Can regenerative agriculture save our food system?
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Can regenerative agriculture save our food system? Industrial farming and the green revolution have led to climate change and depleted soil health, all while locking small-scale farmers into an unfair system that has taken land away from BIPOC communities.
Small-scale farming and regenerative agricultural practices that employ traditional, indigenous knowledge, not only feed the world, but can restore food sovereignty and ensure food security, all while mitigating and possibly reverting the effects of climate change.
In this first episode of a video series on regenerative agriculture, we first dive into the main question underlying our current food system: climate justice.
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:17 The Problem with Industrial Agriculture
02:19 What is Regenerative Farming
03:21 Land Ownership in Agriculture
06:15 Small-Scale Farming, Food Sovereignty and Climate Justice
08:58 Outro
11:43 Preview of Episode 2
#RegenerativeAgriculture #Documentary #ClimateJustice
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Produced, written and directed by Fátima González-Torres (IG: @fatilugonzalevic)
Research assistance from Ceri Flook and Sarina Bauer
Script editing by Joshua Gottlieb (IG: @joshigot) and Elise Jost (TW: @eliseisonline)
Editing & post-production by Sina Samavati (IG: @sinasamavati)
Motion graphics & animation by Forat Elalfy (IG: @foratau)
Cinematography by Shane Thomas McMillan (IG: @dokumentarian), Sylvain Leurent (IG: @world.foodorama) and Sina Samavati
Additional footage by Reuters, Storyblocks, Prelinger Archives
Music by Olivier Olsen, Ohad Ben Ari, Kadir Demir
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www.landcoalition.org/en/unev...
www.giz.de/fachexpertise/html...
landmatrix.org/
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thecounter.org/farm-workers-l...
www.nytimes.com/2019/08/08/cl...
qz.com/1419079/the-global-foo...
thecounter.org/regenerative-a...
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They do have CZcams ads. I saw them several times before I was watching several non-Ecosia CZcams videos. Ecosia should be spending a lot more on ads than it is now. TV, social media, even newspaper ads. You really think if they put a few ads on MSNBC or in the NYT or WaPo that people wouldn't switch?
Thank you so much for including the powerful voices of Leah Penniman and Richard Perkins in this report. Their work in particular have informed my thinking around food/soil as sustainability, and must be amplified.
One of the most frustrating things here in the Czech is the government mandated biofuel production largely benefitting sitting pm babis the lands are being ruined for his profit the slovakian pm of the czech republic. It is maddening. This video puts very eloquently my frustration with this stupid system of short term greedy methods. Thank you ecosia
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Permaculture is the way forward thanks ecosia for promoting it.
Thanks Kev!
Not if the food you grow goes to animals again.
@@BalboaBaggins Permacultural practices often includes animals as a part of the system.
Actually, regenerative farming includes more than 'just' permaculture (which is already awesome, but not quite the whole deal). And @Balboa Baggins, regenerative farming is still hella beneficial even if the food grown goes to animals, because the very growth of that food will have contributed to making the soil more fertile, more alive, more rich and healthier. :)
@@eurydicetarpin1915 Apologies I have been watching a lot about permaculture from different CZcams channels and kind of lump sustainable farming into permaculture.
This is the coolest film I've watched on regenerative farming... so clear, honest and easy to understand for everyone 🙌 Cant wait for Part 2!
Glad to hear that, Jonathan. Thank you!
We can start at home. Container gardening at a minimum can work. Every little less dependence on factory farms cannot fail to help the Earth.
Intelligent agriculture seems like such a win-win for both humans and the environment. Thanks for sharing this exciting and very important work!
It is important to address these kind of topics especially during this time, thank you for reminding us!
In the UK, we have allotments. Small plots of land that can be cheaply rented. They exist in most of our towns and cities and are provided by local government. The people who use them are very enthusiastic about growing their own food. Unfortunately the number of available plots of land is extremely limited. It would be great if this system could be expanded, but land availability and political will prevents this. With a world population approaching 8 billion, having your own plot of land to grow food on could not be done. Its only supermarkets that save us from starvation.
We love allotments too! In the video, we argue that smallholder farmers can feed us with nutritious food while also regenerating the land. In a future episode, we'll address the important question you raise: can this be done at scale?
I love that the UK has the allotment system. I'm across the pond in the US and found out about it while watching BBC. I wish the US would implement it, but there are some who are fighting a person's right to grow food on their own property right now. It's sad.
Actually there is more than enough land for everyone to have allotments ~it is just English & Scottish feudal ownership that prevents it happening
This is a great video, thanks for sharing!
But, I'd like to point out that the narrative of this video is very small-scale regenerative agriculture (good) vs. large-scale, industrialized agriculture (bad). The reality is of course not so simple. For example, in many places in the world (from the U.S. and Canada to Brazil and Argentina) conservation agriculture is practiced on large scale farms (hundreds or even thousands of hectares) - this usually includes soil conservation measures (minimum to no tillage), crop diversification AND the use of large machinery. Mechanized medium and large scale agriculture can be made more sustainable while also supporting small scale farmers - in my view a "working with" rather than "working against" mentality is helpful if the goal is to make agriculture more climate-resilient on a global scale.
Hi Aiden, thanks for watching and thank you four your comment. We agree with you that it is all not that simple. Indeed, regenerative agriculture, too, can be scaled, which includes the use of certain machinery. As you say, as long as the goal is to turn agriculture to more climate-resilient practices and in harmony with the natural world, the point is not that anyone owning a 'big' farm is doing evil.
However, we'd underline that there is a big difference between 'sustainability' and 'regeneration'. Nothing of our current agricultural system is sustainable, which is why it is only kept alive through large amounts of subsidies. That's true of the US, as it is of Canada, the EU or the UK.
We'll go more into detail about the topic of scalability in the next episodes. In the meantime, you might find it interesting to watch this other video we did on regenerative agriculture a while back ago: czcams.com/video/TPkXAi_IKwQ/video.html
Cheers and thanks again for watching!
@@Ecosia Thank you for the thoughtful response !
That's a very good point that there is a difference between sustainability and regeneration, I had not thought about that difference so much - I am more familiar with e.g. conservation agriculture approaches and/or other initiatives where it seems the focus is to reduce the harm being done by agriculture (to soils, biodiversity and of course people). Rebuilding soils and ecosystems through regenerative agriculture is of course even better !
The key I would think is education, access to information and of course care (for people, nature, environment). Studies (from across the world) show consistently that farmers do really care about the environment, but the incentive structure and information available is not conducive to practicing e.g. regenerative agriculture.
Policies (like subsidies) are important of course, but also accurate, timely and well-suited information is also key (e.g. through extension and advisory services) - I hope this will also feature in the next video (my little plug for agricultural extension services, as this is my field), can't wait to watch !
Thank you for this, Ecosia! So important that you emphasize the issue of land ownership as well!
The book "The grapes of wrath" was a wake up call. Decades later here we are.
Thanks for promoting sustainable agriculture, Ecosia! Looking to study agroecology, or something alike, after high school🌿🌱
Thank you very much for this amazing piece of work ecosia! I am so glad to be part of changing the world by establishing a CAS and permaculture based project in germany. I hope that everybody reading this knows that there are more people then us out there.. all the love and power from a human living in germany - believing in you!
I view the video because of the title , I appreciate the information because it is what I learned about 40ty years ago but no one speaks of it and often to mention it ,most people just can see it. Blinded by the propaganda teaching..then I realized Soul Fire Farm created this fil. . No surprise and so happy that you are puting truth out their for people fo find it .Peace upon all farmers .safety and blessed soil
Funding is the biggest issue. Most small scale farmers rent land or are living on loans. This land can be repossessed at any time.
que vídeo maravilhoso, ecosia! a produção ficou admirável e a temática me fez lembrar do curta-metragem A Ilha das Flores, do Jorge Furtado, recomendo a todos! e obrigado por tudo, ecosia, we love you
I feel so tiny... you guys are doing a terrific job, and I will say it over and over again. Point is, just "saying" something is not enough. I wish I could join one of those regenerative farms, and just live my best life while living in an actually sustainable way.
In conclusion, your videos about regenerative agriculture are so awesome they're giving me an existential crisis. I like what I'm currently doing with my life, but THIS is better.
Our future depends on people having access to OUR Land, community, village etc Forest Gardens & Permaculture plots are great for growing local food. We need to work locally to build local self reliance etc to Decentralise society.
Where are the tropical tree plantations and nurserys?
Governments need to subsidise organic and regenerative agriculture
Absolutely! More about that in the next episodes. Cheers!
Governments, especially in the West are beholden to big business to retain their power and it is big business that controls the majority of agricultural assets. Consequently the push back on environmental policy by big business is immense - our governments govern only at the pleasure of big business.
Government should subsidise vertical farming and aquaculture. That's the only way to produce enough food while reducing land use.
Peace.. Shalom.. Salam.. Namaste and Thank You for All that you are doing for World Peace.. 🙏🏻 😊 🌈 ✌ 🌷 ☮️ ❤️
Another great video and iniative. If Ecosia is planning on subsidizing regenerative agriculture great idea. It might also be a good idea to encourage coop type structures where the expenses and work is shared among a group of like minded people.
Agricultural Cooperative is not just a good idea but it is the only way we can maximize yields and minimize cost of foods in a more sustainable way farming.
Thanks for your responsiblity
I am in LOVE with this new series! I can't wait for episode 2. Thank you for all the amazing information you've packed into this video to share with us! I appreciate being able to learn so much about the health of our planet, why it's suffering, and what we can do about it.
Comment for the algo! Excellent work, Ecosia, keep it up! 👏👏
That sunflower at 11:07! It's huge!
Sharing this macroperspective of agricultural system to our City Agriculture Office!
What about the effects of animal agriculture vs plant based agriculture?
Congrats Ecosia!
Thanks, Gabriel!
Very interesting. Looking forward to the next episodes!
We need to make it abundantly clear that the vast majority of emissions coming from agriculture are livestock and the crops used to feed livestock. It's not growing collard greens or apples that are significant issues, comparably.
Industrialized animal agriculture is unsustainable. Call it out and don't lump it in with plant-based agriculture.
And let individuals know they can help by choosing to eat a plant-forward diet.
eye opener
only 2000 people have warched this... ecosia needs to advertise
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We were becoming so depressed bout the condition of this planet. Regenerative agriculture is the shot in the arm we needed.
Very promissing documentary, really hope we manage this transition, even if we really want to
Very important video!
Buy from local markets
Always look forward to what Ecosia is putting out there! Though, would it not be better if the breakdown of land ownership be focused on corporate ownership?
I think thats what they were getting at although they didn't say it explicitly/ clearly
Thanks Ecosia!
thanks as always Ecosia !!
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Earth was created
Elements for nature created
Nonhuman was created to continue regenerating nature. Among that cow is most important.
Last humans was created to survive on vegetables. 42,000 years 42 books and many rivers and mountains of india had taught the lesson.
The only way is never kill to eat. Protect animals, birds, etc, dont destroy mountains, keep rivers clean, built more water catchment at big junctions, roundabout of highways. These is living and hinduism is about living, existing, caring of the universe
This implies a major issue with land ownership and the most important issue within that is how do the right people, people willing to set up localised food systems in their community, how do they get/buy access to land and the staff/farmers to make that happen? We need money to purchase arable land within orchestrated areas that are beneficial to the community and the local farm and food economy. We need money, we need land and we need to buy it FROM the billionaires and millionaires. THIS is the solution we have within the confines of this world's current systems.
Debat plus qu'important merci
Salut Marco. Merci à toi de regarder nos vidéos. Bonne journée !
What a lovely video xxx
As a generic brown man from the tropics, here's a comment for the almighty algorithm overlords. I wish I could give two thumbs up. :)
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Congratulations 👏
Excellent and informative. Thanks for posting this.
Well-argumented and informative as usual. Keep up the good work.
Amazing video
We shouldn't go back in Time
We should use our Technology to produce the Food that we need and don't destroy the Nature
It seems to me you want to go back in Time and that is wrong
So do searches help to fund this regenerative farming fund as well? Where can I find more information?
I only eat meat once a week. Along with replacing dairy with oat milk. Of course I'm only one person. But I am trying nevertheless. We all can do our part.
Me too! I am thinking about replacing dairy.
Loooove oat milk!
Animals deserve to live too. Don't have a cow, man!
I've been a vegan for 6 years now. This is the only way we will survive in the future, and it's healthier too.
@@Tofu_va_Bienthank you very much for your reply. by the way does your username mean "everything's fine" in french?
Could you also take a look at celluar agriculture and vertical farming? They adress many (almost all) of the fundamental problems linked to farming.
Thank you, Faith. Lovely words, we appreciate it very much. Cheers!
Great video! I would like to assist the move towards rebuilding ecosystems - where can I join to help with some hands on transformation and planning?
I grow all fruits and vegetables for three families on 200 square metres of land. No synthetic fertilizers, no pesticides. And it is a lot of fum.
Fantastic video, finally veganic permaculture gets the exposure it needs!
I love what you had to say and it is so important to go back to small family owned farms raising food sustainably in harmony with nature but I was a bit put off by the white hating arguments . I believe all races should own small family farms white people included.
Hi Lisa! Thanks for watching and for your comment. Glad you liked at least some parts of the video and thank you for raising some questions. However, underlining the reality of how land has been left in the hands of one group does not equal any hate against any particular race. It is merely an observation of a fact which, if we were to adjust, as we argue in the video, could help make sure that all groups of society, of whichever skin color, had long-lasting access to wholesome food, clean water and a secure future.
My blue eyes didn't see any hate for me. Recognizing a problem isn't a bad thing. I feel a whole lot of love coming from this video.
Permaculture ist ein sehr guter und praktikabler Weg, um zu einem besseren Leben für die Lebewesen in der Welt zu kommen.
Aber ich möchte noch einmal auf mein früher schon angesprochenes Problem kommen. Wer besitzt das Land in dem angebaut und aufgeforstet wird? Wäre es nicht möglich Ackerflächen, Wälder, Flächen wieder gemeinschaftlich zu nutzen? (Commons)
Aber noch einmal vielen Dank für den aufschlussreichen Film, in dem ja Gemeinschaften zu sehen waren....
Ecosia je rejoins ce que dis Tessa Thomas, pourquoi ne vous faites vous pas plus de publicité ? Coca-Cola et H&M ont des panneaux publicitaires aux arrêts de bus, pourquoi pas Ecosia? C'est un moyen tellement simple d'aider la planète sans aucun effort (et gratuitement) qu'il y a de quoi séduire même des personnes peu impliquées dans ce sujet!
The food should be generated in natural ways and not through industrialisation.
Nicht die Städte verdecken den Blick auf Acker und Viehzucht, sondern das vorherrschenden gesellschaftliche System. Ich weiß das aus meiner eigenen Lebenserfahrung.
👍 Putting back in what you take out. Humanure!?
Anyway, #BoycottMeat and all other animal products of cruelty and exploitation in any way possible!
After couple of year no one rady to cut. A crope. sell for market . Ma be cost pay for ecosia ( Uday Er, Surat.)
This gives me hope for the future
I hate to nitpick, but this video was all about vegetable farming basically, which is great as vegetables provide the nutrients and quality in the diet but they don't provide the bulk calories which comes from grain, potatoes, beans etc. Not a single farmer with a combine or a tractor or equipment to grow ghe 1000s of acres necessary to produce those bulk calories or how regenerative agriculture is being implemented on those kinds of farming systems. Those are the systems that really have the potential to reverse global warming, because they are so big. 10 acre vegetable farms can provide great quality food for a lot of people and rebuild communities and all these other benefits but it's not going to capture the sort of carbon needed to reverse climate change.
Also, while I agree generally that there needs to be more farmers and more young people should do what I did and get into farming...we are NOT going to go back to farming grain and potatoes by hand. It's just not going to happen. That will be done with large combines and that means large acreage.
Hi Tony, thanks for watching and for the criticism! We will go into the topic of scalability in the next episodes. Totally agreed, machinery is part of the equation to scale regenerative agriculture, we did not mean to deny that. By the way, Soul Fire Farm produces all types of plant-based food, including beans and other legumes. They were just not harvesting those when we came to visit them that afternoon :) .
Cheers!
@@Ecosia thank you so much for the well thought out response. I am a researcher and a farmer and am also developing a scalable approach to carbon sequestering regenerative agriculture. Would your team be interested in checking out my ideas if I were to email you a short summary documents and presentations about it?
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hi in reply to andrew borill's comment that is is only supermarkets that save us from starvation think about it supermarkets grow nothing farmers big and small produce food supermarkets are only retailer's
For profit companies should be abolished. Vote Left!
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Consuming and buying less keep you healthy. With the help of God, we will make wise decisions.
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Such an important topic and you guys just had to bring colonialism and race into the forefront.
The fact is that, in the modern world, the two really are related. If we were talking solely about agriculture, I agree that it would not make sense, but we aren't--we're talking about how corporate models have influenced agriculture to the point that it has become unsustainable. To begin to discuss how to break down conglomerates and form a more sustainable model, we need to first understand how the current models work, and to do that we have to talk about the current and historical issues about race that influenced the formation of industrial structures and turned them into the controlling and unstable creations they are today.
Recognizing a problem isn't a bad thing. We can't fix what we refuse to see. My blue eyes and white skin are very happy with this video.
@@alistair.in.wonderland Thank You!
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Your channel is interesting reminds me of a channel called Andrew Camarata but with farming instead.
“By intensity of hatred nations create in themselves the characters they imagine in their enemies” Take notes fam.
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Ecosia needs to advertise on the young Turks
I enjoyed this a lot! What I found a bit sad is that Leah Penniman seemed to have a rather dividing POV. She was the only person in this part of the series doing so. In almost all of her statements, she used separating language which enhances division rather than mutual understanding. As an example: why shouldn't "european" regenerative farmers (like Wouter van Eck) and indigenous farmers and many more work together and learn from each other?
I farm 10 acres,white and I have not taken 1 sq.inch of my land from anyone...bought and paid for when I was 17.I am on my 3rd yr with cover crops and no till as I firmly believe in a love of the land and taking care of it.the politics in this video is not completely true,as r here are many black landowners in my part of the country that have all but forgotten the farming practices their ancestors knew.every day acres of land are literally cut down so subdivisions can be put in...why?because 99%of the city folk I know have no interest or desire for my way of life.stick to farming and leave the damn politics out
There is no higher leverage thing to work on to improve the human condition, than how, where and by whom, our food is grown 😉
This is more anti capitalism and establishment video than sustainable agriculture. Disappointed with #Ecosia that prefers politics over sustainability.
noice informative vid
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I'm fully on board with Holistic/Organic/Regenerative Agriculture.
Very Repugnant of the Womanists to make such a point of blaming the "White Man".
The Chinese are laughing at you
My thoughts and feelings exactly.
Not in the USA it can't too much food leads to obesity just stick with the trees and let humans has it out on the crumbs lol
you can be healthier by eating mostly plants. animal agriculture kills ecosystems
I doubt regenerative agriculture can save the world. My proposal would be:
- Increase taxes on meat to reduce general meat consuption (specially from cows)
- Increase incentives to mariculture, regenerative agriculture and vertical farming
Sounds good!
@@canesvenatici4259 thanks
This would be a truly amazing video and message if it didn't attack race. Simply because a few old white guys are doing bad things does NOT mean that all white people are bad and what about other nationalities besides "black and brown"?
It also implies that small white farmers (of which own the majority of small farms in the US) arent getting fucked over just as much if not harder than "black/brown" farms. Leave it to modern "leftists" to make a class issue into a race issue.
they don't say all white people are bad lol
I was following along until the video tried to turn agricultural problems into a race issue. Removing Ecosia from my browser.
"i was going to help save the planet but then somebody made a good point. now i'm going to go make the world a worse place instead"
what a shame
So you saying my friends that farm on the family farm are causing harm and they are the super rich people? You guys are nuts! That is so far from the truth.
No, obviously they are saying the super rich corporate farms that harm the environment are the ones trying to put your friends out of business.
And in the fields, you guys are using plastic (02:07; 02:28; 09:18, 09:45). How can agriculture be regenerative that way? First, stop using undegradable plastic products. If you need plastic products, use Biodegradable plastic.
Degraded plastic waste can directly affect humans through both direct consumption (i.e. in tap water), indirect consumption (by eating animals), and disruption of various hormonal mechanisms.
How can you see which of the 2 types that plastic is?
@@steemlenn8797 because it usually is! It's probability bro.
Don't you use plastic products each day? What 'bout that, ha?
Probability says, your toothbrush is also made of undegradable plastic. What are you doing about that?
@@nocturnalpirateoftitan5923 yeah. My toothbrush is made of undegradable plastic. I can't do nothing 'bout this. Maybe, someday I will build A company (have to have high hopes 😁) where I will make degradable plastic products. Till then, I will try to use plastic as less as possible. (I never have seen degradable plastic products in the market of My small hometown)