Eat Plants and plant trees

Eat Plants and plant trees

ESRAG’s new three-part video on sustainable food systems By Doug White, ESRAG Interim Task Force Coordinator I wanted to make you all aware that the ESRAG Plant Rich Diet Task Force has produced a new video, Eating For Tomorrow:  Restore the Environment and Feed the...
Soil is our common ground; El suelo es nuestro terreno común

Soil is our common ground; El suelo es nuestro terreno común

Common Ground is the sequel to Kiss the Ground, which touched over 1 billion people globally and inspired the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to put $20 billion toward soil health. By fusing journalistic expose’ with deeply personal stories from those...
Farming carbon to feed the world and reach net zero

Farming carbon to feed the world and reach net zero

By Daman S. Walia, PhD, and Samuel Lee Hancock, PhD The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) warns that rapid worldwide soil erosion endangers the food security of the world’s growing population.  “If we don’t act now, over 90% of the Earth’s soils could...
From Satellite to Market: Equipping Farmers to Thrive

From Satellite to Market: Equipping Farmers to Thrive

By Felix Kimani Kariuki, ESRAG East Africa Chair Climate change is a massive magnifier of the risks faced by small farmers. AgriBora is an Agri-Fin-Tech company that leverages satellite data to help farmers in Kenya understand and reduce those risks. AgriBora is a...
Flourishing Partnership with Trees that Feed Foundation

Flourishing Partnership with Trees that Feed Foundation

By Natasha Norris, Communications and Program Manager, Trees that Feed Foundation When like-minded people join forces, the impossible becomes possible. One Rotarian’s search for a solution to climate change has now impacted thousands of lives in the Caribbean and...
Scaling Biochar to Restore Soils

Scaling Biochar to Restore Soils

By Joey O’Brien, ESRAG Director As a Rotarian and ESRAG board member I have become far more aware of the impending climate and food production crises that the world faces. I serve as CEO of SustainAgro, which is building Canada’s first pyrolysis facility to...