middle Ages by Pope Nicholas III Orsini, becomes 100% organic as it is managed according to the principle of caring for Creation, as set out in Pope Francis’ encyclical Laudato si.’
USDA Announces Five New Members to National Organic Standards Board
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced the appointment of five new members to the National Organic Standards Board. The board is made up of 15 members from the organic sector. The new members announced Aug. 17 will serve five-year terms, through January 2031.
Will the U.S. go cold turkey on Big Ag?
Regenerative strategist Kristine Root argues the U.S. food system has hit a breaking point. See how the decades-long war on smoking offers a timeline for how change like this unfolds.
