There is no doubt that one of the most important things you can do to take control of your health is to start growing some, or most, of your own food. 

Much of the previous knowledge about how to begin doing this that’s been passed down generation to generation has been lost. But I’m now sharing a course I believe will help you become an expert food producer with just a few online sessions. The cost to enroll in the course goes directly to non-profits that are dedicated to growing regenerative agriculture. 

Industrial farming, which relies on chemicals and ecology-disruptive techniques such as monocropping and tilling has created a ripple effect of unsustainable situations in less than 70 years, and evidence suggests we will not make it until the end of the century if we continue along the same destructive path. 

For example, an estimated 80% of soil carbon in heavily farmed areas has already been lost¹ due to destructive plowing, overgrazing and the use of soil-destructive, carbon-depleting chemical fertilizers and pesticides. Other closely related problems are the loss of soil fertility and biodiversity, both of which are also directly related to the loss of natural carbon in the soil. 

In 2014, Maria-Helena Semedo, deputy director general of natural resources for the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, warned that at the current rate of topsoil degradation, all the world’s topsoil will be gone in less than 60 years.²

Today, that means we may only have about 55 years left before we’re looking down the proverbial barrel, as without topsoil you cannot grow food no matter how many chemicals you add to it. 

‘Kiss the Ground’ — An online education platform  

The good news is there’s a viable answer to these problems, and it hinges on the widespread implementation of regenerative agriculture and biodynamic farming. This is why I support Regeneration International. There’s also a wonderful nonprofit organization called “Kiss the Ground,”³ which aims to inspire “participation in global regeneration, starting with soil.” Kiss the Ground offers four distinct areas of education, focused on:⁴

• Advocacy — The Advocacy program teaches you to become a powerful voice in the regenerative movement 
• Farmland — The Farmland program provides scholarships for regenerative farmers and ranchers, and funding for training and soil testing to producers transitioning toward regenerative farming methods 
• Education — The Education program includes educational resources and online training for anyone interested in applying regenerative methods in their yard, community garden or farm 
• Media — The Media program is “for anyone interested in learning, contributing or sharing information … about how humanity can build healthy soil … and steward our planet through short films, campaigns, documentaries, books, social media, blogs and public speaking”

 

Learn, grow and support regenerative nonprofits

Kiss the Ground is now enrolling students for a brand-new online teaching program for those wanting to learn how to garden regeneratively, called Regenerative Gardening and Living with Farmer Rishi.⁵

This online and in-person program — which will run from June 18 through July 31, 2019 — is designed to teach you how to apply regenerative principles to your home garden and general lifestyle, regardless of your current skill set. 

As an added bonus, while you’ll get the best training available for a very reasonable price, you’ll also support not just one but two important nonprofit groups with your enrollment fee, as 20% of your fee will be donated directly to Regeneration International.