The wealth of a society is determined by the health of the people. The health of the people is determined by the health of the food. The health of the food is determined by the health of the soil
Time to regenerate.
There is a lot of talk about sustainability.
It is not enough. Sustainability refers to the ability to maintain a certain rate or level, and the avoidance of ecological imbalance. We have gone so far beyond imbalance and depletion that we need to focus on regeneration. In biology, regeneration refers to the process of renewal, restoration and growth. Much like how treating a diseased person will require therapeutic intervention to get to baseline functioning that a healthy person would not need, our soils need to be restored through regenerative practices as a pre-requisite to sustainability.
We need to regenerate our bodies, regenerate our minds, regenerate the soil and land.
It is not enough. Sustainability refers to the ability to maintain a certain rate or level, and the avoidance of ecological imbalance. We have gone so far beyond imbalance and depletion that we need to focus on regeneration. In biology, regeneration refers to the process of renewal, restoration and growth. Much like how treating a diseased person will require therapeutic intervention to get to baseline functioning that a healthy person would not need, our soils need to be restored through regenerative practices as a pre-requisite to sustainability.
We need to regenerate our bodies, regenerate our minds, regenerate the soil and land.
Links
The Savory Institute https://www.savory.global/ Soil Food Web https://www.soilfoodweb.com/ Soil Capital https://www.soilcapital.com/ |
Kiss the Ground
https://www.kissthegroundbook.com/ Regenerate Land http://www.regenerateland.com/why-livestock-are-necessary-for-food-production-to-be-sustainable/ Regenerative Animal Farming http://www.worldwatch.org/regenerative-animal-farming |