There are three main components of Regenerative Organic Certification.
It starts with soil welfare, to farm in a way which continuously build up the soil. Organic matter is used to sequester carbon.
Creating biodiversity protects from mono-cropping, where one crop depletes the soil. Biodiversity adds components from many different plant sources and insures that much of the crop will be able to withstand multiple challenges.
Animal welfare is ensured through humane treatment, which includes placing animals in appropriate outdoor environments, i.e. pasture grazing, in order to receive the nutrients they need and to deposit their own manures to help build enriched soil. They are kept free of distress along with disease.
Worker and farmer fairness are achieved by paying living wages, and improving the social and economic position of all agricultural employees.
There are many steps to achieving a thoroughly integrated practice so that the work of growing food is healthy for all those involved.
© 2018 Kathryn Hardage
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