Good afternoon,
I know, two emails in one week! You lucky things.
We have fresh Sussex Wagyu steaks available this weekend - take a look at the online shop here.
Belinda's van needed a little TLC this week so deliveries will be made by me tomorrow or by her next week, once she is back on the road.
Collections are 5-6pm tomorrow, 12-3pm Saturday and 12-2pm Sunday.
I wanted to highlight the documentary that landed on Netflix this week. Kiss the Ground is an optimistic climate documentary which argues that the answer to the environmental and ecological emergency could be regenerative farming and thoughtful soil management.
It is a beautifully filmed and narrated doc, interwoven with scientific research and inspiring case studies, ending on a strong message of hope.
In our experience at Trenchmore, regenerative farming does have the ability to capture carbon in the soil. We measured the organic matter in the soil in one of our fields in 2013 and again this year. It has gone from 3.5% to 7.5%. It has more than doubled.
As mentioned in Kiss the Ground, the leaves of the plant take carbon from the atmosphere and turn it into sugars through photosynthesis, which they send down into their roots. This is then let out into the soil in order to feed the microorganisms, which keep the soil healthy and vibrant, and in turn supports the plant growth.
"Conventional farming" methods (I put this in quotation marks because it's really only about 70 years old...) encourage the use of chemical fertilisers, tillage and monocultures. These processes release carbon into the atmosphere and put chronic stress on the soil and microorganisms that live within.
Regenerative farming looks to work with nature to improve the health of our soils, which will improve the health of our crops, the nutrients in our food and the sustainability of our existence.
When talking about the mycorrhizal fungi and bacteria in our soils, Maria Rodale makes the simple point at the end of the documentary that "if we take care of them, they will take care of us".
As consumers, we make impactful decisions three times a day with what we chose to eat and which food producers we chose to support.
Thank you for choosing to support us at Trenchmore Farm.
