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[Wesley Roe and Santa Barbara Permaculture Network <lakinroe@silcom.com>]

  Fighting Climate Change with Carbon Farming 
with
  Darren Doherty of REGRARIANS Ltd.

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



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: Community Environmental Council (CEC), Orella Ranch, & the Santa 
Barbara Food Alliance 

                                     Facebook event page: 
https://www.facebook.com/events/1533723326928002/ 




Additional Resources:

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.





   
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