project Ideas
Farmer Education and Collaboration
Making a strong argument to local farmers and food producers in your community about healthy soil is a huge part of growing this movement! These people can have some of the biggest impact on your region’s soil health. Take a look at the Helpful Resources section to dig in deeper to the arguments for no-till farming, and figure out how to sway farmers over to your side. Remember, farmers need to make a living off their land, so include in your argument some reasons why no-tilling might save them money in the long run!
Relevant United Nations
Sustainable Development Goals
The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDG's) are a list of projects and actions that all countries can take on to improve their economies and reduce poverty while also protecting the planet. If you choose this project for your Quest, you will help address climate change through the goals listed below:
Relevant Drawdown Solutions
Drawdown solutions are a list of actions and technologies that draw down carbon from the atmosphere and benefit people and communities at the same time. By choosing this project for your Quest, you will be helping decrease carbon in our atmosphere in the following ways:
Helpful Resources
If you're interested in this project, here are some resources that you might find helpful:
- The Benefits of No-Till Farming
- The No-Till Movement
- A Case for No-Till Farming
- What is No-Till Farming?
- Reaping the Benefits of No-Tillage Farming
- No-Till 101
- Regenerative Organic Agriculture
- Farmers Fight Climate Change with Regenerative Agriculture
- Farming to Reverse Climate Change & Regenerative Agriculture