Regenerative agriculture: Quick Facts

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Dust Bowl era: Oklahoma, 1937

Dense field of bright green Crotalaria plants, grown as a cover crop to improve soil quality and retain moisture.

heirloom tomato

A man in blue work clothes crouches in a greenhouse, harvesting spring onions and placing them in a gray crate surrounded by green leafy vegetables.

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Green manure conservation soil ecological restoration Organic farming Sustainable agriculture Permaculture Heirloom plant No-till agriculture Cover crop aquaculture Intensive animal farming Aquaponics Milpa collectivization Perennial agriculture Subsistence farming enclosure Intensive agriculture equal-field system