An ear of corn, swaying gently before a stand of apple trees. A cow chewing slowly on clover. They’re probably not what you think of when you imagine solutions to climate change. But perhaps their time has come. Enter “carbon farming,” a term that encompasses a host of practices aimed at keeping more carbon in the soil, from planting cover crops to managing multi-species grazing. Improving soil-carbon retention on farms is a critical step in…
Could carbon farming help the climate?
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