Organic NZ

Shovel-ready SOLUTIONS to reverse climate change

There is a long-term disaster far worse than the Covid-19 pandemic. The pandemic will end in a few years, but the world will lose many millions more to sickness, hunger, poverty and catastrophic weather events because of the unprecedented climate emergency.

Despite the global economic shut down as a response to the pandemic, the world reached a record of 417.2 parts per million of carbon dioxide (ppm CO2) in the atmosphere in May 2020 – the most in over three million years.

The good news is that we can turn this around by scaling up regenerative agriculture.

WHY REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE?

Regenerative agriculture is based on a range of food and farming systems, especially organic agriculture, that use the photosynthesis of plants to capture CO2 and store it in the soil as soil organic matter. The soil holds almost three times the amount of carbon than the atmosphere and

You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

More from Organic NZ

Organic NZ2 min readDiet & Nutrition
The Cost Of Convenience
My real-world friends are complaining about the price of food at the supermarket being too high. I don’t preach to my friends (that’s why I still have them) but they get from my lack of sympathy that I don’t agree with them. a) I don’t consider most
Organic NZ4 min readChemistry
Support Your Liver And Detox
The liver is an incredible organ that has the ability to detoxify ANY substance that our body comes into contact with. It’s often a focus of my work with clients as having an overloaded liver can flow on to impact our hormones, gut health, energy lev
Organic NZ3 min read
Community Garden
Now in its seventh year, Farmers’ Market Week is an annual celebration that highlights the vital role farmers’ markets play in our nation’s food system. With fun events, contests, activities, and more, the week helps to boost market attendance and vi

Related