What the Field?!

Why regenerative agriculture is worth the hype

July 11, 2022 CrowdFarming Season 1 Episode 7
What the Field?!
Why regenerative agriculture is worth the hype
Show Notes

Alfonso Chico de Guzman, regenerative agriculture expert, farmer and co-founder of La Junquera, shares his journey to regenerative farming and explains how he was able to start transforming various plots of his dry and arid lands into thriving fields .

  • How can we fight desertification?
  • What are the main arguments for and  against regenerative agriculture?
  • Why is  the "one size fits all" approach bound to fail?
  • What are the minimum criteria for farming to be considered regenerative?

"I see regenerative agriculture as farming that is organic (...) and that improves [verifiably!] the water, the soil and the biodiversity in the short-term, medium-term and long-term."

This inspiring chat with Alfonso gives us a glimpse into the possible future of agriculture and offers some hope in a (farming) world that often seems to be going in the wrong direction.

"Everything really is so much more connected than we thought."