THE BEAUTY OF REGENERATIVE FARMING

Regenerative farming is a farming method that aims to restore and improve the health of the soil, water, and biodiversity. It’s based on the idea that the land can regenerate itself, rather than being depleted by conventional farming practices.

The picture below shows what regenerative farming can look like. It’s a picture of the Eden Project in Cornwall, England taken by Franie Treeps. Unlike conventional monoculture planting, this polyculture system diversifies the soil life, making plants less susceptible to pests and disease.

Regenerative farming applies the Buddhist wisdom of pratītyasamutpāda (dependent origination) and inter-being to agriculture. One could also describe this as aligning with the ecological wisdom of Nature, what some African cultures call “ubuntu” – the Indigenous wisdom that all life is interdependently related as a whole, and thrives best as One family (Sustainability).

(Picture via Sustainability)