There is no one size fits all approach when it comes to sustainable farming. Rather than focusing on labels, regenerative farming is a system based around the principles of safeguarding soil health, adding organic matter to soils, minimising chemical inputs and providing habitats for wildlife. This helps to provide a more resilient farming system that can actively improve the natural environment, alongside producing food. By adding organic matter to soils, regenerative farming systems can also help lock up more carbon from the atmosphere.
Organic farming is different in that it’s a legally defined set of practices that farmers must adhere to. Organic farmers can’t use most chemicals or artificial fertilisers, so rely on more natural processes to grow their crops. Often this involves ploughing their fields, so some farmers prefer to adhere to a regenerative farming approach that involves very sparse use of chemicals, in exchange for not needing to plough.
Both systems share a common goal which is to produce food sustainably. Both make great muesli!