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Why Regenerative Organic?

Pratibha Cotton Farms, India.
Hashim Badani

It’s Farming the Way Nature Intended

Growing food and fiber with industrial techniques has devastated our climate. That’s why we’re supporting farms working toward the highest organic standard, Regenerative Organic. These practices reduce greenhouse gas emissions and could help trap more carbon than conventional agriculture.

Regenerative Organic Farming Practices

These practices help build healthy soil that could help draw down more carbon from the atmosphere than conventional methods. To do this, farmers use a range of methods that have been around for millennia.

Organic
Organic farming means no synthetic pesticides, fertilizers, genetically modified organisms, antibiotics or growth hormones.
Cover crops
Farmers grow cover crops in addition to their cash crop to help increase soil organic matter, sequester carbon in the soil and reduce erosion.
Compost
Farmers use waste from the farm and convert it into compost, which acts as a natural fertilizer and pesticide for soil.
Crop rotation
A systematic approach where crop varieties are rotated from one year to the next.
Intercropping
Planting multiple types of crops closely together can produce greater yields and improve soil health over time.
Low- to no-tilling
Tilling is a common practice that involves digging, stirring and overturning soil. Reducing the need for this practice can help soil retain more water and organic matter and potentially store more carbon.

Regenerative Organic Certified™ Cotton

In 1996, we decided to use organic cotton exclusively in our line. We’ve taken our farming efforts even further by supporting farmers to grow cotton using Regenerative Organic practices.

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