By now, you’ve probably heard about the detrimental effects of climate change, resulting from the  being released into our atmosphere. Our society currently depends on the burning of fossil fuels for , and  could be an important factor in the future of our climate. 

• Human activity has  since the Industrial Age.
• Carbon enters the atmosphere when fossil fuels are burned.
• Carbon is also released into the atmosphere through a process called tilling, where the soil is ripped up in order to plant seeds. 
• It's estimated that soils have .

• Sequestration is the process in which CO2 is removed from the atmosphere and stored in the ground.
• It's stored in plant roots, plant residues and other organic solids.
• 91ÊÓƵ , farms and grasslands.

• Healthy soil can absorb more water before becoming saturated, making it more resilient in drier years.
• Higher quality soil will reduce runoff from croplands.
• Healthy soil can produce more food for a growing population.

91ÊÓƵ  of all of the land in the U.S. is used for farming.

• : Using new tilling processes on farmlands such as no-tilling (leaving the soil undisturbed between seasons), in-row subsoiling (soil surface and residue are undisturbed except for strips up to one-third of the row width where deep-tillage technologies loosen this soil), strip-till (tilling in strips only where some plants are being planted), etc. will better protect the soil.
• : Cover cropping describes plants that are utilized to slow erosion and increase biodiversity in farms but are not sold for profit.  of the desired crop.
• : Crop rotation is when farmers plant different crops after each yield on the same plot of land in order to optimize nutrients in the soil. For example, a farmer may plant corn on a plot of land one year and beans on the same land the next year.

• Compost: .
• Buy organic food:  and support organic farming. Organic farming dramatically helps .
• Check out this website for based on your interests and lifestyle.
• Check out the  on Netflix for more info and inspiration on why global regeneration starts with soil health.

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