Regenerative Agriculture With Lindsey Hethcote
Week of September 28, 2024
Regenerative Agriculture: What is it and Why is it Important for the Health of Our Planet?
Join a discussion to learn what regenerative agriculture is, and how it promotes enhanced biodiversity, increased carbon sequestration, improved soil health and fertility, better water use efficiency, and therefore the general health and well-being of our planet!
Regenerative Agriculture: What is it and Why is it Important for Human Health?
Join the conversation and learn what regenerative agriculture is, and how it’s essential for human health. Supporting regenerative agriculture by growing and/or buying food produced regeneratively ensures higher nutrient density in the foods we eat, a more balanced and intact microbiome both in the soil and in our guts, and much more!
Regenerative Agriculture at Tres Estrellas, and How to Incorporate Regen Practices into Your Own Backyard Garden and/or Eating Habits
Tres Estrellas Organic Farm and Garden at Rancho La Puerta practices many regenerative agriculture techniques, making it a model for healthy, responsible and ecologically sound food production. Come learn what Tres Estrellas does to regenerate the natural resources of the farm and surrounding area, and what you can do as a home gardener and/or responsible consumer to incorporate regenerative practices into your life!
The Current Situation with Regenerative Agriculture in the United States
Currently in the United States, there is generous support, economic and technical, coming from both the local and federal government(s), as well as private organizations for implementation of regenerative agricultural practices on farms. Come learn about what organizations are doing to support farmers as they make the transition to regenerative agricultural production, and what you can do to support the movement!
Lindsey Hethcote, originally from St. Louis, Missouri, currently works as the Regenerative Agriculture Conservation Planning and Education Program Manager at The Center for Regenerative Agriculture and Resilient Systems (CRARS) at California State University, Chico. After graduating from the University of Denver with a B.A. in Environmental Science, Lindsey spent time in the States and in Peru working in environmental education and protection, and community development. Her year in Peru reignited the passion for ecological agriculture that she originally discovered while in Nicaragua, taking a short course on agricultural production in Latin America. On a scholarship from the Organization of American States, she moved to Turrialba, Costa Rica to earn her M.S. in in Agroforestry and Sustainable Agriculture from Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza (CATIE). During her two years at CATIE, Lindsey worked with various farmers of different types of production systems to integrate agrobiodiversity into their systems and measure the social, ecological and economic results. After leaving Costa Rica, Lindsey returned to Missouri where she worked managing an organic elderberry farm and later as an Agronomy and Horticulture Specialist for the University of Missouri Extension. Before moving to Chico, CA, Lindsey spent 4 years as the Education Director of Tres Estrellas Organic Farm and Garden at Rancho La Puerta where she helped develop and manage an educational program in ecological agriculture and environmental conservation.