THIS is exactly why I started to study agricultural sciences two years ago!! Agriculture has a massive potential to be partly used as a way of sequestering carbon and combating climate change!Regenerative agricultural has to be the future, there is no other option otherwise there will be no future for the human race! Unfortunately all I learn in uni is conventional practices and what chemical to use to control a certain pest. Thank you ecosia for highlighting this topic!
Check out savoury institute. If you haven't already. Another good thing to check out is joel salatin's "polyfacefarm" or check out "white oak pastures" they are a big regenerative farm in Georgia usa. For a good European example check out Richard perkins. For veggie production check out "the lean farm" (this book is a must for any kind of farmer) charles Dowding is a good resource for no dig gardening. Jean martin fortier is doing amazing work with market gardening.
Honestly Ecosia is absolutely incredible for me - we often have to think about everything we do and how we can do it more sustainably, and using Ecosia just puts your mind at a little more ease, as you know that you can help save the climate by searching alone.
ich würd mich ja gern bei ecosia (sitz: berlin) darum bewerben nach afrika geschickt zu werden, aber sowas macht ecosia leider nicht, die sind nur ein vorzeige-label für dutzende kleine dinge. english: i'd like to applicate @ ecosia (hq: berlin) to be send to africa, but they ain't doin such things, they're just a show-off-label for dozens of small "things".
@@Dichtsau you are not only discrediting Ecosia's mission by slandering them (which is a crime if you haven't known) with "Ecosia _themselves_ does not plant trees"; you degrade those that are being paid by Ecosia (whom are legitimate farmers, by the way, as you called them "hobos" in another comment). Leave them alone if you hate it so much.
@@shornmudrach9863 i never said they wouldn't send money off, but i say that they ain't *doing* anything except collecting the bayleafs. it LOOKS as if ecosia was doing alot, but in fact, it's dozens of small projects that you will NEVER hear of because ecosia claims it all for ecosia altho ecosia didn't do more then "being a label". if you say "i planted a tree", ppl will think that you dug a hole, put a lil tree in, made it comfy; but what ecosia is doing is saying "i planted a tree" altho they just give a hobo 5 bucks to do it for them. now, guess how much money those 5 spent bucks generate and then think about what they actually did do.
ich würd mich ja gern bei ecosia (sitz: berlin) darum bewerben nach afrika geschickt zu werden, aber sowas macht ecosia leider nicht, die sind nur ein vorzeige-label für dutzende kleine dinge. english: i'd like to applicate @ ecosia (hq: berlin) to be send to africa, but they ain't doin such things, they're just a show-off-label for dozens of small "things".
I lives in a city but got some 12 acres of landin country side and now im gonna try regenerative agriculture practices there im thinking of planting rows of diverse fruit trees and between them i'll grow vegetables and wheat barley rice sugarcane cotton by creating diffrent pachtes saperated by trees so the seasonal output will be diverse Im not gonna do this for my source of living but for creating a model to follow by other farmers hope so it works
Check out Geoff Lawton on RU-vid it could give you some good ideas on how to implement your ideas. Another good thing to check out would be "Holistic Management" just look for the savory institute on RU-vid. I hope you will find this useful
That is far harder than it sounds. It is nearly impossible to get food at the same rates we do now without using pesticides. If we decide to use hydroponics instead of land for farming, we would supply a lot less people. Pesticides are very crucial for the foods we eat. And nearly impossible to get rid of. The best solution for pesticides is to use it sparingly so it only affects the things we want it to. Or we get better ways of filtering out our waterways before dumping it as run off so only clean water is dumped.
558 searches and counting. I also intentionally click on ads because I know that helps you guys. Love Ecosia and all the work you are doing to save our planet! ❤️
Hello! I'm an ESL teacher and i'll use this video in one of my extra content classes for my students to practice and discuss about ECOSIA, agriculture and climate change. Thank you so much for existing, you have my support and you make me want to work for a company like you
Thanks for watching, Patrícia, and so glad to hear we can help a class of students learn more about this topic. Thank you for your very important work as a teacher, too! Cheers!
My whole life my family has been composting, and in the last few years we took it up a few levels by adding worm farms (two for food scraps, one for pet poo) to the house, and then bokashi so we can also now compost meat and dairy products. We cause enough food waste to contribute to all three forms of composting food. We've had an orange, a lime and a lemon tree for as long as I can remember, we started growing a bay leaf tree a few years ago and now have more bay leaves then we'll know what to do with, and we've started growing our own salads this year - half of the planting box was filled with compost when we first planted it. We're doing what we can, every day, with every pile of food scraps that will go back into the earth that is our garden rather than to the bin. This is an Australian website but if people look I'm sure they'll be able to find products like this easily in their own countries: compostrevolution.com.au/products/
Thanks for posting! I teach regenerative agriculture to my high school earth science students. Changing the world 160 students at a time. Thanks for high quality videos I can assign to my students!
I love Ecosia and I am trying to change the world.-just because I’m a kid, do’s not mean I can’t change some thing such as climate change. I’m making a movie called “My World” which is a movie about stopping climate change. Love ya Ecosia!
Going vegan is the single most effective way for each of us to minimize our environmental footprint. "According to the most comprehensive analysis of farming’s impact on the planet, plant-based food is most effective at combatting climate change. Oxford University researcher Joseph Poore, who led the study, said adopting a vegan diet is “the single biggest way to reduce your impact on planet Earth.” “A vegan diet is probably the single biggest way to reduce your impact on planet Earth, not just greenhouse gases, but global acidification, eutrophication, land use and water use.”. -Joseph Poore, Environmental Science Researcher, University of Oxford. Links at my channel under "About."
Very informative, I actually never understood why occasionally I’d see posts about farmable soil becoming rarer and such I just always thought soil was soil? After this video I now know why, thank you
I seriously love the mission and vision of Ecosia. I have been trying to live my life as environment-friendly as possible and also sharing my views about what is happening to our environment to the people around me. Ecosia has made an impact to my life, as well as to the environment, and I hope other people does too. Big thanks to the people behind Ecosia and those who continuously support Ecosia!
I started using Ecosia when it was 4 million trees planted. Thank you for everything you have done. Why wasn't there any Ads on this video? Why not monetize it and use it to plant more trees?
I would highly reccomend everyone to watch "Kiss the Ground" on Netflix if you liked this video. Its a documentary about Regen Ag with the most influential people in the space. People like Alan Savory, Gabe Brown, Ray Archuleta etc. Even for someone who has been into Regen Ag for a few years, this documentary was still very interesting, insightful and worth sharing. Its a good point to start if you want too learn more about the topic.
Thank you Ecosia. Everyone needs to take responsibility for making the right food choices, knowing where it comes and how it's farmed. This should be taught in schools and communities the world over. Our future needs to be green!
Amazing documentary and explanation ! I have been doing the Back to Eden method but you can also practice any other kind of organic permaculture design and have good results as long as the soil is kept protected and diversed 😸😍😘The friends from nature are always there to help. I met many different insects and small animals amI have never seen before like purple moth and butterfly like purple is not a usual color I have seen before. A new Era God bless 😊☺😋
Very informative. I need to do more research on practical sustainable methods for combatting climate change and helping out our planet's ecosystems. Thanks
Honestly, Ecosia is one of my best hopes for this world, I mean they are just incredible and inspiring. Dear Ecosia, please keep your good work, we're all supporting you !
Hey Ecosia, and anyone else who discusses and educates about sustainable, regenerative agriculture, be clear with your language! In this video, when you talk about 'scaling', you talk about making regenerative farming practices more "efficient". Please be sure you are saying what you mean here! Did you mean resource efficient? Labour efficient? I realise these are not unrelated concepts but they are not the same thing! And a lot of industrial agriculture hype is built off of claims of maximum 'efficiency' but what they are talking about is labour efficiency and pretty much no other kind. Therefore, this is incredibly important to be clear about. Labour efficiency, growing a given amount of food with fewer people (or growing more food with the same amount of people involved), is what is currently prioritised and it is definitely to detriment, so when we talk about benefits of regenerative agriculture, making practices many times more labour efficient reinforces the value set and worldview and way of living that has set us into this kind of mass destruction. However, making agriculture more land efficient means growing a given amount of food on less land (or growing more food on the same amount of land), and this is just what we need now. Resource efficiency more generally is about growing more food with the same amount of total resources, or growing the same amount using fewer total resources. It depends on your definition, but resource efficiency includes all inputs: soil, water, nutrients, seeds, light, and time and energy spent. I'm not an expert here, but I am an English speaker who just wants to get people thinking about how to be clear with what exactly they say, especially about something so important. Communication is crucial for transforming our collective systems of living from destructive and unjust to fair and healthy. Thank you Ecosia!
Great film! Just watched Kiss the Ground too, telling everyone about it and trying to support the regenerative agriculture revolution. PS. Thanks Ecosia for also offering us a no brainer option to contribute making the planet a better place to live!
ich würd mich ja gern bei ecosia (sitz: berlin) darum bewerben nach afrika geschickt zu werden, aber sowas macht ecosia leider nicht, die sind nur ein vorzeige-label für dutzende kleine dinge. english: i'd like to applicate @ ecosia (hq: berlin) to be send to africa, but they ain't doin such things, they're just a show-off-label for dozens of small "things".
@@Dichtsau you are not only discrediting Ecosia's mission by slandering them (which is a crime if you haven't known) with "Ecosia _themselves_ does not plant trees"; you degrade those that are being paid by Ecosia (whom are legitimate farmers, by the way, as you called them "hobos" in another comment). Leave them alone if you hate it so much.
Great video. I am literally trying to do this on a desert farm in Arizona. I dream of having a lush farm in 10+ years while all the surrounding land is still dust 😎👍
@@dynamoterror7077 this spring I did an experiment with casting seed on barren ground and covering it with composted horse manure from neighbor. I watered it until the seasonal rains came and it has been lush ever since! Next year will be the real test. See if it comes back on its own, or if it needs watering still. If i don't need to water, I will do the same to another area each year 👍
@@dynamoterror7077 I ordered several different varieties of perennial drought tolerant grasses. I have tried some legume varieties as well, but they don't seem to do well. Maybe this fall I will have a surprise!
We need this channel to go viral. You are doing an amazing thing by helping the environment. I think it is amazing that you give people the opportunity to be carbon neutral.
Who the heck thumbs down a video like this? So so informative, i love this and am trying to learn as much as possible to regenerate a piece of land we bought in portugal. Thank you Ecosia
Thank you Ecosia for yet more useful information. So happy that doing small things like changing search engines can have an impact. Wish I could show this video to each farmer out there, especially the ones near to me. I live in the countryside and all of the fields are turning into wheat, cow, or corn fields. It is so hard to go for walks because it is destroyed by agriculture. Wishing all dog owners that this does not happen to them and all in general. The trees will make the dogs smile, too. Love from the UK x
I know that we can all make a big difference in the world around us individually. This video has inspired me. The messages here need to touch the whole world. May the goodness here make it through the system to people who will do something about this where they are. Kind of random, but I think coconut husks are very versatile is the soil field.
More people need to start thinking about where their food comes from and how it gets to them. This is a very important video that I wish more people would not only see, but actually learn and take something from it. Bravo, Ecosia.
Great mini-doc! Thank you. Any resources on how to go about supporting policies and politicians in the USA who support this? Corn is such a hugely subsidized crop (hence corn syrup being in everything!!) and that needs to change.
Ecosia - Ihr seid so wichtig für die Welt. Ich finde Eure Berichterstattung immer wieder toll, Ihr kreidet nicht nur an sondern bietet die Lösung auf die einfache Art ... Man muss es nur machen! Jeder kann seinen Teil beitragen und wenn man traurig ist und darüber nachdenkt was dieser arme Planet doch alles für uns getan hat und wie undankbar "wir" dafür sind, motiert Ihr einen wieder und zeigt, dass eine Bewegung in die richtige Richtung immer noch versucht werden kann und wie dankbar unser Boden ist wenn wir etwas zurückgeben. Weiter so, ich unterstütze und empfehle Euch wo ich kann ...
It might be a small thing but one thing I love about Ecosia (in addition to everything else I love about Ecosia) is, that they never have an english oral translator. They have subtitles and they never speak over the people who inspire them or educate them or tell their stories. The amount of respect is just wonderful.
Vote to get the government to stop subsidizing corn production. We need the government to stop steeling our money to support forms of agriculture that destroy the land and don’t provide any nutritional value to the people who consume its products
@drealmerz7 z taxes aren't inherently bad. Lucas is right. the food industry, high-fructose corn syrup, and how they come together are a lucrative hot mess. HFCS is in everything, and sugar is potentially addictive for a lot of people. there is no need for it.
I love Ecosia! I tell people about your search engine whenever possible! Thanks for all you do! I don't purchase or consume any animal based products and shop locally to help curb climate change! I wish more people were willing to build new habits to help save our planet.
You are so right with this video. I live in Thailand and have 5.44 hectares of intensively managed farmland. I am currently converting everything to regenerative agriculture. I see this as our only chance to earn enough money for living from this farmland and to get out of the cycle of intensive agriculture. I'll do my part for a better future for us and next generations on this planet.
Getting into the habit of only using Ecosia for all my searches I have planted almost 100 trees!!! Also my newly bought 1/2 acre of organic fruit trees will be regenerative.l for the soil when I figure out how to do this. Thank you Ecosia - I promote you where I can. 💚🦙
Thank you ecosia! To anyone who sees this, please like, comment, and share this video to the world. >< We need everyone to see this! (PS: I love the fact that you used examples from all over the world to illustrate your point, I appreciated that you included Spanish, German and French people too)
The call of the reed warbler is a great book coming out of Australia. In it they talk about several different systems. Looking up the savory institute and Holistic management international. For permaculture geoff lawton has a great farm called "Zayatuna" (not sure about the farm name) in Australia. Oh and for small scale permaculture check out Lulus.perch .
soilsforlife.org.au/ many case studies and info Charlie Arnott is as Aussie framer and does podcasts, has RU-vid channel www.regrarians.org/ Is an Aussie organisation... But get acquainted with Holistic Management (developed by Allan Savory) - it is a system of observation - the principles are the same the world over - each practitioner has to work with their own land and with their own desired regenerative outcomes to understand what their land can do and when. Visit the Savory Institute ... The Holistic Management book by Allan Savory is a mine of information - from how to look at land to what one might do to begin restoring it, to actual management systems...(it is about 500 jam packed pages!) you can also do online courses (not free) at Savory Institute. Check out farmers like Gabe Brown (he is in the USA) - he is so generous in his knowledge - many videos of him speaking... he talks often about starting out... And Yes 'Call of the Reed Warbler' by Australian Farmer Charles Massy it is wonderful. Armidale University has Regenerative agriculture course... I believe Charles Massey contributed to the course structure.
I'm always sad when people talk about scaling up. Scale is the problem. We don't need a giant Monsanto style permaculture company. We need more people growing food.
ich würd mich ja gern bei ecosia (sitz: berlin) darum bewerben nach afrika geschickt zu werden, aber sowas macht ecosia leider nicht, die sind nur ein vorzeige-label für dutzende kleine dinge. english: i'd like to applicate @ ecosia (hq: berlin) to be send to africa, but they ain't doin such things, they're just a show-off-label for dozens of small "things".
@@davidd7292 ecosia isn't doing "by themself" what they claim to be doing. they're just like a marketing label. yes okay they do spend the money for the things they claim to be doing with it, not a fraud from that side, but they are not the ones that make the stuff become reality and so those that DO do that aren't getting much of the money that ecosia takes in for the marketing around the project. i tried to send them an application, but their homepage is a mess like i haven't seen it in 20 years and they only hire "project managers" (& similiars) that keep sitting in berlin. i WISH they would send me to africa for 1-2 years, but there's no way they're gonna do that - and tbh, i'd have some ideas for the lybian desert, but i'd also like to teach "them down there" how to cook super tasty & nutritius food w/o having to spend half their harvest on foodanimals. i'm also quite sure i'd get some easy musclepowered machines done that make all the plant-planting easier & faster with just the stuff that's alrdy there at the villages (i'm an a-grade toolmaker from mercedes).
@@Dichtsau I understand, but I can appreciate their goal and mission. I know they aren't on the front lines, but they are funding the people on the front lines! I think if you want to be sent to Africa and work in the Lybian desert, you should apply to the programs they support! I hope you make it there and make the difference you wish to see in the world. Cheers
@@davidd7292 the thing is, they don't support any connections. check their homepage. TRY just finding the application-section, will take you half an hour.
You are doing such beautiful work for a magnificent purpose. I feel safer knowing you are here, spreading great works & ideas, for the sake of all us. Thanks Ecosia.
Excellent video. One problem of regenerative farming is increase labor requirements, but, as you mentioned, there are ways around it. Good point on cereal production taking up most subsidy money while producing the least "bang for the buck" in terms of nutritional value of the crops (it has gone to absurd levels with US corn subsidies). However, people do want their bread, and it would be nice to devote a separate video to cereal production. I we _do_ want "high tech, high yield" production, go the Dutch way, with hydroponic growing in greenhouses - it is as far from the methods you champion as possible, but at least it uses a tiny proportion of land. The EU has a huge tool at its disposal to promote the change in agricultural practices: Common Agricultural Policy. Redefining the way subsidies are distributed can make all the difference needed. I think I am going to write to my MEP who specializes in this. Thanks!
Honestly Ecosia is absolutely incredible for me - we often have to think about everything we do and how we can do it more sustainably, and using Ecosia just puts your mind at a little more ease, as you know that you can help save the climate by searching alone. Kudos!
This is something that can be and needs to be practiced on any scale! We can regenerate our backyards and home gardens just as much as the pastures and fields. One of the most resource intensive and widespread crops is lawn grass after all!
If im honest I feel a bit helpless with climate change without companies like ecosia. I don't have to sit back and watch anymore. Good luck from the UK
We are an ngo in siargao that opened local vegetables market and a second one really soon.. we gives guidelines to the farmers that want to use our platform to sell their produces .. in the guidelines we have some basic knowledge steering towards regenerative or permaculture farming and more.. so far we have a network of more than a 100 growers.. our problem is that we are not farmers and don’t know what we are doing and we seriously need help because the farmers are really interested and we do feel our limits. If you know people that can help us please look us up!
This channel is actually proving to be a great resource for practicing polyglots who like learning about regenerative agriculture. I've been wishing there was some combined-language content, and this is fulfilling that rare niche.
As a gardener this hole concept is scaled up from what we do in our gardens, dig as little as possible, mulch every year ect. The only thing against this is the need for more labour, which in the UK the bulk of people don't want to work outside or get wet, so we need to change the opinions of the masses, then this could work. 👍
I agree that there are different and maybe better ways.I'm in my 2nd year with no till and cover crops myself.My main concern with a lot of this is it is very labor intensive and now days people will not work as laborers on farms and unless the farmer gets a premium price for his crops he cant afford to pay anyway thereby causing food shortages or extremely high priced food.I'm all on for regenerative ag but there are issues that need to be adressed
