Soil Carbon Cowboys
This short film by Peter Byck follows producers who have taken the leap from conventional to regenerative agriculture.
Less Stress, More Grass by Managing Holistically
Organic dairy farm, Dharma Lea, experienced economic, social and ecological benefits when making the switch from rotational grazing to Holistic Planned Grazing.
Livestock Rejuvenates Ecosystem
Elias Ncube, an accredited Holistic Management educator at the Africa Centre for Holistic Management (ACHM) in Zimbabwe, offers his perspective on how Holistic Planned Grazing is helping local smallholder farmers.
The Investment Case for Ecological Farming
The Unsettling of America
One of the most well-known books on American agriculture, The Unsettling of America is a classic that anyone in the field should have on their shelf.
Regenerative Capitalism
The Soil Will Save Us
Journalist and bestselling author Kristin Ohlson makes an elegantly argued, passionate case for “our great green hope”—a way in which we can not only heal the land but also turn atmospheric carbon into beneficial soil carbon—and potentially reverse global warming.
777 Buffalo Ranch – South Dakota (2014)
This 2013 case study follows Mimi Hillenbrand of the 28,000-acre 777 Bison Ranch in South Dakota, USA. Among other impressive results, over 20 years bare ground has decreased significantly from 34% to under 10%, there are virtually no signs of erosion, and low production grasses are being replaced by deep-rooted native species like Green Needlegrass and native herbs such as Echinacea.
Africa Centre for Holistic Management Zimbabwean Savanna Case Study
This 2012 case study follows the Africa Centre for Holistic Management in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe. Between 2001 and 2009, ecologoical monitoring demonstrated a 31% decrease in bare ground, 56% increase in litter cover, 12% increase in perennial grass plants, 21% decrease in less desirable annual grasses, and 17% decrease in soil movement.
Cows Save the Planet
In Cows Save the Planet, journalist Judith D. Schwartz looks at soil as a crucible for our many overlapping environmental, economic, and social crises. Schwartz reveals that for many of these problems – climate change, desertification, biodiversity loss, droughts, floods, wildfires, rural poverty, malnutrition, and obesity – there are positive, alternative scenarios to the degradation and devastation we face.
