Source: nofavt.org Published: June 28, 2016 Rachel Fussell Sitting in the 100-year old Farm Barn at Shelburne Farms during a two-day course on Carbon Farming with Eric Toensmeier, I couldn’t help but ponder how simple life’s decisions must have been for the folks who...
Source: civileats.com Published: March 16, 2016 Eric Toensmeier’s new book explores carbon sequestration through carbon farming as a way to cool a warming planet. By Vera L. Chang As the climate crisis heats up, agriculture is in the hot seat, not only as a...
Source: ecology.com Published: May 15, 2013 Efforts to thoroughly study the role that plants play in climate change mitigation are increasing. Most researchers focus on the promise of large, leafy forest trees to help remove carbon from the atmosphere; for example Lal...
Source: nytimes.com Published: May 17, 2016 At a farm in Peru, charcoal from bamboo burned in special ovens is used to fertilize the soil. Carbon farming is seen as a way of replenishing depleted farmland and helping reduce damage to the environment. Enrique...
Source: thinkprogress.org Published: April 7, 2016 CREDIT: SHUTTERSTOCK What if something as simple as the dirt under your feet could help mitigate some of the worst of climate change? The Earth’s soils contain a lot of carbon, and helping to manage and restore them...
