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How regenerative agriculture brings life back to the land | Gabe Brown

2024/10/10
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Gabe Brown：几十年来，传统农业技术导致土壤退化，环境恶化，农产品营养价值下降，甚至影响人类健康。作者本人也经历了传统农业带来的经济损失和健康问题。通过转向再生农业，作者的农场恢复了活力，土壤健康得到显著改善，生物多样性增加，农产品营养价值提升。再生农业遵循六大生态原则：环境适应性、最小扰动、土壤覆盖、多样性、持续活根、动植物整合。这些原则有助于修复生态系统功能，应对气候变化，改善农村社区，最终提升人类健康水平。作者呼吁消费者支持再生农业，共同努力创造更健康、更可持续的未来。

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Gabe Brown started his farming career using conventional methods, but after several years of crop failures due to hail and drought, he began to question his approach. Facing financial hardship, he adopted no-till farming and integrated livestock back onto the land. This led to positive changes in the soil and a resurgence of life on his ranch, marking the beginning of his journey into regenerative agriculture.
  • Gabe Brown began farming in 1983, initially influenced by conventional agricultural practices.
  • After repeated crop losses, Brown transitioned to no-till farming in 1993.
  • Integrating livestock and cover crops led to improved soil health and biodiversity on Brown's ranch.

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Over his decades of farming and ranching, Gabe Brown has noticed a troubling trend: the conventional farming techniques he used were degrading the soil and ruining crops. He shares how his family farm turned things around by adopting regenerative agricultural practices — and shows how the wider food system can use these same methods to improve food quality and revitalize the land.