Regeneration
Elizabeth Whitlow explains what the key barriers are in preventing us from returning to traditional practices.
From workshop: Regenerative Economies
Our main conclusion:
Our policies. We need to find ways to diversify our crops, shorten our supply chains and regionalising food. This is why we need brands that are willing to pay the premium.
Rebecca Burgess explains what soil health is.
From workshop: Regenerative Economies
Our main conclusion:
Our resources are air-born and we want to move them into the soil. Plants do this naturally, they make mass out of gas - this means we must keep as much of the ground covered with plants as they move CO2 out of the atmosphere and into our soils.
How powerful is regenerative agriculture? Rebecca Burgess reveals all.
From workshop: Regenerative Economies
Our favourite tip:
How do we harmonise with nature that is already removing carbon from the atmosphere? Agriculture is so important because we can harness the soil carbon pool. Agriculture is anthropogenically managed so we can make these systems profitable and net-sinks.
Rebecca Burgess and Elizabeth Whitlow discuss the diverse uses of flax.
From workshop: Regenerative Economies
Our favourite quote:
Flax is by far the most amenable fibre to work with; it is much less lignin and pectin rich in comparison to hemp.
Elizabeth Whitlow shares what regenerative means to her.
From workshop: Regenerative Economies
Our favourite quote:
For agriculture to be regenerative, you need to have organic certification, not use harmful chemicals with an emphasis soil health and ensure animal and worker welfare.
Rebecca Burgess shares what regenerative means to her.
From workshop: Regenerative Economies
Our favourite quote:
The ability for a system to self-renew without having to add inputs that have a heavy footprint, or another set of industrial chemical processes, that they are reliant on to make the yield work on a piece of land.
Rebecca Burgess explores how the urban space is perfect for regenerative culture.
From workshop: Regenerative Economies
Our favourite tip:
The mending culture is the best way to explore regenerative systems within the city. The urban space is rich with people who can use food waste, collect waste and utilise products for other means such as dyes.
Place-based agriculture is the future
From workshop: Regenerative Economies
Our panelists discuss what place-based agriculture is and how it is revolutionising the farming industry.
Can the fashion industry engage with regenerative culture? Rebecca Burgess discusses.
From workshop: Regenerative Economies
Our favourite takeaway:
For those brands looking for an approach to thinking about supply chain, think about integrated systems within landscapes. This integration will help stop the fashion industry taking up more virgin land.