Support Ag - Take Action!

Consumers and Gardeners:

  • Learn about how soil can combat climate change with this 4 minute video: The Soil Story 
  • Vote with your pocketbook: reducing how much meat you eat and buying organic at the grocery store is a first step.
  • Explore your local farmer’s market to buy from local farmers; ask them about their practices.
  • Support farmers directly through a CSA subscription. You’ll get a regular supply of delicious produce and contribute directly to the success of local farms!
  • Seek out restaurants with sustainable sourcing. Check out the Zero Foodprint project for a list of restaurants committed to sustainability.
  • Grow your own food and carbon farm in your own backyard by composting and using our “dirty dozen” tips for climate-smart home gardening.
  • John Kohler's healthy gardening know-how on Growing Your Greens, most watched gardening show on YouTube.
  • Permaculture News connects a global community building productive, low-maintenance forest gardens and regenerative landscapes that support wildlife.
  • Felix Gillet Institute (not your average nursery) worthy toiling team reserving and disseminating heirloom perennial food plants from California's Gold Rush Era and the historic Pacific West.
  • Native Edible Plant List for the Garden from California Native Plant Society
  • Buy from Seed Savers Exchange open-pollinated, untreated, non-hybrid, non-GMO seeds supporting conservation of plant biodiversity
  • Self-directed or in-person course on Grow Biointensive, a whole system approach to growing more of your own food.
  • Happy Cow.net for vegan (and vegetarian) nearby restaurants, resorts, and B&B's, products and and other resources.
  • Follow our Facebook page for more updates and resources!
  • Dive into our resource collection to learn more.

Grassroots advocates:

  • Contact your local leaders and representatives to advocate for policy supporting sustainable agriculture and soil health.
  • Write letters to editors about the importance of sustainable agriculture and supportive policies.
  • Incorporate the importance of regenerative agriculture and its role in carbon sequestration into your other advocacy efforts, for example around food security, health, and support for rural communities.
  • Keep up with action at the national level and ways to advocate for a better Farm Bill with these email lists: National Young Farmers Coalition and National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition
  • The Indigenous Stewardship & USDA NRCS Conservation Practices Guidebook published in 2010 shares an indigenous perspective of living in harmony with the earth and how to integrate that with science and experiential learning.
  • Food Tank with Dani Nierenberg, a broad global network of people, organizations and content pushing for food system change.
  • Share this information with your neighbors and discuss how you can take action at the local level.
  • Join our committee! We are actively seeking individuals and groups who are interested in volunteering or partnering with our committee.   Contact us here!

Farmers:

There are many resources and organizations for farmers and ranchers looking to advance regenerative practices on their land:

Restaurant owners, schools, and institutional buyers:

Restaurants and institutional food providers like schools or hospitals have a unique opportunity to showcase sustainably grown food, support good land management practices, and enhance eaters’ health through responsible sourcing.