The Importance of Regenerative Organic Agriculture Practices

Learn how regenerative-organic agriculture can benefit your farm in such areas as improved water retention, increased yield, better overall soil health, and higher earning potential for your crop. Join the discussion to learn more about regenerative-organic models and ways you can implement them in any farm practice.

Some specific topics:
What is regenerative agriculture and where did it come from?
* Indigenous roots: Robin Wall Kimmerer
* Intuitive roots: Liz Carlisle
* Corporate co-opting & greenwashing
What does regenerative organic certification add to organic?
* Social fairness
* Soil health
* Animal welfare
Next steps
* Democratizing the movement
* Adopting best practices
* Science at a crossroads

Our presenter:
Nathanael Gonzales-Siemens is California organic consultant for the Rodale Institute. He is returning to his roots and the spirit of discovery that first brought him back into farming after a decade of teaching in inner-city Los Angeles and in China and working for criminal justice reform on the West Coast. Nathanael spent his undergrad years studying Plant Genetics and Biology at UCLA and has a teaching credential for CSU Los Angeles. He grew up on a small farm in California’s San Joaquin Valley and founded two businesses there with his family. The first, now run by his brother, is focused on food justice and sovereignty and the second, operated by his wife, strives to implement regenerative farming practices and to equip and empower traditionally underrepresented groups.