{"id":1877,"date":"2019-07-15T21:01:38","date_gmt":"2019-07-15T21:01:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/herofortheplanet.org\/healthysoils\/?page_id=1877"},"modified":"2021-04-27T17:15:24","modified_gmt":"2021-04-27T17:15:24","slug":"healing-the-soil","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/herofortheplanet.org\/healthysoils\/solve\/healing-the-soil\/","title":{"rendered":"Healing the Soil"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h5>\n\t\tExplore\n\t<\/h5>\n<h1>\n\t\tHealing the Soil\n\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/herofortheplanet.org\/healthysoils\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2019\/04\/nina-teaching-left-516x1024.png\" alt=\"nina-teaching-left\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"1024\" width=\"516\" title=\"nina-teaching-left\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t<h3><strong>What are regenerative agricultural (farming and gardening) practices, and how do they help the soil?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>We have learned the hard way that tilling and using synthetic (chemical, man-made) pesticides and fertilizers harms the soil over time. Now, people are looking back to how people worked the land before these practices. Blending older traditional ways with today&#8217;s innovative technologies and lessons learned, many people are embracing a new kind of agricultural approach called <strong>Regenerative Agriculture<\/strong>. These practices help people grow abundant, nutrient-rich crops and maintain healthy gardens, while also <strong>regenerating <\/strong>(restoring and reviving) the soil&#8217;s natural ability to sequester carbon, store nutrients, air, and water, and support a diverse ecosystem of soil organisms.\u00a0<\/p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/522086977\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tVirtual Student Guide\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UGx7r8Wd6MA\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\t<h2>Regenerative Agricultural Practices<\/h2>\n<p>Whether you&#8217;re cultivating a large farm, planting a small garden, or simply growing one potted plant on your porch, using all of these practices together will help restore the health and biodiversity of your soil, increase its ability to sequester carbon and store water, and improve the health of nearby water resources.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/herofortheplanet.org\/healthysoils\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2019\/07\/no-till.png\" alt=\"no-till\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"200\" width=\"200\" title=\"no-till\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n<h4>Least Disturbance<\/h4>\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLearn More\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<h5>Regenerative Agriculture Practice<\/h5>\n<h3>Least Disturbance<\/h3>\nWhat&#8217;s the problem? When growing season starts, home owners and farmers often pull out the tiller from garages or sheds to loosen up the soil for planting seeds. Many crop seeds are annuals, which die (roots and all) after one growing season. We know how tilling [hot link to description?] damages the health of the soil ecosystem. When annuals die at the end of the growing season, the roots are no longer able to help hold the soil in place during the off-season.\n<p>Making it regenerative. Farmers and gardeners can embrace <strong>no-till practices<\/strong> by using specialized no-till drills and planting perennial crops. They help restore soil by keeping and its ecosystem intact and undisturbed. Perennials, plants that live more than two years, help protect soil with their year-round root system. These hardy roots, buried in soil, stay alive and continue to grow even when the plant&#8217;s leaves and stems die in colder seasons. As they grow through the soil, they it break and continue to store and pass along precious carbon in the ground.<\/p>\t\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/herofortheplanet.org\/healthysoils\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2019\/07\/livingroot.png\" alt=\"livingroot\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"200\" width=\"200\" title=\"livingroot\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n<h4>Living Root<\/h4>\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLearn More\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<h5>Regenerative Agriculture Practice<\/h5>\n<h3>Living Root<\/h3>\nWhat&#8217;s the problem? Synthetic fertilizers and pesticides are man-made with chemicals and non-organic materials. They may be effective at their jobs, but they are also non-discriminatory. Their chemicals can also kill beneficial soil microorganisms that you want to protect.\u00a0\n<p>Making in regenerative.\u00a0 Switching to <strong>natural or organic fertilizers and pesticides<\/strong> will ensure your soil remains alive and effective at decomposing dead plants and animals. <strong>Composting<\/strong> is one way to create a natural fertilizer from plant-based food waste. Using compost instead of a synthetic fertilizer adds a steady source of nutrients and carbon back into the soil, and creates an appealing nutrient food source for micro-organisms. So instead of throwing those banana peels into the trash, add toss them into your compost bin to be turned into natural organic nutrients for the soil.<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bqDQD8cvO5Y\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\t\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/herofortheplanet.org\/healthysoils\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2019\/07\/soil-armor.png\" alt=\"soil-armor\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"200\" width=\"200\" title=\"soil-armor\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n<h4>Soil Armor<\/h4>\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLearn More\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<h5>Regenerative Agriculture Practice<\/h5>\n<h3>Soil Armor<\/h3>\nWhat&#8217;s the problem? Most farms and gardens have growing seasons when the soil is covered with plants and off-seasons after the crops are harvested or cold weather sets in. Leaving soil bare during off-season without a protective covering\u00a0 means more soil is at risk of eroding away. No plants with roots are there to hold the soil in place during wind, rain and snow.\u00a0 Bare soil is also less able to absorb and store water, and it releases more carbon into the atmosphere than covered soil.\n<p>Making it regenerative. There are several ways to protect bare soil during off-season when it is not growing crops or garden plants.<strong> Cover crops, <\/strong>fast-growing annual grasses and other plants, are an easy way for farmers to lock down the top soil. These cover plants hold the soil in place while they photosynthesize and add carbon to the soil. <strong>Mulching<\/strong> is another way to protect bare soil. When soil is covered with wood chips, leaves or bark, these decaying plant parts form a barrier between the sun and the ground. They help capture water, hold the soil in place, move carbon and other nutrients into the soil as they continue to decay.\u00a0<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CMjjBKe7s8E\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3j5MRJeCoYs\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/V_DhjyaaPq8\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\t\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/herofortheplanet.org\/healthysoils\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2019\/07\/animal-integration.png\" alt=\"animal-integration\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"200\" width=\"200\" title=\"animal-integration\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n<h4>Animal Integration<\/h4>\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLearn More\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<h5>Regenerative Agriculture Practice<\/h5>\n<h3>Animal Integration<\/h3>\nWhat&#8217;s the problem?\u00a0 Conventional farming often specializes for one or two crops. Since these crops require the same kinds of soil nutrients and have the same growing season, soil can be depleted of those nutrients and require more fertilizers to replace them. Single-crop farming also means that fields can lay unproductive after harvest, and require other protection from soil erosion.\n<p>Making it regenerative.\u00a0 Animal integration brings back the idea of multi-purpose use in a limited land space. The practices, called <strong>management intensive grazing<\/strong> and <strong>rotational grazing, <\/strong>can benefit your land and pocketbook. When several grazing animals (cattle, horses, goats) are added to your farm or garden space, they produce a free and constant supply of organic manure fertilizer. Allowing them to graze in different locations over the year stimulates plant growth, controls growth of desirable plants (weeds), and loosens up the soil. After a harvest, the grazers can clean up a field by feasting on the crop residue, and in the process, press decaying carbon-filled plant parts into the soil.\u00a0<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/herofortheplanet.org\/healthysoils\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2019\/07\/biodiversity.png\" alt=\"biodiversity\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"200\" width=\"200\" title=\"biodiversity\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n<h4>Increased Biodiversity<\/h4>\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLearn More\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<h5>Regenerative Agriculture Practice<\/h5>\n<h3>Increased Biodiversity<\/h3>\nWhat&#8217;s the problem? If you were to examine your family&#8217;s or a neighbor&#8217;s garden or farm year after year, you might see the same plants growing in the same areas. &#8220;It worked one year, so let&#8217;s repeat it the next.&#8221; What people often find is a lower crop year or smaller plants over the years. Why?\u00a0 Different plants use up different amounts of soil nutrients as they grow. For example, corn is a heavy nitrogen user, so planting corn every year means you need add more and more nitrogen.\n<p>Making it regenerative. <strong>Polyculture<\/strong>, planting a wide diversity of crops or other plants, allow different plants to absorb different types and amounts of nutrients from the soil. It simulates a more natural field of diverse plants. <strong>Crop rotation\u00a0<\/strong>is the regenerative practice of changing (rotating) types of crops grown in a given area each year. If you had a garden, this might that each year you rotate where you plant your tomatoes, peppers and squash. <\/p>\n<p>***Since different types of plants value\u00a0 different nutrients, soil has time to replenish them\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Yet another benefit of increasing crop diversity is that crop-specific pests don&#8217;t have a chance to set up camp. As the plant locations move, the pests must find them again.\u00a0 and\u00a0<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cMuBIhx8oRI\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\t\n\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kK6NrUmrV4A\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/n2W8dKdgGhc\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/herofortheplanet.org\/healthysoils\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2019\/07\/no-till.png\" target=\"_self\" itemprop=\"url\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/herofortheplanet.org\/healthysoils\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2019\/07\/no-till.png\" alt=\"no-till\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"200\" width=\"200\" title=\"no-till\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/q1aR5OLgcc0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\t<h5>Regenerative Agriculture Practice<\/h5>\n<h3>Least Disturbance: No-Till<\/h3>\n<p>Leaving soil un-tilled and un-disturbed means that sequestered carbon can stay in the soil and that habitat for beneficial microorganisms is maintained. There are specialized no-till drills that can help plant seeds without breaking up soil structure.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><b>Planting perennial crops along with annuals: <\/b>Perennials are plants that can remain productive for more than one growing season or year. These plants&#8217; hardy roots can sequester carbon for longer periods of time than annual crops, and can also help break up soil (like less destructive mini-tillers) as they grow. <\/p>\n\t<h5>Regenerative Agriculture Practice<\/h5>\n<h3>Living Root: <b>Compost. Use natural <\/b><b>fertilizers and pesticides.<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Natural fertilizers and pesticides:<\/strong> Stopping the use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides can give soil microorganisms and beneficial insects in your farm or garden a chance to thrive! Without these chemicals, plants can continue photosynthesizing, decomposing plant matter, and sequestering carbon. There are natural fertilizers farmers and gardeners can use, as well as many natural ways of preventing pests without the use of these harmful substances.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><b>Composting: <\/b>Any plant matter from the kitchen or from the farm has nutrients! Composting allows this matter to decompose into an easy-to-apply substance to spread over your soil so those nutrients return to the ground without having to use synthetic fertilizer.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLearn More\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bqDQD8cvO5Y\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\t\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/herofortheplanet.org\/healthysoils\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2019\/07\/livingroot.png\" alt=\"livingroot\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"200\" width=\"200\" title=\"livingroot\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WKR1jLgDhjw\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/herofortheplanet.org\/healthysoils\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2019\/07\/soil-armor.png\" alt=\"soil-armor\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"200\" width=\"200\" title=\"soil-armor\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t<h5>Regenerative Agriculture Practice<\/h5>\n<h3>Soil Armor: Reduce bare soil with <b>cover crops and\u00a0 mulch<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>Bare soil releases more carbon from the ground and causes water to evaporate more quickly. Many farmers and gardeners leave their soil uncovered during the winter and in non-growing seasons, but this puts precious soil at risk of being washed away. Cover cropping (growing plants that return nutrients to the soil in these off-seasons) and mulching (using compost, straw, dead leaves or grass clippings to spread over soil and around plants during the growing season) can help avoid soil erosion, conserve water, and prevent nutrient loss, as well as stop carbon from being released back into the atmosphere.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLearn More\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CMjjBKe7s8E\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3j5MRJeCoYs\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/V_DhjyaaPq8\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\t\n\t<h5>Regenerative Agriculture Practice<\/h5>\n<h3>Animal Integration: Manage livestock grazing<\/h3>\n<p>As plants are grazed by livestock, their top-growth is removed. Plants then need to use the carbon stored in their roots to regrow. If plants are grazed too much and too frequently (which happens in a conventional pasture) the plant will be unable to grow or store more carbon in their roots. By contrast, in a rotational or intensively managed pasture, animals are moved from field to field more often, so that plants can have a chance to regrow, stay healthy, and continue sequestering carbon. As they move from each field, livestock waste fertilizes each field more equally than if the animals were not being moved regularly. If a farmer or gardener has the space for livestock or raises them already, using management intensive grazing will ensure that soil and plants can stay healthy and continue thriving. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/herofortheplanet.org\/healthysoils\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2019\/07\/animal-integration.png\" alt=\"animal-integration\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"200\" width=\"200\" title=\"animal-integration\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/herofortheplanet.org\/healthysoils\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2019\/07\/biodiversity.png\" alt=\"biodiversity\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"200\" width=\"200\" title=\"biodiversity\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lSwGxJe4bVs\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\t<h5>.Regenerative Agriculture Practice<\/h5>\n<h3>Increased Biodiversity: P<b>lant a wide variety of crops. Rotate crops.<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>Conventional agricultural practices include planting only one or two crops (also known as monoculture). This has a negative effect on soil nutrients, since as crops grow they use up nutrients from the soil &#8211; if only one or two crops are grown each year, the nutrients these crops use more of will be eventually lost from the soil. Along with cover cropping (planting crops that return nutrients to the soil) and composting, farmers and gardeners can plant a large array of crops each year (polyculture) and rotate where each is planted (crop rotation), so that soil nutrients are given a chance to replenish themselves. These methods also help to discourage crop-specific pests from taking over certain fields. <\/p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLearn More\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cMuBIhx8oRI\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\t\n\t<h2>Traditional Indigenous Practices<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bioneers.org\/decolonizing-regenerative-agriculture-indigenous-perspective\/\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"button\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tArticle: Decolonizing Regenerative Agriculture\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<iframe src=\"https:\/\/player.pbs.org\/viralplayer\/3015386396\/\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\t<iframe src=\"https:\/\/player.pbs.org\/viralplayer\/3015350284\/\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/B4tDeNENsAY\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-P1_psXbRDE\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\t<h2>Spot the Difference<\/h2>\n<p>Click on the arrows at the top or sides of the images to compare side-by-side photos of farms that use conventional agriculture with farms that use regenerative practices. Notice the differences between them. How do some practices help the soil while others\u00a0 harm it?<\/p>\n\t<h4><strong>Complete your Plant Care Product Survey<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Take a second look at your plant care products and equipment, and their effects on your soil. Use what you&#8217;ve learned about harmful and helpful practices to complete your Home Survey of Plant Care Products.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tComplete the Survey\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<h4><strong>Complete your Plant Care Product Survey<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ol>\n \t<li><strong>Revisit<\/strong> places where you found plant care products and equipment. Are there additional items to add to your data table? If so, add them now.<\/li>\n \t<li><strong>Summarize<\/strong>: Summarize your findings. Compile your results and describe what you found.<\/li>\n \t<li><strong>Recommend<\/strong>: Offer and defend your recommendations for the products or equipment you think should\n<ol>\n \t<li>continue being used<\/li>\n \t<li>be discarded safely and replaced<\/li>\n \t<li>replace the current harmful products or equipment (i.e., non-hazardous products, or regenerative agricultural practices)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n \t<li><strong>Consult<\/strong>: Share your survey results, summary, and recommendations with the people who use and purchase these products in your home.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\t\n\t<h3>Points to Ponder<\/h3>\t\t\n\t\t\t<ul>\n<li>Watch and discuss the main messages of each video.<\/li>\n<li>Explain how regenerative agricultural practices help restore soil heath.<\/li>\n<li>Look for examples of conventional agricultural practices in your community or state. Recall personal experiences, talk with family members, review news articles and TV reports.<\/li>\n<li>In pairs or triads discuss &#8220;Spot the Difference.&#8221; Create a comparison chart or concept map to show how some practices help soil while other practices harm soil.<\/li>\n<li>Complete Part 2 of the Survey of Plant Care Products.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t<h5>\t\n\teducator note<\/h5>\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<ul>\n<li>Watch the 1-3 videos and complete a formative assessment activity such as 3-2-1 (Write 3 things learned, 2 questions, 1 connection to personal experience).<\/li>\n<li>Create a complementary diagram, chart, table, or other visual representation comparing the regenerative agricultural practices by explaining how each practice helps soil.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Lesson: Food and Farming- What role do farmers play in the carbon cycle? Lesson 4 from Kiss the Ground&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/kisstheground.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Soil-Story-Curriculum_180729.pdf\">Soil Story Curriculum<\/a>.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Look for examples of regenerative agricultural practices in your community or state. Recall personal experiences, talk with family members, review news articles and TV reports.<\/li>\n<li>Survey: Return to the location of your Survey of Plant Care Products and complete Part 2.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Summarize the data and results of the survey as a class; discuss the significance of your findings and possible actions you could take.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t<h5>\t\n\tdo this<\/h5>\t\t\n\t\t\t<ul>\n<li>Watch and discuss the main messages of each video.<\/li>\n<li>In pairs or triads discuss &#8220;Spot the Difference.&#8221; Summarize by creating a comparison chart or concept map.<\/li>\n<li>Explain how regenerative agricultural practices help restore soil heath.<\/li>\n<li>Look for examples of conventional agricultural practices in your community or state. 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target=\"_blank\">The Pasture Project<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"media mb-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"mr-3\" src=\"https:\/\/cpfprojecthero.wpengine.com\/quest-template\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/01\/link.png\" alt=\"Link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"media-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"mt-0 mb-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gardenanswersmagazine.co.uk\/gourmet-garden-blog\/2017\/11\/24\/crop-rotation-explained\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCrop Rotation\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gardenanswersmagazine.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">Garden Answers<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"media mb-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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