Patagonia's 81 year old Founder, Yvon Chouinard, is Leading the Shift to Regenerative Agriculture, which Sequesters Carbon rather than producing it.

Here's How it Works:

Create Healthy Soil

During Photosynthesis, Plants use Solar Energy to Extract Carbohydrate Molecules, or Sugar, from Carbon Dioxide. Those Carbon-based Sugars are Extruded from the plant's roots, feeding Bacteria and Fungi into the nearby Soil. Those Microorganisms turn Soil Minerals into Nutrients that Feed Plants and Fight Disease.

Avoid Pesticides

To Keep the Soil as Healthy as possible, Growers eschew Chemistry, akin to Organic Farming, relying instead on Natural Methods, from Hanging Lights at Night to Physically Removing and Killing Insects by Hand.

Plant Cover Crops

In between Seasons of Growing Cash Crops such as Cotton, Farmers Cultivate Cover Crops such as Turmeric and Chickpeas, which makes the Soil Hardier by Protecting it against Nutrient Loss and Erosion, as well as Helping to Control Pests. The Farmer then have an Additional Crop to Sell to Supplement their Income.

Use Low-Till Farming

Tilling Churns and Disturbs Roots, where most Plants Store a Significant amount of their Carbon, and other Rich Organic Matter in the Soil, making it less Robust and Productive. Even worse, it Releases Carbon into the Atmosphere. By contrast, Low or No Till Growing lets Carbon remain Sequestered in the Soil. Even when the Roots Decay, the CO2 Emissions take a Long Time to Reach the Earth's Surface and Atmosphere.

Chouinard and Patagonia will be Very Active for the 2020 Presidential, Congressional, and Local Election. The will Spend a Lot of Money and say, Vote the Climate Deniers Out. Anyone who is a Climate Denier or even on the Fence, Vote them Out. They are Destroying our Planet.










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