Why Regenerative Agriculture Is Important for the Future of Food

At Nude Foods, one of our sourcing principles is that we get products — including produce and meat — from regenerative farms that we have visited ourselves.

We also give 1% to support farms transitioning to regenerative farming. Let us explain why this is important.

Here’s the Problem

Since the early 1900s, humans have been engaging in farming practices that aren’t exactly nice to our farm lands.

We’ve tilled the land, planted the same crop on the same land year after year, and sprayed countless tonnes of chemical fertilizer and pesticides to keep everything alive.

UGH.

Why This Is a Big Deal

These practices have caused our soils to degrade significantly, resulting in BIG problems like:

• Loss of productivity on the land
• Production of less nutritious food
• Pollution of nearby waterways
• Release of CO2 into the atmosphere

In fact, 10–20% of the CO2 humans have released into the atmosphere since the Industrial Revolution has been from our soils.

WHAAAAAT?!

Regenerative Agriculture Reverses the Cycle

Regenerative Agriculture not only STOPS, but reverses this cycle of soil degradation.

How? By:

• No or low tilling
• Planting cover crops and rotating crops
• Applying compost and animal manure
• Properly grazing animals

Which Means...

• Captures and stores CO2 so in the end can reverse global warming
• Improves soil for better crop yields and water retention
• Creates new soil, plant, insect, and microbial diversity
• Makes the land more resilient to extreme weather and increases its ability to sequester carbon dioxide

Why Is This Important to Nude Foods Market?

We want to have a positive impact on the environment beyond just reducing packaging.

Regenerative Agriculture might be the best way to fight climate change and sustain the production of healthy food forever.

You can opt out at checkout by using coupon code nothanks and it will remove the 1%.

For More Info

• Soil: The Foundation of Agriculture
• USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
• Industrialization of Agriculture
• Food Security & Soil Research
• Rodale Institute White Paper
• Carbon Brief: Soil Carbon Loss