Mar 3, 2020
“Creation isn’t something that happened all at once, a long time
ago…creation is something that happens every day, and humans are
meant to be stewards of this creation instead of dominating it. We
are co—creators of this reality every day, and as such, we need to
learn to work with natural systems instead of fighting them. The
degree of our success as a society is going to be in direct
correlation with our ability to adopt this ‘heartset’.”
John Kempf is the founder of Advancing Eco Agriculture, a plant
nutrition and biostimulant consulting company. A top expert in the
field of biological and regenerative farming, John founded AEA in
2006 to help fellow farmers by providing the education, tools, and
strategies that will have a global effect on the food supply and
those who are growing that supply. John is the host of the
Regenerative Agriculture Podcast, where he interviews top
scientists and growers about the science and principles of
implementing regenerative agriculture on a large scale.
“Change doesn’t happen in the soil, change doesn’t happen with
plants, change occurs within your heart and your mind. The only
difference between a farm that is doing extraordinarily well and
one that is not, is in the decisions and choices that the farm
manager makes.”
In this episode…
- Events that led John to explore alternatives to the
conventional agriculture model
- Regenerative agriculture can and should deliver three things:
disease and pest-resistant plants, plants that transfer their
immunity to the people and animals that consume them, and vibrant,
healthy soils that produce organic matter and sequester
carbon.
- The dominating, war-like mentality in contemporary large-scale
agriculture that is embraced by big agribusiness
- The modern fallacy that we need genetically modified organisms,
pesticides, and fertilizers to “feed the world” and the
overwhelming evidence that regenerative agroecosystems outperform
and outyield modern agricultural systems
- Why “sustainable agriculture” isn’t enough for our current
needs and goals
- The perspective shift that differentiates modern agronomy from
regenerative agriculture with regard to plant nutrition
- Scientific research is now demonstrating that soil biology has
more impact on soil and crop health than soil chemistry
- Up to 70% of a plant’s photosynthate production can be sent out
through the roots to feed soil biology, and the more efficient that
process becomes, the more exudates are released in the
rhizosphere…so the fastest way to build healthy soil is to grown
healthy plants
- Since the mid 1800s, prominent figures have concluded that
soils have been degraded to the point that they are no longer able
to support the physical, mental and spiritual potential of
humans
- The world needs us to shift from the role of dominating and
fighting natural systems to becoming co-creators working with these
systems
- Openness, awareness, and desire will facilitate connection with
this stewardship perspective
Resources
Nutrition and Your Mind by George Watson
The Marvelous Pigness of Pigs by Joel Salatin
johnkempf.com
Advancing Eco Agriculture
The Regenerative Agriculture
Podcast
regen.ag Academy