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The top 5 principles of regenerative agriculture include:
- Minimize the physical, biological and chemical disturbance of the soil.
- Keep soil covered with vegetation or natural material.
- Increase plant diversity.
- Keep living roots in the soil as much as possible.
- Integrate animals into the farm as much as possible — livestock manure adds valuable nutrients to the soil.
These principles are designed to help improve soil health and fertility, produce nutrient-dense foods, increase the land’s ability to filter and retain water, naturally protect against pests, and capture substantial amounts of carbon from the air and store it in the soil.