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The farmers quietly rewriting the rules of corn.
Twelve growers in southern Iowa are working with native perennials.
Stories, science, and field notes on regenerative farming — from the farmers rethinking corn in Iowa to the cooperatives reforesting the Sahel.
Regenerative agriculture isn’t a single technique — it’s a set of principles working together. Read these five short primers and you’ll have the literacy to follow the rest of the topic.
The square foot under your feet has more organisms than there are humans.
Bare soil is exposed soil. Cover crops protect the system.
Monocultures break cycles. Diversity rebuilds them.
Well-managed grazing accelerates soil recovery.
Tillage breaks the fungal network underneath.
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