Homestead Afghanistan

💌 قابل توجه علاقمندان به امور بشردوستانه و فعالان اجتماعی 💌 خوشحالم که اعلام کنم، ما در تلاش برای بهبود موسسه در ابعاد مختلف هستیم 💜💚 وبسایت موسسه در حال بهروزرسانی است و بخش فراخوان داوطلبان هم از طریق لینک زیر در دسترس قرار گرفته است: https://lnkd.in/ew6hYdd3 از اینکه ما را با به اشتراکگذاری این پست حمایت میکنید ممنونم 🙏🏻💎 #volunteer #humanitarian #social #impact #NGO #Iran

Back in July, Paul Greive posted that he’d be doing a farm tour at one of their Pasturebird facilities in October, and I jumped at the opportunity. Regenerative farm, pasture raised chicken, and in my home state?! Count me in! I have been following Paul for about a year and I have always admired his transparency and vision to bring truly pasture raised birds to a broader market. He and the Pasturebird team, especially Dan Coady, took that transparency to a whole new level yesterday. Key Takeaways: 🐓 They move the birds every day which allows them access to fresh plants and grub. This also forces them to exercise 🐓The better diet and exercise improves the nutrient density of the meat 🐓The birds fertilize the land and help improve the soil health, but only because they are moved daily. The grass growth spikes in the spots where the coops were. 🐮 Cattle are used to help keep the grass low enough for the chickens (if it’s too high, they have trouble getting to the bugs), reduce the need for lawn mowers, and help further fertilize the soil 👨🌾 Dan Coady is a mastermind for developing the mobile chicken coops. Each coop holds 6000 chickens and moves on its own using solar power. (There is so much for innovation and ingenuity to this, but I won’t even begin to try to explain it all) What truly amazed me about the experience is that I was the only consumer there. Everyone else was a farmer aspiring to learn and recreate the Pasturebird model (which Paul and Dan were very willing to share) or a retailer looking to carry the meat. People traveled from Canada, Arizona, Ohio, Costa Rica, and many other places to go on this tour. There was actually another woman there who was researching animal welfare and she said that Pasturebird was the ONLY place that was willing to let her see their facilities. 🤯 What Pasturebird is doing is truly innovative, but also getting us back to the way nature intended with their regenerative practices. Thank you to the entire Pasturebird team for a wonderful experience. 🙏🏻 If you live in GA, you can purchase their chicken at Sprouts. Outside of GA, check their website for a retailer near you.

I left Ecologi as CEO a year ago now, and I thought I'd share 5 reflections 👇 🌿 Make changes to break the impasse - last year Ecologi had been stuck finding its feet in a tricky carbon market. Our new CEO, Dimitri Theocharis, with the support of the brilliant team, have made so much progress, most notably a landmark moment in achieving financial independence. This was my number one worry for Ecologi’s future. 🌍 £25m for the planet - our community has blown past a significant milestone in funding (directly to) our amazing project partners. My heart is deeply warmed by this breathtaking achievement - amazing job to those businesses who have contributed. 👁️ Perspective is everything - since stepping away from my leadership role I've been able to help Ecologi in a more clear-sighted manner by helping as an arms-length advisor to the CEO. I'd recommend this to other founders to help bring clarity to their longterm vision. 🖤 My first ego death - after leaving I was left questioning my sense of self. A strange new feeling that took time to understand. Also, I saw in the cold light of the day that after 5yrs of taking a battering, my social circle, health, and family needed some real TLC. 💫 New beginnings - I've been working with five other climate and nature launches. Ostensibly I've been the one helping them, but truly they have been five brilliant teachers to me, too. And I'm also excited to share details of my new environmental project — stay tuned!

Did you know the world record holder for dryland (i.e. non-irrigated) #corn yield is a #regenerative farmer in North Carolina? 🤯 Last week at Carolina Farm Trust’s Systems Change Conference, I had the privilege of visiting the record-breaking land managed by Russell Hedrick. 🌽 Russell broke the world record in dryland corn yield with a bin-busting 459.51 bushels per acre in 2022, a feat made all the more impressive by the fact that this first generation farmer only began in 2012, and his would-be record-breaking land was tight, red, NC clay with 1.7% organic matter. In 2022, that same ground was 8.2% organic matter down to 6 inches and 6.5% down to a foot deep, with crumbly, light #soil structure down further than that. I also found it to be riddled with little worm channels. 🤔 In a world of widespread soil degradation, how did that transformation come to pass? To start with, #CoverCrops — eleven species in the mix so far. Even on his hills, chevron rollers will lay out 95%+ of the cover, enabling Russell to use only 17-25% as much herbicide as his neighbors. Compost gave the land another dose of OM, and livestock integration built soil carbon further while providing another income stream. 🚜 Knowing that most phosphorus loss is from erosion itself, he started applying fertilizer in bands 6-8 inches deep, reducing P losses upwards of 99%, and permitting him to reduce N & P purchases by 35%. With those lower fertilizer concentrations in the tank, Russell is able to mix in #biological products from Holganix & Enlightened Soil Corp. 🦠 Economic foresight is a factor in his success as well. Vertical integration via Foothills Distillery & Heritage Ground kept the farm alive through the 2015 drought. Russell was quick to point to a team of minds behind his success: Regen Ag Lab with their Haney test, Dr. Liz Haney with whom Russell formed Soil Regen, the good folks at RhizeBio like Joshua Toal and Keenan Gerhart who have tested the soil DNA, innovators like Bill O'Neill & Sarah Martello behind AgWise, and DJI drones. And the fact that all those folks came together on the farm last week to share their work was a joy. Russell also has good friends to compare notes with like Adam Chappell, who farms cotton in Arkansas. I asked Adam why he was listed in the program as a “regenerative farmer. What’s that mean to you?” Adam told me he was just looking for ways to make better money farming. Turns out building your soil so that you’re buying less fertilizer, herbicide, pesticide, and less diesel to go apply it all, makes pretty solid business sense. Why bother haranguing farmers about climate or offering complicated carbon credits when ecologically informed stewardship already pays off in dividends? — Russell's operation is an open book. Google him for more about seeds, equipment, and such. Thursday I’ll show you something else really interesting and tasty I found in Russell’s field.

The Liter of Light project is an innovative initiative that began in the Philippines. It involves using plastic bottles filled with water and a small amount of bleach to provide lighting for homes in underprivileged communities. UN and NGO JOBs ALERT 🚀 https://lnkd.in/dngGxhTX The concept is simple yet ingenious: the water-filled bottle is installed through a hole in the roof, where it refracts sunlight during the day, producing light equivalent to a 55-watt bulb. This sustainable solution was designed to address the lack of access to electricity in many parts of the world. It has not only improved the quality of life for many people but also promoted environmental sustainability by repurposing plastic bottles that would otherwise contribute to waste. The project has spread to other countries and inspired similar initiatives globally, showcasing the power of simple, low-cost solutions in making a significant impact. Content credit and video @Ariel B.