“Drawdown is based on meticulous research that maps, measures, models, and describes the most substantive solutions to global warming that already exist. It is the most important goal for humanity to undertake.”
Here is a link to a list of the top 100 Solutions to Reverse Global Warming. All of it is so positive and hopeful that it’s well worth sharing. Many of us are already aware of the direness of our global situation and because so much of the news we get is simply scary, it often generates a feeling of hopelessness in many of us. Perhaps it is that feeling of hopelessness that keeps people from doing the small things like replacing plastic bags with their own cloth bags at stores.
It seems critically important that we understand that it is NOT hopeless – that there are things we humans are already doing that can work if they are supported and expanded upon.
Here are just a few of the Solutions listed on Drawdown’s website that are related to gardening, growing food and permaculture – with the rating number and a link to the small article:
#9 Silvopasture
#11 Regenerative Agriculture
#15 Afforestation
#35 Bamboo
#60 Composting
#72 Biochar
“The objective of the solutions list is to be inclusive, presenting an extensive array of impactful measures already in existence. The list is comprised primarily of “no regrets” solutions—actions that make sense to take regardless of their climate impact since they have intrinsic benefits to communities and economies. These initiatives improve lives, create jobs, restore the environment, enhance security, generate resilience, and advance human health.”
#11 – REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE
Conventional wisdom has long held that the world cannot be fed without chemicals and synthetic fertilizers. Evidence points to a new wisdom: The world cannot be fed unless the soil is fed. Regenerative agriculture enhances and sustains the health of the soil by restoring its carbon content, which in turn improves productivity—just the opposite of conventional agriculture.
Regenerative agricultural practices include:
- no tillage,
- diverse cover crops,
- in-farm fertility (no external nutrients),
- no pesticides or synthetic fertilizers, and
- multiple crop rotations.
Together, these practices increase carbon-rich soil organic matter. The result: vital microbes proliferate, roots go deeper, nutrient uptake improves, water retention increases, plants are more pest resistant, and soil fertility compounds. Farms are seeing soil carbon levels rise from a baseline of 1 to 2 percent up to 5 to 8 percent over ten or more years, which can add up to 25 to 60 tons of carbon per acre.
It is estimated that at least 50 percent of the carbon in the earth’s soils has been released into the atmosphere over the past centuries. Bringing that carbon back home through regenerative agriculture is one of the greatest opportunities to address human and climate health, along with the financial well-being of farmers.
sustainableroguevalley.org 
Glad you felt it worthy of posting! inspiring and much needed info! in gratitude, Michelle Keip 707-508-5052
“All of humanity depends upon our aspiration.” Dalai Lama
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