What happens to your soil in the winter?
2022-11-18 14:57:48
All over Canada, whether shorter or longer, winter is a time of...
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Food and Agriculture at COP27
2022-11-04 13:15:23
Climate change
The 27th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, or COP27, will be...
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National Day for Truth and Reconciliation 2022 - Resources for regenerators
2022-09-27 10:17:46
Here at Regeneration Canada, we know that most of the regenerative practices we talk about every day are not...
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Labour Day - Solidarity with migrant workers
2022-09-03 15:09:31
Whenever we at Regeneration Canada have the opportunity to meet farmers on their land, it’s abundantly evident that we...
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Regenerative Farming in the Prairies: Long Family Farm Field Day
2022-08-09 11:03:06
Events
During the month of July 2022, Regeneration Canada, in partnership with farms across the Canadian Prairies, held farming field...
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July 6th Producers' Field Day with SaskSoil
2022-07-11 13:21:04
EventsprairiesRegenerative business
On July 6th, 2022, Regeneration Canada, in partnership with the Saskatchewan Soil Conservation Association (SaskSoil), hosted a Producers’ Field...
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Intentional online networks: Our transition to the collaborative platform Hylo
2022-06-02 12:17:05
communityRegenerative businesssocial network
Regeneration Canada members recently helped us make the leap to migrate our online community from Facebook Workplace to a...
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Creating a groundswell of nature-based solutions
2022-04-06 13:22:23
Climate changeEcosystemsRegenerative Farm MapWater Cycles
Regeneration Canada joins the EcoRestoration Alliance The EcoRestoration Alliance is a newly formed alliance of individuals and organizations coming...
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The forgotten role of water in the climate crisis
2021-12-13 10:55:12
BiodiversityEcosystemsWater Cycles
In the public discourse around climate change, the narrative is about carbon and how fossil fuel emissions create greenhouse...
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Carbon + Water + Biodiversity = Life
2021-11-09 13:02:30
BiodiversityEcosystemsIndigenous
John D. Liu is a documentary filmmaker and ecologist whose life changed when he was sent on a mission...
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Soils: The Underdog of Carbon Capture
2021-10-06 10:24:30
Carbon SequestrationClimate change
This article was originally published on the Clean50 website. If you’re reading this, you probably need no convincing of...
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National day for Truth and Reconciliation
2021-09-24 09:52:13
Indigenous
In light of the upcoming “National Day for Truth and Reconciliation,” we at Regeneration Canada want to take a...
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Understanding Soil Horizons
2021-09-16 15:39:55
BiologySoil science
To obtain a soil profile, you have to examine the layers of a vertical cut into the ground. These...
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Focusing on soil health at Windhorse Organics in Duncan, BC
2021-08-25 12:58:55
LivestockRegenerative Farm Map
Farmer Tim Mock in Duncan, BC, has been on the regenerative journey for a number of years. Since purchasing...
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How to use the Map of Regenerative Farms in Canada
2021-06-21 09:01:50
Regenerative Farm Map
Welcome to our Map of Regenerative Farms in Canada The short video below will show you how to navigate the...
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Cover Crops 101
2021-06-08 17:56:04
Cover cropsSoil science
Cover cropping is an important pillar in regenerative agriculture. Planting them not only protects soil from erosion and helps...
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Diving deeper: What water can teach us
2021-03-17 09:03:54
Climate changeEventsSymposiumWater Cycles
What we learned at the 2021 Living Soils Symposium Last month, we held the 4th edition of our Living...
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Earth my body, water my blood: Accounting for nature
2021-01-11 13:51:46
Carbon SequestrationClimate changeEventsSymposiumWater Cycles
I was blown away when I came across this beautiful map of our continent, defined only by its watersheds....
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Deep Roots: These farmers are laying the ground for agroforestry crops
2020-11-17 14:09:39
AgroforestryRegenerative business
One of the five principles of regenerative agriculture is to integrate perennial and deep rooted plants into the agro...
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Restoring Indigenous Food Systems
2020-11-05 10:38:16
Climate changeLivestockRegenerative business
For thousands of years Indigenous peoples on this continent subsisted by harvesting food from abundant, natural ecosystems which maintained...
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A vision for a more perennial agriculture
2020-10-30 10:52:33
AgroforestryRegenerative business
Recently, the topic of perennial crops has come more into public awareness after a recent publication by Eric Toensmeier...
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Agriculture Goes Wild: How a British Farm Combined Conservation With Food Production
2020-09-29 10:08:49
AgroforestryLivestockRegenerative business
Rewilding is a term that appeared in the 90’s, referring to the restoration of natural ecosystems as a part...
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Hydrating the Landscape
2020-09-02 14:57:11
Recently, I met Neal Spackman, an American whose company Regenerative Resources works to reverse desertification and restore productive ecologies...
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Wondering where your food scraps go? Here’s what we found out.
2020-08-18 13:22:52
Earlier this summer, the Regeneration Canada team visited one of the composting sites from our members and partners of...
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Water Could Save Us
2020-07-17 15:51:40
Carbon SequestrationClimate change
We could restore the water cycle using regenerative land management and it could be the thing that saves us...
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The Important Role of Soil Microbes in the Soil Food Web
2020-06-30 14:27:21
BiologyMicroscopeSoil science
The soil food web consists of a vast community of living organisms that work together to transfer energy between...
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10 Farmers Who Are Helping the Environment
2020-05-27 10:29:49
Climate changeCompost teaMarket gardeningNo-tillOrganicRegenerative business
For World Environment Day, we wanted to showcase farmers from our membership who work to mitigate climate change through...
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Inspiration List From The Regeneration Canada Team
2020-03-20 12:23:39
Climate changeSymposium
For a few weeks now, the world has been facing a new reality. With all the uncertainty and challenges...
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The 50 Year Flannel Shirt
2020-02-04 14:52:26
Regenerative businessSymposium
When James Craig, Ontario farmer and Board member of Regeneration Canada, met Becky Porlier at last years Living Soils...
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Working to Seed a Secure Future
2020-01-22 13:06:24
OrganicRegenerative business
One hundred and fifty years ago, farmers and gardeners saved their seeds and bred their own varieties of plants....
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Momentum Continues to Build Around the Healthy Regeneration of Canadian Soils
2019-11-27 14:03:03
Carbon SequestrationClimate changeRegenerative business
Boutique consultancy Sustainable Grain joins Regeneration Canada to spread the word about the importance and opportunities opening up in...
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Unicorn Riders Take Climate Resilience Seriously
2019-11-21 11:00:49
Climate changeEvents
A speech in 2018 by former Alberta premier, Rachel Notley, made headlines when she said, “Maybe on Salt Spring...
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How These Farmers Are Learning Together
2019-10-03 14:01:59
Carbon SequestrationCover cropsNo-tillOrganic
Club Action Billon is a group of farmers who support one another to learn how to best improve the...
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How this business is offsetting their carbon footprint while regenerating the soil
2019-09-04 17:14:20
AgroforestryCarbon SequestrationCompost teaOrganicRegenerative business
The 2017 Living Soils Symposium carbon offset project I had the opportunity to get an update on the carbon...
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Unpacking the 2018 IPCC report on climate change
2019-08-08 16:19:29
Climate change
The 2018 IPCC report is not that easy to read if you’re not a scientist. So I’m wondering if...
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Half the Corn, More Profit?
2019-07-25 14:35:53
Cover cropsOrganic
Not your typical corn field Sébastien Angers’ corn fields don’t look like your typical corn fields. In fact, if you...
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How to reuse coffee grounds in your crops
2019-06-28 09:39:07
Compost
With the return of spring and good weather it is finally time for gardening season, and coffee grounds will...
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7 ways to make your garden regenerative
2019-05-31 11:05:24
Since I joined Regeneration Canada in the fall, I’ve had many friends and family members ask me: can I...
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How this rural community is building bridges
2019-05-15 14:32:32
Organic
Notre-Dame-de-Stanbridge is a small rural community in Southern Quebec, surrounded by many other small rural communities. Like many places...
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3 Great Reasons Why Composting is Regenerative
2019-05-09 10:00:54
Compost
To highlight International Compost Awareness Week (May 1 – May 7, 2022), we’ve decided to talk about how compost...
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How are pioneering farmers and agronomists optimizing cover crops?
2019-02-27 13:00:07
Cover cropsEventsNo-till
No-till farming began to develop in the 80’s as a response to the problem of soil erosion, Initially the...
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[VIDEO] Why this Canadian vineyard became biodynamic
2019-02-21 09:00:26
BiodynamicsSoil GuardiansWine
Southbrook Vineyards: Wine for the soil/soul Southbrook Vineyards, located in Niagara-on-the Lake, in the Greenbelt of Ontario, has the...
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From Passion to Action - Laucolo Spreads a Message Through Her Fruit and Vegetable Drawings
2019-02-13 16:39:04
ArtSymposium
She never imagined that drawing would be part of her destiny. Better-known as her pseudonym Laucolo, Laurence Deschamps-Léger had...
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What is Compost tea and Why is it So Good for the Soil?
2019-02-06 09:00:17
CompostCompost tea
Regeneration Canada’s first webinar: Understanding and Succeeding with Compost On December 12 2018, Regeneration Canada launched its first interactive...
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How this regenerative business was inspired by the Living Soils Symposium
2019-01-31 08:10:09
CompostRegenerative businessSymposium
Jean François Lévêque, co-owner with his wife, Guylaine St-Vincent of Jardins de l’Écoumène (producers of organic heritage seeds and...
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Beekeeping: an ecological transition involving fair trade with bees
2019-01-24 08:30:40
Apiculture
We all know that in the present ecological crisis our societies are going to have to change in a...
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Why you should attend the Living Soils Symposium 2019
2019-01-16 09:00:05
Symposium
The upcoming Living Soils Symposium taking place in Montreal from March 28-31, 2019 is an engaging and information-packed event...
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How can businesses be regenerative?
2019-01-10 08:00:09
Regenerative business
Why are businesses important in the regenerative movement? Businesses are the link between resources which come from the land...
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In Search of Sacred Ground: Regenerative Agriculture’s Lessons for the Whole of our Lives
2018-12-20 09:00:48
Recently, I had the privilege of participating in the first Annual General Meeting of Regeneration Canada, an organization dedicated...
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Putting Soil First: Healing the Divide Between Conventional and Organic Farmers
2018-12-13 08:30:17
Carbon SequestrationNo-tillOrganic
We all feel the urgency of the call to action to prevent catastrophic climate change by changing the way...
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6 reasons why we need to protect our soils
2018-12-05 09:00:34
Carbon SequestrationEvents
World Soil Day is an annual international event held on December 5th by the FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of...
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Here’s how we’re offsetting the carbon footprint of our 2017 Living Soils Symposium
2018-11-29 09:30:47
AgroforestryCarbon SequestrationEvents
The first edition of the Living Soils Symposium took place in October 2017. This initiative, which originated from a...
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Showing the power of a citizens’ movement: The Erin Soil Health Coalition
2018-11-22 10:30:56
Carbon Sequestration
A group of concerned citizens in and around Erin, Ontario have created a movement around regenerative agriculture. The momentum...
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[VIDEO] How 30 Years of No-till Gets This Farmer Higher Yields Than Average
2018-11-15 09:00:41
No-tillSoil Guardians
Organic: not necessarily the solution for soil health? We tend to associate the idea of caring for the soil...
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Understanding the Carbon Cycle to Reverse Climate Change
2018-11-08 09:00:41
Carbon Sequestration
Most people understand that climate change is driven by the burning of fossil fuels and that there is too...
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[VIDEO] How This Farmer Raises Beef to Combat Climate Change
2018-11-01 10:00:17
LivestockSoil Guardians
Most people have heard that eating meat is an important contributor to climate change. Yet there is an important...
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Why the New Green Revolution is Based on Biology
2018-10-25 08:00:36
Biology
After the second world war, industrial agriculture was born. It was called the Green Revolution and it was based...
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[VIDEO] Why this Farmer Swears by Compost Tea and a Microscope: Les Jardins D’Ambroisie
2018-10-19 10:00:45
Compost teaMarket gardeningMicroscopeSoil Guardians
In the sweltering heat of last July, we went with the crew of Parafilms to shoot our Soil Guardians...
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