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Regenerative Agriculture

Solutions Journalism Network

Solutions journalism is news about how communities and organizations are responding to social and environmental problems. This collection contains solutions stories about farmers and businesses that are trying out a suite of new farming models with environmental and social benefits. In Brazil, a syntropic farming technique is mimicking nature to prove that pesticides are not necessary for a high crop yield. A movement towards growing food in agroforests is allowing Hawaiian farms to be self-sustaining and climate resilient. The UK is reckoning with degraded soil after decades of over-ploughing and ground cover crops are helping revitalize the soil. In southern Appalachia, botanists are teaming up with a medicinal plant company to improve native populations, and researchers in California are replacing pesticides with beneficial insects and biodegradable chemicals, while others are building soil health to fight climate change. 

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