Sentences with phrase «productive healthy soil»

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Their experiences, and the results that I saw on their farms in North and South Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Ghana and Costa Rica, offer compelling evidence that the key to sustaining highly productive agriculture lies in rebuilding healthy, fertile soil.

Now the longest and most comprehensive study to date comparing organic and conventional farming brings encouraging news for organic fans: Organic farms can be nearly as productive as regular farms for some crops, and they leave soils healthier.

Healthy and productive soil captures more carbon than it releases, and can contribute significantly to mitigating the adverse impacts of climate change.

The result: soil erosion has been reduced in critical watersheds, thousands of acres of biodiversity - rich indigenous forest have been restored and protected, and hundreds of thousands of women and their families are standing up for their rights and those of their communities and so are living healthier, more productive lives.

Biochar can have a number of benefits beyond carbon sequestration, including healthier and more productive soil and better water retention.

Why does our economic system place a higher value on disposable and often unnecessary goods and services than on the things we really need to survive and be healthy, like clean air, clean water, and productive soil?