{"id":9292,"date":"2021-11-09T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-09T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rangeme.com\/blog\/?p=9292"},"modified":"2021-11-11T11:12:05","modified_gmt":"2021-11-11T19:12:05","slug":"the-low-down-on-regenerative-agriculture-in-cpg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rangeme.com\/blog\/the-low-down-on-regenerative-agriculture-in-cpg\/","title":{"rendered":"The Lowdown On Regenerative Agriculture in CPG"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

It can be hard to keep up with the several different certifications seen on the packages of our food and drink these days and now there\u2019s another one you can add to the list: Regenerative Organic Certified<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The word \u201cregenerative\u201d has been used a lot lately, usually tied with the word \u201cfarming,\u201d so I set out to learn a little more about it, and what retailers and CPG companies are doing to promote it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The low down on regenerative farming<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Put simply, regenerative farming gives back to the earth. It leads to healthier soil and thus healthier food, the ability to support the planting of new produce, being able to capture carbon and prevent it from harming our environment, and promotes biodiversity. What it isn\u2019t is monocropping as far as the eye can see; regenerative farming doesn\u2019t require synthetic chemicals; it\u2019s not soil that needs tilling, which destroys diversity, nutrients and microorganisms; it is not factory farming. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In fact, animals can factor into regenerative farming. Maligned in recent years for their environmental toll which led to the influential plant-based movement, livestock raised on a regenerative farm can be beneficial. Animals trample healthy plant matter and manure into the ground, enriching the soil, making it better at capturing carbon, retaining water, and growing plants. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Regenerative agriculture may be what saves our fragile earth. Recently a senior United Nations official stated that without it, there are 60 harvests left<\/a> on the planet. Add to that, the food system is responsible for up to a third of greenhouse gas emissions, and about 80 percent of those result from agriculture. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We need to do something so humans can continue to eat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One solution is the entire food chain working together to promote regenerative farming and help consumers understand it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Suppliers supporting the earth<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

GoodSam<\/a> is a company that\u2019s supporting regenerative agriculture. It launched last November with chocolate and nut products that are farmed regeneratively near the equator. \u201cThey had the healthiest soil I\u2019d ever seen,\u201d says CEO and Co-Founder Heather Terry, who, through working with the same farmers, has extended into other products grown on the same land, including macadamia nuts, and coffee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n