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Book Synopsis: A powerful movement is happening in farming today—farmers are reconnecting with their roots to fight climate change. For one woman, that's meant learning her tribe's history to help bring back the buffalo. For another, it's meant preserving forest purchased by her great-great-uncle, among the first wave of African Americans to buy land. Others are rejecting monoculture to grow corn, beans, and squash the way farmers in Mexico have done for centuries. Still others are rotating crops for the native cuisines of those who fled the “American wars” in Southeast Asia.
In Healing Grounds, Liz Carlisle tells the stories of Indigenous, Black, Latinx, and Asian American farmers who are reviving their ancestors' methods of growing food—techniques long suppressed by the industrial food system. These farmers are restoring native prairies, nurturing beneficial fungi, and enriching soil health. While feeding their communities and revitalizing cultural ties to land, they are steadily stitching ecosystems back together and repairing the natural carbon cycle. This, Carlisle shows, is the true regenerative agriculture – not merely a set of technical tricks for storing CO2 in the ground, but a holistic approach that values diversity in both plants and people.
Cultivating this kind of regenerative farming will require reckoning with our nation's agricultural history—a history marked by discrimination and displacement. And it will ultimately require dismantling power structures that have blocked many farmers of color from owning land or building wealth.
The task is great, but so is its promise. By coming together to restore these farmlands, we can not only heal our planet, we can heal our communities and ourselves.
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Discover the powerful movement that is reshaping farming and fighting climate change with Healing Grounds: Climate, Justice, and the Deep Roots of Regenerative Farming. This groundbreaking book takes you on a transformative journey, where farmers are reconnecting with their roots to combat one of the greatest challenges of our time. Through the stories of Indigenous, Black, Latinx, and Asian American farmers, Liz Carlisle illuminates the revival of ancestral farming techniques, long suppressed by the industrial food system.
Imagine a world where native prairies are restored, beneficial fungi thrive, and soil health is enriched. Healing Grounds reveals the true essence of regenerative agriculture – a holistic approach that goes beyond mere CO2 storage. It embraces diversity in both plants and people, creating thriving ecosystems and repairing the natural carbon cycle. By following the footsteps of farmers who grow corn, beans, and squash the traditional way, we can learn from ancient wisdom and apply it to our modern challenges.
But regenerative farming is not just about restoring our planet; it's about healing our communities and ourselves. To achieve this, we must confront the dark history of agricultural discrimination and displacement. Healing Grounds calls for an honest reckoning with our nation's past, as well as the dismantling of power structures that have deprived farmers of color from land ownership and wealth building.
The promise of regenerative farming is immense. By joining forces to restore our farmlands, we can nourish not only our planet but also our communities. Take part in this transformative journey by embracing the principles of regenerative agriculture. Experience the power of healing through connection to the land. Start your journey with Healing Grounds today.
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