Research

…puts the science of regenerative agriculture in the hands of farmers and local communities.

Download the full proposal package here and invest today.

The human species exists in a delicate and eroding balance within the global ecosystem. The climate is in chaos, 2/3rds of all species are threatened with extinction, and our over-population-fueled patterns of greed, consumption, and oppression are causing massive suffering for all species.

The ecological technology to bring our external systems back into harmony with the earth already exist. Combined applications of keyline design & plowing, Holistic Management planned grazing, water-harvesting earthworks, regenerative food forestry, and aerated compost tea have the potential to sequester massive amounts of carbon dioxide in our soil systems.

BUT, we’re lacking a few key pieces of data to show to the global scientific community that these simple, locally-available tools can work. After twice being denied federal funding to carry out this important basic research, we are turning to the farmers, holistic managers, gardeners, ecological engineers, green architects, permaculture designers, and the rest of the ecologically aware global community – we are turning to you to make this research happen.

Benefits of Community Supported Research:

• Direct connection with the researchers – we are part of the farming & permaculture community.
• We empower communities and farmers to understand the science and do their own research, and not depend on the ‘expert’ to tell us about our soil and our land.
• Research sovereignty: Freedom from federal, corporate, or academic funding.
• Transparent commitment to objective science. Full disclosure: Carbon Farming Tennessee is a community-owned for-profit business. We are committed to responding to the pressing needs of farmers around the world, and are not controlled by hidden corporate agendas.
• Direct communication of results: We are committed to open-source data, and will freely post all the results of our research for everyone to see and use. Check our website for updates: http://www.carbonfarming.wordpress.com

Your investment achieves the following results for Community Supported Research:

• $10    =  1 completed soil test (out of 588 required)
• $50     = 3 completed soil tests and 1 completed foliage analysis
• $100   = 1 soil core tool to speed up sampling
• $500   = 1 day of keyline plow rental & cultivation
• $1000 = 1 full year of testing for 1 farm
• $5000 = 3 full years of testing AND plowing for 1 farm

 

Download the full proposal & budget here.

Does your farm or organization want to be part of this Community Supported Research project? Contact carbonfarmingcourse[at]gmail.com.
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