Blog: Regenerating soil health through organic agriculture
[Scott] Park, his wife, Ulla, their son, Brian, and his wife, Jamie, operate one of the first farms in California to be certified as regenerative organic, rotating a variety of crops on 1,700 acres in the Sacramento Valley with minimal tillage and no synthetic pesticides or fertilizers. Brise Tencer, executive director of the Organic Farming Research Foundation … noted that while the term regenerative agriculture means different things to different people, it typically is used to describe practices that are climate-friendly, healthy for soils and protective of biodiversity. Organic agriculture, which has a clear, legal definition that is verifiable and enforceable, shares many of the same principles and goals of regenerative farming, she said. “Organic agriculture is grounded in principles that collaborate with nature, foster healthy soils and contribute to clean water, biodiversity and thriving farm communities,” Tencer said. Also, like regenerative standards, organic standards require growers to maintain and improve soil health.