Farmer in the Dell
The process of restoring degraded soils using practices based on ecological principles.
What is Regenerative agriculture?
Eating, using, or containing no food or other products derived from animals
What is Veganism?
The process of using agricultural practices to absorb and store carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere in the soil.
What is Carbon Capture or Carbon Sequestration?
Ensuring everyone has the right to healthy food regardless of their socioeconomic status or background.
What is Food Justice?
Agriculture systems that rely on synthetic fertilizers, pesticides and other synthetic products, as well as tillage in the case of cropland, to keep up production.
What is Conventional agriculture?
A diet that includes both plant-based foods and animal products
What is the Omnivore Diet?
Planting crops like ryegrass or legumes between cash crops to maintain soil cover and capture carbon.
What is Cover Cropping?
The right to access healthy food that is culturally appropriate and produced sustainably.
What is Food Sovereignty?
Integrating trees and shrubs into crop fields to increase carbon sequestration.
What is Agroforestry?
Relating to the exclusion of meat or other animal products from the diet.
What is Vegetarianism?
Growing a single crop or livestock species over a large area of land.
What is Monoculture?
When people have trouble meeting their basic food needs.
What is Food Insecurity?
The process of restoring degraded grazing lands using practices based on ecological principles. Regenerative agriculture specific to grazing lands.
What is Regenerative Ranching?
It focuses on eating foods that are in season to maximize health benefits and minimize environmental impact.
What is Seasonal Eating?
Managing livestock grazing to promote healthy pasture growth and carbon storage
What is Rotational Grazing?
A severe food insecurity that can lead to famine.
What is Hunger Crisis?
Genetically modified seeds to withstand certain herbicides. These seeds can be used to manage weeds that are difficult to control.
What are Herbicide-Resistant Seeds?
A restrictive diet that excludes all fruits, vegetables, grains, legumes, seeds, and nuts.
What is the Carnivore Diet?
Minimizing soil disturbance by planting directly into existing residue, preserving soil carbon.
What is No-Till Farming?
The idea that everyone should have the opportunity to reach their full health potential.
What is Health Equity?