Get the Second Edition of the Soil Heroes Foundation Guidebook for Regenerative Farmers

In 2020, we wrote the first edition of this guidebook to answer a single, pressing question we received from growers everywhere: “What exactly is regenerative farming?”

As the term grew in popularity, many struggled to understand what “soil-centric farming” actually looked like in real, everyday operations. To clear the confusion, we teamed up with our research partners to map out 20 core regenerative farming practices based on the real-world management of Klompe Farm—a large-scale, 350-hectare arable partner farm in the Netherlands.

Now, after six additional years of rigorous proof-of-practice trials, field research, and continuous learning, we are opening the playbook even further.

The 21 Principles You'll See in the New Farmer's Guidebook

We share why each principle is important and how we implement them on the Klompe Farm.

Expand the Crop Rotation

Use Your Own Seeds

Increase Crop Diversity at the Landscape Level​

Select Variable Rooting Crops

Use Leguminous Crops

Keep Soil Covered All Year Round

Plant Perennial Crops

Geographic Optimisation and Precision Agriculture

Reduce Machinery Compaction

Leave Straw and Crop Residues on Field

Employ Shallow Tillage or No Till

Phase Out Synthetic Fertilisers

Use Cover Crops

Livestock Mob Grazing

Use Biofertilisers

Use Solid Manure and or Compost

Companion Cropping

Agroforestry

Implement Field Margins & Biodiversity Lanes

Rugged Vegetation and Stepping Stones

Phase Out Synthetic Plant Protection Products

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