A rare opportunity, seeing
Australian international expert on regenerative agriculture Darren
Doherty, who doesn't make it to the US that often, speaking on a profound
topic, how to save the world! well, how to use biologically
alive soils to sequester carbon, with benefits for both the planet &
our agricultural community.
Please come early if you can help set up chairs, we'd be happy
& grateful for some extra hands to assist with that tonight.
Fighting Climate Change with Carbon Farming
with
Darren Doherty of REGRARIANS
Ltd.
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Thursday, March 10, 2016
7:30pm - 9pm, FREE
Santa Barbara Central Library, Faulkner Gallery
If every farmer in the USA practiced
Carbon Farming, in less than 10 years,
we would sequester ALL the CARBON that has been emitted since the
Industrial Age
Joel Salatin, POLYFACE Farm
Read More...
There's too much carbon in the atmosphere causing
unruly &
disturbing
climate problems, but the solution isn't difficult,
it's in the soil!
Carbon is a naturally occurring chemical compound vital to life, but
since the industrial revolution and the advent of modern farming
practices, too much carbon has been released into the atmosphere causing
climate disruption. The good news is that with Carbon Farming &
good soil practices, nature can do much of the remedial work for
us.
Join Santa Barbara Permaculture Network on Thursday, March 10, as we
host Darren Doherty of REGRARIANS Ltd, for a talk that suggests we
can effectively fight climate change by improving the soil with
innovative Carbon Farming techniques & strategies that restore
& regenerate landscapes.
Carbon Farming is the process of sequestering carbon into healthy,
biologically alive soils, using a variety of agricultural practices like
no-till farming, cover crops, holistic range management &
agroforestry. America's unique opportunity is it's vast landscapes of
degraded agriculture & grazing lands that if restored to health would
have the potential to capture billions of tons of carbon from the
atmosphere annually. Farms that increase carbon in their soils
also increase water retention, protect biodiversity, enhance
productivity, all while combating Climate Change.
Darren Doherty is a 5th generation Australian farmer and an international
expert on regenerative agriculture and permaculture design who has
extensive experience across the world in project design, development,
management & training. A career-long focus on the profitable &
regenerative retrofit of broadacre landscapes has seen Darren Doherty
acclaimed as a pioneer in this important field.
Darren Doherty & his wife Lisa Heenan have recently produced
POLYFACES, a documentary showcasing the work of Joel Salatin & the
renowned Polyface farm in Virginia. Darren will also be in the
region teaching a sold out 10 day REGRARIAN workshop at Orella Ranch on
the Gaviota Coast north of Santa Barbara.
The event takes place on Thursday, March 10, 7:30 - 9pm, at
the downtown Central Library, Faulkner Gallery, 40 E. Anapamu St, Santa
Barbara, CA 93101. The event is FREE, no reservations are required.
More Info:
margie@sbpermaculture.org,
805-962-2571,
www.sbpermaculture.org.
Sponsored by Santa Barbara
Permaculture Network
CIVICS 101 FOR CLIMATE CHANGE,
A Community Education Series
www.sbpermaculture.org
Co-Sponsors: Santa Barbara Permaculture Network,
Community Environmental Council (CEC), Orella Ranch, & the Santa
Barbara Food Alliance
Facebook event
page:
https://www.facebook.com/events/1533723326928002/
Additional Resources: (Check out all these great
materials!)
Landscapes, Ecosystems, Agriculture and Food
Systems (LEAF) Santa Barbara:
The LEAF Initiative was developed through a collaborative effort with
community members, nonprofit organizations and donors. The initiative
seeks to advance regional strategies to increase land conservation,
improve ecosystem health, ensure agricultural viability and improve the
local food system.
https://www.sbfoundation.org/leaf
Regrarians Ltd:
http://www.regrarians.org
Our primary responsibility is to the regenerative enhancement of the
biosphere’s ecosystem processes. Our secondary responsibility is to
provide the potential for people to be informed about the regenerative
economy, whether it involves their work in agriculture, land management,
corporate life, domestic services, manufacturing or other activities that
are within the reasonable domain of humans…
“4 per 1,000” Initiative:
The “4 per 1,000” Initiative wants to demonstrate that agriculture
can provide practical solutions to the challenge of climate disruption,
while also meeting that posed by food security through the use of farming
methods that match local conditions: e.g. agroecology, agroforestry,
conservation agriculture, landscape management.
http://4p1000.org/understand
The California Climate and Agriculture Network (CalCAN):
A coalition of sustainable agriculture and farmer leaders that
advances agricultural solutions to climate change. Agriculture can play a
unique role in responding to the climate crisis by producing
renewable energy, sequestering carbon and reducing greenhouse gas
emissions while securing our food system for generations to come.
http://calclimateag.org
Climate Chance:
A summit dedicated to concrete action is a global summit with the aim
to become a regular event for all non-state actors involved in the fight
against climate change.
http://www.climatechance2016.com/
Articles referring to Carbon
Farming:
California’s Grand Plan to Fight Climate Change on
the Farm California/ lawmakers move toward paying farmers to adopt
climate-smart practices.
http://civileats.com/2016/02/02/californias-grand-plan-to-fight-climate-change-on-the-farm-jerry-brown/
Restoring Global Soil Quality Is One Of The Best Things We Can Do For
Climate Change:
Little known climate change fact: Just the first meter of soil
contains as much carbon as the entire atmosphere. And there's potential
to soak up much more.
http://www.fastcoexist.com/3052240/restoring-global-soil-quality-is-one-of-the-best-things-we-can-do-for-climate-change
Restoring Global Soil Quality Is One Of The Best Things We Can Do For
Climate Change:
Little known climate change fact: Just the first meter of soil
contains as much carbon as the entire atmosphere. And there's potential
to soak up much more.
http://www.fastcoexist.com/3052240/restoring-global-soil-quality-is-one-of-the-best-things-we-can-do-for-climate-change
Permaculture RESOURCES:
Permaculture and Climate Change Adaptation
Inspiring Ecological, Social, Economic and Cultural Responses for
Resilience and Transformation ; by By Dr. Thomas Henfrey and Dr. Gil
Penha-Lopes
https://www.chelseagreen.com/permaculture-subject/permaculture-and-climate-change-adaptation
The Carbon Farming Solution
A Global Toolkit of Perennial Crops and Regenerative Agriculture
Practices for Climate Change Mitigation and Food Security
By Eric Toensmeier Foreword by Dr. Hans Herren
http://www.chelseagreen.com/the-carbon-farming-solution
Articles referring to Carbon Farming:
California’s Grand Plan to Fight Climate
Change on the Farm California/ lawmakers move toward paying farmers
to adopt climate-smart practices.
http://civileats.com/2016/02/02/californias-grand-plan-to-fight-climate-change-on-the-farm-jerry-brown/
Restoring Global Soil Quality Is One Of The Best Things We Can Do For
Climate Change:
Little known climate change fact: Just the first meter of soil
contains as much carbon as the entire atmosphere. And there's potential
to soak up much more.
http://www.fastcoexist.com/3052240/restoring-global-soil-quality-is-one-of-the-best-things-we-can-do-for-climate-change
Resilient Agriculture Cultivating Food Systems for a Changing
Climate, by Laura Lengnick:
http://www.newsociety.com/Books/R/Resilient-Agriculture
Radio Interview Episode 16, COP21 Insights from the Paris Climate
Conference with Albert Bates:
http://realeyeshomestead.com/permaculture-realized-podcast-episode-16-cop21-insights-from-the-paris-climate-conference-with-albert-bates
POLYFACES FILM trailer:
http://www.polyfaces.com
Documentary showcasing the work of Joel Salatin & the renowned
Polyface Farm in Virginia.
(805) 962-2571
P.O. Box 92156, Santa Barbara, CA 93190
margie@sbpermaculture.org
http://www.sbpermaculture.org
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