EARA | European Alliance for Regenerative Agriculture

Here we are again, filled with immense gratitude and joy, as we come together for the second EARA Conference, hosted in the breathtaking setting of the castle Akademie Schloss Kirchberg. Last week, EARA farmers gathered to reflect on and celebrate the remarkable milestones achieved in our first year. This was also a time to join hands, channel our energy, and nurture our shared vision of exploring new avenues where EARA can further shape the future of Regenerative Agriculture in Europe. 🌌 EARA has flourished in a thriving mycorrhizal system. This year, we welcomed extraordinary new pioneers of regenerative agriculture into our community. Together with the Founding Members, they have strengthened the potential for meaningful connections, friendship, knowledge exchange, and impactful collaboration to advance regenerative practices in all the many and diverse European contexts. A special thank you to all the farmers and their families who have supported this journey, and a heartfelt acknowledgment to Josefine Herz for her outstanding coordination, the castle team for their exceptional hospitality, and Fabio Volkmann and Ana Digón for their heartwarming and precise facilitation. Your time is the most valuable resource, and we deeply appreciate your dedication to EARA. Here’s a glimpse into the enthusiasm and vibrant energy that defined these unforgettable days together. 📸 Jason Krüger & Jakob Friedrich, Filmkrug 

🌱 Registration is Open for EARA's Roundtable Series on Regenerative Agriculture! We’re thrilled to invite you to the 6th session of our Roundtable Series, dedicated to exploring Regenerative Agriculture. This movement is more than a change in farming practices; it’s a revolution rooted in microbiology and soil science breakthroughs and the innovative spirit of pioneering farmers who tirelessly push the boundaries of the possible every day. Regenerative Agriculture is a leap forward in both practice and culture, uniting farmers across all contexts in their vision to achieve the highest productivity through the most sophisticated symbiosis with nature. It’s about regenerating not just our soils, but our hearts and minds too. 🔴 Join us on December 3rd, 7-8:30 pm CET, for the sixth session titled "Industry, Retail & HoReCa’s commitment to regenerative agriculture". Here, we explore why is Regenerative Agriculture more than just the next Greenwashing strategy of big business. 👤 We’re excited to have world-renowned experts: Stefania Avanzini, Mari Stuart, Koen van Seijen, and EARA's pioneering farmers Anne van Leeuwen, Géraud Dumont de Chassart, and Anders Lerberg Kopstad leading the discussion and sharing invaluable insights. 🔗 Register here: https://lnkd.in/eEZi2aK3 🔗 Full program: https://lnkd.in/eZQf2-kp 🌿 Don’t miss out on this opportunity to learn, engage, discuss, criticize, and share your wisdom amongst this growing community - and feel the power of change that is within the agency of each one of us.

🌿 We are excited to announce that our Partner Organisation Top 50 Farmers is officially launching its program. EARA and Top 50 Farmers share a strong commitment to making farmers respected heroes in our new age. Farmers accelerate the shift towards regenerative agriculture, making it the norm, not the exception. Together with TOP 50 Farmers, we are empowering farmers, inspiring the next generation, and fostering collaboration to build resilient and profitable farming businesses. A special thank you to Analisa Winther and Cindie Christiansen for co-creating the synergies that make this partnership possible.   ✨ Applications for Top 50 Farmers are NOW OPEN!✨ This program celebrates and supports 50 pioneering European farmers who are practicing or transitioning to regenerative agriculture. From storytelling and market access to mentorship, financing, and peer-to-peer support, this initiative empowers farmers to take their businesses to new heights. Farmers can be nominated or apply directly at www.top50farmers.org Let’s unite and inspire the regenerative farming movement together!

🌱 A heartfelt thank you to everyone who joined the fifth EARA Roundtable Series on Regenerative Agriculture session! Special gratitude to our incredible speakers, Rachel Creamer, Wouter-Jan Schouten, Andrea Schievano, Dorn Cox, Juuso Joona, and Lucas Kohll your contribution—your insights, life experiences, and expertise brought immense value to the discussion, enriching both the discourse and the audience’s understanding of Regenerative Agriculture. We hope everyone felt the power of Unity in Diversity and that this conversation opened doors to new perspectives and meaningful connections. For those who couldn’t attend, you can watch the recording here: https://lnkd.in/gjEaCfza 🏁 On December 3rd, we continue with the sixth session: “Industry, Retail & HoReCa’s commitment to regenerative agriculture”. In this session, we will explore how new regenerative paradigms change scientific and policy discourses Stay tuned to discover the amazing speakers who will guide us in this thought-provoking discussion. 📍 Register here for the next Sessions to follow them LIVE: https://lnkd.in/eEZi2aK3 📅 View the full Session's program: https://lnkd.in/eZQf2-kp

EARA is leading what might be the largest study on Regenerative Agriculture ever conducted 🌍 Through this study, we're aiming to showcase the powerful synergy between #Economics and #Ecology in the agricultural sector. 🌾 We want to prove that Pioneering Farmers are already achieving far more than many scientists and policymakers believe possible. 👩🌾 We want to demonstrate that governments already have the infrastructure to support farmers in agroecosystem health regeneration—context-specific remuneration and positive feedback loops without additional costs. 📊 We want to show that agricultural #Economics needs new methodologies, embedding economies within ecologies to advance scientific analyses. All this is possible thanks to over 150 pioneering farmers across Europe sharing their agronomic input and output data with us. 🚜 Our special gratitude goes to the great team at EIT Food specifically Vivien Bodereau, Lucy Wallace, and Flavio Antonelli, for their trust and support. And to our incredible research team: Yann Boulestreau, Daniel Sacristan Moraga, Max Meister, Andrei Girz, Virginia Tarditi, Evangelia Kagiali! 🤝 Know pioneering farmers excelling in agroecosystem health regeneration? Connect them to skraemer@eara.farm 📩 👥 Interested in joining our scientific advisory board? Send your motivation to skraemer@eara.farm 📩 #OP2B #BirdLifeEuropeandCentralAsia #IFOAMOrganicsEurope #EUCommission #EuropeanEnvironmentalBureau #SavoryInstitute #reNature #AsociacióndeAgriculturaRegenerativa #SoilCapital #Commonland #VividFarms

🌱 Registration is Open for EARA's Roundtable Series on Regenerative Agriculture! We’re thrilled to invite you to the 5th session of our Roundtable Series, dedicated to exploring Regenerative Agriculture. This movement is more than a change in farming practices; it’s a revolution rooted in microbiology and soil science breakthroughs and the innovative spirit of pioneering farmers who tirelessly push the boundaries of the possible every day. Regenerative Agriculture is a leap forward in both practice and culture, uniting farmers across all contexts in their vision to achieve the highest productivity through the most sophisticated symbiosis with nature. It’s about regenerating not just our soils, but our hearts and minds too. 🔴 Join us on November 6th, 7-8:30 pm CET, for the fifth session titled "Regeneration in Science & Policy Making". Here, We explore how new regenerative paradigms change scientific and policy discourses 👤 We’re excited to have world-renowned experts: Wouter-Jan Schouten, Dorn Cox, Rachel Creamer, Andrea Schievano, and EARA's pioneering farmers Juuso Joona and Lucas Kohl leading the discussion and sharing invaluable insights. 🔗 Register here: https://lnkd.in/eEZi2aK3 🔗 Full program: https://lnkd.in/eZQf2-kp 🌿 Don’t miss out on this opportunity to learn, engage, discuss, criticize, and share your wisdom amongst this growing community - and feel the power of change that is within the agency of each one of us

🌱 A heartfelt thank you to everyone who joined the fourth session of EARA's Roundtable Series on Regenerative Agriculture! Special gratitude to our incredible speakers, Alain PEETERS, Vincent Levavasseur, Max Meister, Marco Carbonara, nick viney, and William Houstoun, your contribution—your insights, life experiences, and expertise brought immense value to the discussion, enriching both the discourse and the audience’s understanding of Regenerative Agriculture. We hope everyone felt the power of Unity in Diversity and that this conversation opened doors to new perspectives and meaningful connections. For those who couldn’t attend, you can watch the recording here: https://lnkd.in/eYYTNXji 🎥 🏁 On November 6th, we continue with the fifth session: “Regeneration in Science & Policy Making”. In this session, we will explore how new regenerative paradigms change scientific and policy discourses Stay tuned to discover the amazing speakers who will guide us in this thought-provoking discussion. 📍 Register here for the next Sessions to follow them LIVE: https://lnkd.in/eEZi2aK3 📅 View the full Session's program: https://lnkd.in/eZQf2-kp

🌱 Registration is Open for EARA's Roundtable Series on Regenerative Agriculture! We’re thrilled to invite you to the 4th session of our Roundtable Series, dedicated to exploring Regenerative Agriculture. This movement is more than a change in farming practices; it’s a revolution rooted in microbiology and soil science breakthroughs and the innovative spirit of pioneering farmers who tirelessly push the boundaries of the possible every day. Regenerative Agriculture is a leap forward in both practice and culture, uniting farmers across all contexts in their vision to achieve the highest productivity through the most sophisticated symbiosis with nature. It’s about regenerating not just our soils, but our hearts and minds too. 🔴 Join us on October 23rd, 7-8:30 pm CET, for the fourth session titled "Agroecology’s and Nature Conservation’s views on regeneration". Here, rather than in competition we explore how the movemements can work in symbioses 👤 We’re excited to have world-renowned experts: Alain PEETERS, Vincent Levavasseur, Max Meister, and EARA's pioneering farmers nick viney, William Houstoun, and Marco Carbonara leading the discussion and sharing invaluable insights. 🔗 Register here: https://lnkd.in/eEZi2aK3 🔗 Full program: https://lnkd.in/eZQf2-kp 🌿 Don’t miss out on this opportunity to learn, engage, discuss, criticize, and share your wisdom amongst this growing community - and feel the power of change that is within the agency of each one of us

🌱 Part V of EARA’s "Regenerating Forward" Series 🌱 We’re excited to bring you the final part of our series, "Strategic Dialogue & the Upcoming EU Commission Agri Food Vision," which dives deep into the future of EU agrifood ecosystem governance. In this part, we focus on the promising dialogue currently shaping the agri-food policy landscape. The Strategic Dialogue is receiving praise across Europe, and some see it as a revolutionary step forward. We congratulate everyone involved in the SD. The following are empathetic reflections on the learnings from both the backlash we all experienced on the Green Deal & F2F as well as the seemingly successful Strategic Dialogue of Angela Merkel in Germany in 2021, which can be considered a failure today. We’ll delve into this through two vital perspectives: 🍎 Past Mistakes and Deadlocks 🍏 New Opportunities Sprouting from the Regenerative Agriculture Movement 🍎 Past Mistakes and Deadlocks While the positive reactions are encouraging, we must reflect on past challenges. Previous initiatives, like the German Strategic Dialogue, the EU Green Deal and Farm to Fork Strategy, struggled to deliver meaningful change in the agricultural sector. They lacked farmer-centered action plans and failed to build a new social contract for agrifood ecosystems. The risk of repeating these mistakes—making empty promises, sticking to outdated economic paradigms, and overlooking large-scale policy development—remains real. 🍏 New Opportunities Sprouting from the Regenerative Agriculture Movement The upcoming Agri Food Vision presents a chance for bold, farmer-centered innovation. It can create transition tools that prioritize regenerative agriculture. As regenerative pioneer John Kempf noted, a pragmatic, data-driven approach is key to success, and farmers must be empowered with resources like remote sensing data to track their progress and fairly reward ecosystem services. 🔜 Thank you for following along with EARA’s "Regenerating Forward" series! Stay tuned for more updates, our upcoming posts will explore the regenerative paradigm from diverse, interconnected perspectives. References: Page 2: https://lnkd.in/dntGRGex Page 7: https://lnkd.in/gvC3ecUV

🌱 A heartfelt thank you to everyone who joined the third session of EARA's Roundtable Series on Regenerative Agriculture! Special gratitude to our incredible speakers, EARA's Founding Farmers Matteo Mazzola, nick viney, Felix Riecken your contribution—your insights, life experiences, and expertise brought immense value to the discussion, enriching both the discourse and the audience’s understanding of Regenerative Agriculture. We hope everyone felt the power of Unity in Diversity and that this conversation opened doors to new perspectives and meaningful connections. For those who couldn’t attend, you can watch the recording here: https://lnkd.in/e2h4E5y2 🎥 🏁 On October 23rd, we continue with the fourth session: “Agroecology’s and Nature Conservation’s views on regeneration”. In this session, rather than in competition we explore how the movements can work in symbioses Stay tuned to discover the amazing speakers who will guide us in this thought-provoking discussion. 📍 Register here for the next Sessions to follow them LIVE: https://lnkd.in/eEZi2aK3 📅 View the full Session's program: https://lnkd.in/eZQf2-kp