Module 3: 6 principles of regenerative agriculture

Question 1

First principle: Context

Answer 1

All depends where you live. Ecological context. Also consider your financial and family context. Spiritual context: something greater than ourselves, what is our connection to nature?

Question 2

Second Principle: Least amount of mechanical input like tillage and chemical input.

Answer 2

Minimize, nature doesn’t till. Destroys the fungi underneath etc.

Question 3

Third principle: always have cove crops.

Answer 3

Plants maintain temperature around 70 degrees and maintain the armor for the soil. Its an amour, a skin for the soil. A healthy sol allows for -plants to grow.

Question 4

Fourth principle: diversity

Answer 4

Contributes to soil health, mycorrhizal fungi and aggregates

Question 5

Fifth principle: roots as long and as much as possible

Answer 5

Again prevents soil erosion and promotes soil health

Question 6

Sixth principle: animals are part of the cycle

Answer 6

They are symbiotic with the plants: chewing action indicates to plant to grow more roots. Also hoofing action, peeing and pooping not only add organic fertilizer but by trampeling things down the plants and the roots solidify together.