{"product_id":"the-carbon-farming-solution-a-global-toolkit-of-perennial-crops-and-regenerative-agriculture-practices-for-climate-change-mitigation-and-food-security","title":"The Carbon Farming Solution: A Global Toolkit of Perennial Crops and Regenerative Agriculture Practices for Climate Change Mitigation and Food Security","description":"\u003cp\u003eWith carbon farming  agriculture ceases to be part of the climate problem and becomes a critical part of the solution  This book is the toolkit for making the soil itself a sponge for carbon. Its a powerful vision.Bill McKibben  The Carbon Farming Solution is a book we will look back upon decades from now and wonder why something so critically relevant could have been so overlooked until that time. . . . It describes the foundation of the future of civilization.Paul Hawken  In this groundbreaking book  Eric Toensmeier argues that agriculturespecifically  the subset of practices known as carbon farmingcan  and should be  a linchpin of a global climate solutions platform.  Carbon farming is a suite of agricultural practices and crops that sequester carbon in the soil and in above-ground biomass. Combined with a massive reduction in fossil fuel emissionsand in concert with adaptation strategies to our changing environment carbon farming has the potential to bring us back from the brink of disaster and return our atmosphere to the magic number of 350 parts per million of carbon dioxide. Toensmeiers book is the first to bring together these powerful strategies in one place.  Includes in-depth analysis of the available research.  Carbon farming can take many forms. The simplest practices involve modifications to annual crop production. Although many of these modifications have relatively low sequestration potential  they are widely applicable and easily adopted  and thus have excellent potential to mitigate climate change if practiced on a global scale. Likewise  grazing systems such as silvopasture are easily replicable  dont require significant changes to human diet  andgiven the amount of agricultural land worldwide that is devoted to pasturecan be important strategies in the carbon farming arsenal. But by far  agroforestry practices and perennial crops present the best opportunities for sequestration. While many of these systems are challenging to establish and manage  and would require us to change our diets to new and largely unfamiliar perennial crops  they also offer huge potential that has been almost entirely ignored by climate crusaders.  Many of these carbon farming practices are already implemented globally on a scale of millions of hectares. These are not minor or marginal efforts  but win-win solutions that provide food  fodder  and feedstocks while fostering community self-reliance  creating jobs  protecting biodiversity  and repairing degraded landall while sequestering carbon  reducing emissions  and ultimately contributing to a climate that will remain amenable to human civilization. Just as importantly to a livable future  these crops and practices can contribute to broader social goals such as womens empowerment  food sovereignty  and climate justice.  The Carbon Farming Solution isat its roota toolkit and the most complete collection of climate-friendly crops and practices currently available.  With this toolkit  farmers  communities  and governments large and small  can successfully launch carbon farming projects with the most appropriate crops and practices to their climate  locale  and socioeconomic needs.  Toensmeiers ultimate goal is to place carbon farming firmly in the center of the climate solutions platform  alongside clean solar and wind energy. With The Carbon Farming Solution  Toensmeier wants to change the discussion  impact policy decisions  and steer mitigation funds to the research  projects  and people around the world who envision a future where agriculture becomes the protagonist in this fraught  urgent  and unprecedented drama of our time. Citizens  farmers  and funders will be inspired to use the tools presented in this important book to transform degraded lands around the world into productive carbon-storing landscapes.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44958107271221,"sku":"ByrdShop_1603585710","price":43.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781603585712.jpg?v=1770364549","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-carbon-farming-solution-a-global-toolkit-of-perennial-crops-and-regenerative-agriculture-practices-for-climate-change-mitigation-and-food-security","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}