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This thesis is   focused on making an assessment of possibilities and limitations regarding an   application of Svenskt Sigill’s climate- certification on the organization   Fjällbete. Another aim with the thesis was to be able to provide   recommendations for future development of climate certifications in order to   provide information for decision makers. The production of the organization   Fjällbete is mainly focused on lamb, and they are aiming to promote a   long-term sustainable agriculture by promoting a regenerative agriculture and   holistic management. The climatecertification provided by Svenskt Sigill was   developed during a project in corporation with KRAV (the leading eco-label   for food in Sweden), initiated in 2007. This certification mostly concern   choice of feed, nitrogen fertilizer, animal welfare and energy efficiency.   This was partly a case-study of the organization. To identify the   opportunities and limitations, the effect of an introduction of Sigills’   climate certification, three criteria were being assessed. These were the   impact on greenhouse-gas emissions, carbon sequestration and biodiversity.   The criteria were further evaluated in a table to assess how compliance with   the regulations would affect Fjällbetes’ impact on the three criteria.   From the result, it was concluded that an   application of Sigills’ climate-certification on the organization Fjällbete   would likely effect the organization significantly in the right direction   regarding their impact on greenhouse gases deriving from energy consumption.   It was also concluded that a compliance with the regulations regarding the   slaughter age for animals would potentially effect the organization in the   wrong direction regarding its impact on greenhouse gases, carbon   sequestration and biodiversity. The magnitude of the effect of the   consequences regarding a compliance with this regulation cannot be detected   from this study. It was interpreted that an application of the certification   on the organization would not help them significantly to communicate their   differentiation on the market. If more factors regarding regeneration of   land, biodiversity and conservation values would be included in the   certification, the motivation would potentially be higher. Another conclusion   was that for a future development of a climate-certification, it is essential   to include a wide spectrum of different types of farmers. / DennaC-uppsats visar upp en bedömning av möjligheter och begränsningar gällande entillämpningen av Svenskt Sigills klimatcertifiering på organisationen"Fjällbete". Ett delsyfte med studien var att kunna gerekommendationer för framtida utveckling av klimatcertifieringar.Organisationen "Fjällbete" är huvudsakligen inriktad pålammproduktion, och deras mål är att verka för ett långsiktigt hållbartjordbruk genom att främja ett ”holistic management” och regenerativt jordbruk.Klimatcertifieringen från Svenskt Sigill utvecklades under ett projekt isamarbete med KRAV (Sveriges ledande miljömärkning för mat), som inleddes 2007.Denna certifiering fokuserar främst på val av foder, kvävegödsel, djurskydd ochenergieffektivitet.Detta var delvis en fallstudie av organisationen. För attidentifiera möjligheterna och begränsningarna av effekten av en applicering avSigills klimatcertifiering, utvärderades tre kriterier. Dessa var inverkan påväxthusgasutsläpp, koldioxidutsläpp och biologisk mångfald. Kriteriernautvärderades ytterligare i en tabell för att kunna bedöma hur enöverensstämmelse med regelverket skulle påverka Fjällbetes påverkan på de trekriterierna.Av resultatet utlästes att en tillämpning av Svenskt Sigillsklimatcertifiering på organisationen Fjällbete eventuellt skulle kunna ledaorganisationen i rätt riktning avseende deras påverkan på växthusgaser somhärrör från energiförbrukningen. Det drogs också slutsatsen att enöverensstämmelse med regulationerna gällande slaktålder för djur potentielltskulle kunna påverka organisationen i fel riktning vad gäller dess påverkan påväxthusgaser, koldioxidutsläpp och biologisk mångfald.En slutsats var att entillämpning av certifieringen på organisationen inte skulle hjälpa dem avsevärtatt kommunicera sin differentiering på marknaden. Om fler faktorer avseenderegenerering av mark, biodiversitet och bevarandevärden skulle ingå icertifieringen skulle motivationen kunna vara högre.En annan slutsats var attvid en framtida utveckling av klimatcertifiering är det viktigt att inkluderaett brett spektrum av olika typer av jordbrukare. / <p>2017-10-11</p>

An investigation exploring how individuals can form a greater connection with soil through changing the context in which they engage with it. This project  focuses on inspiring individuals to feel a sense of responsibility and care towards the soil, empowering them to take tangible action to facilitate local small scale change. This report doccuments the investigation of using visual communicastion, sensory engagement and interactive experiences, to nurture individuals to develop a meaningful connection with soil. The project is in collaboration with +change design students as well as an ongoing collaboration with Under Ekarna specifically linked with their Experiment 2000m2 project.

Regenerative agriculture, a soil health focused alternative to conventional agriculture, has been increasingly popular among producers and consumers for its ability to produce nourishing food while also prioritizing the health of the environment. The practices used within this style of farming and ranching also have benefits that make operations more resilient to various agricultural hazards. Few studies have addressed the role of resiliency in the transition process to regenerative agriculture. The purpose of this study was to explore the role of disaster resilience in the decision-making process farmers and ranchers use as they transition to regenerative agricultural practices. Drawing from qualitative, semi-structured interviews with Texas ranchers that use regenerative methods, four major themes were found. First, climate related hazards are a recurring issue because agricultural operations are continually threatened by the same hazards. Next, the food system is in dire need of change, as producers recognize a major problem in the food system, and it is leading to a food insecure future. Also prevalent, disaster resilience is a built-in benefit because regenerative practices result in the creation of systems that build resilience. Finally, learning opportunities are expanding as an increased interest in regenerative agriculture is providing more opportunities for both producer and consumer. The implications of this study highlight new opportunities to bridge the gap between emergency management and agriculture, specifically focusing on the resilience capabilities of using regenerative methods.

Regenerative Agriculture (RA) is increasingly promoted as a sustainable agri-food solution. Agronomic studies find that RA practices (e.g. cover crops, reduced tillage, crop rotation, and agroforestry) can regulate soil moisture, sequester atmospheric carbon, enhance biodiversity, and reduce the impacts of droughts and floods. Diverse public, private, and civil society initiatives therefore aim to increase farmer adoption of RA. However, empirical knowledge about the social processes underlying transformation to a regenerative food system is limited. Most research has focused on discourse analyses of RA and farmer experiences employing RA practices. While local institutions are recognized as potentially vital to facilitating RA transformations, there is a lack of empirical research documenting how institutions work to stimulate RA. This thesis presents a case study of Associacion AlVelAl, a grassroots RA movement based in Southeast Spain. Operating since 2015, AlVelAl has more than 500 members, most of whom are almond farmers. Employing concepts of adaptive capacity and bricolage, I examine the social innovations and institutional network that AlVelAl has built to nurture a RA transformation in the region. Specifically, I ask how does AlVelAl navigate sociocultural, ecological, and political-economic contexts at different scales to amplify the transformative potential of its social innovations? I conducted nine weeks of grounded research, involving participation at 7 events and interviews with 16 local actors who included AlVelAl employees, farmer members, and collaborators. My findings suggest that RA transformations depend on enabling farmers while also advancing systemic change. My study answers calls to identify strategies that can amplify adaptive capacity’s potential to generate transformational change. I point to four strategies that AlVelAl relies upon to translate RA practices into contextually-feasible steps for farmers and to mobilize collective action from diverse actors: 1) leveraging synergies among social innovations, 2) social mobilization through a vision for a desired future, 3) employing social-ecological relational thinking, and 4) adopting a systemic cross-scale approach.

The agricultural industry has an opportunity to shift to a more sustainable practice that helps restore vital topsoil, improve water quality, reduce environmental impact, and sequester atmospheric carbon into the vast soil carbon pool. However, to implement these practices at considerable scale, agricultural producers require access to resources and capital they rarely have and can be difficult to acquire. As a company, investing in regenerative agriculture in supply chains can lead to reduced Scope 3 emissions, more resilient supply chains, and better marketability as an investment fund, an employer, and a brand. Insetting regenerative agriculture can protect supply chains against climate risks and productivity loss, as well as serve as a more secure alternative to carbon credit offsets. Four successful companies, General Mills, Organic Valley, Nestlé, and Nespresso, have been shown to benefit from investing in regenerative agriculture as part of their evolution towards reaching net zero emissions. Based on their strategies, this paper has developed a recommended framework for programming investments for insetting regenerative agriculture. The recommendations rest on six pillars: 1) determining impact, 2) providing direct support to farmers, 3) place-specific strategies, 4) collaboration through partnerships, 5) scalable programming, and 6) educate consumers. Together, these represent a comprehensive approach to insetting that will provide long-term benefits to businesses, suppliers, and the planet.

Food embodies our most intimate relationship with nature. We ingest it to survive. Without it, perish. Through time humans have physically distanced the places of food cultivation from human inhabitation. In recent decades green planning initiatives embraced urban agriculture as a critical element of sustainable communities. However, current approaches to bring food cultivation into cities require labor, capital, and physical resources that are often unavailable in sufficient quantity, quality, or duration for provisioning sites to be considered sustainable. Within each pillar of sustainability - economy, ecology, and equity - barriers exist. Rooted in indigenous land stewardship and food provisioning practices, permaculture (permanent agriculture) offers strategies and tactics to overcome those barriers. Despite mounting evidence that permaculture will result in more sustainable food systems, adoption is limited. Social aesthetics is the term employed by cultural theorists to describe how institutions, social groups, and collective projects codify their values and beliefs. The diffusion of innovation theory suggests that ideas and information from a highly specialized world require translation into a language the rest of society understands to reach widespread adoption. This thesis translates permaculture to contribute to a sustainable social aesthetic for food provisioning and change American food culture. The translation occurs on iconic public land - 'America's front yard'. In 1901 the National Mall was envisaged to serve as a stage on which democratic values are expressed and became the prototype for America's City Beautiful movement. Today, its carpet of lawn framed by American Elm trees epitomizes the economic, ecological, and equity challenges of monoculture landscapes. This project aims to express democratic values through polyculture. It invites every citizen to participate in acts of justice rather than submit to illusions of order and control. From site selection through design, spatial and temporal scale is critical. This thesis explores food's past to understand our present and imagine our future. The design creates an immersive food experience that equips visitors with the knowledge and resources to apply permaculture at the homestead, neighborhood, city, and regional scales. The remade front yard becomes the symbol of a country where places of food cultivation and human inhabitation are one and the same. / Master of Landscape Architecture / Food embodies our most intimate relationship with nature. We ingest it to survive. Without it, perish. Through time humans have slowly increased the distance between where we grow our food (the country) and where we live (the city). In the process, we have built a system where millions of people either suffer from diet-related illnesses or experience hunger on a regular basis. We have damaged our soils and introduced chemicals that have contaminated our waters and polluted our air. We have built a system that both contributes to and is threatened by climate change. Our relationship with nature has become toxic. For decades there have been movements to change, transform, or replace the food system. In cities across the country, these movements appear as organic food in grocery stores, community gardens, urban farms, farmers' markets, farm-to-table restaurants, and more recently, food forests. The problem is each requires labor, capital, and physical resources that are often unavailable in sufficient quantity, quality, or duration for them to be sustainable, let alone scalable. What if there is another way to grow food - a way that heals the soil, decontaminates water, supports biodiversity, and provides enough for everyone? Rooted in indigenous land stewardship and food provisioning practices, permaculture (permanent agriculture) offers strategies and tactics to reverse the negative impacts of the existing food system. Despite mounting evidence that permaculture will result in more sustainable food systems, adoption is limited. For it to become mainstream, someone has to translate it into a language society understands. I try to do that through this thesis. My translation occurs on iconic public land - 'America's front yard'. In 1901 the National Mall was imagined to serve as a stage on which democratic values are expressed and became the prototype for America's City Beautiful movement. Today, its carpet of lawn framed by American Elm trees epitomizes the economic, ecological, and equity challenges of monoculture landscapes. This project aims to express democratic values through polyculture. This thesis explores food's past to understand our present and imagine our future. The design creates an immersive food experience that equips visitors with the knowledge and resources to apply permaculture at the homestead, neighborhood, city, and regional scales. The remade front yard becomes the symbol of a country where places of food cultivation and human inhabitation are one and the same.

Att uppnå de globala målen är av vikt för en hållbar utveckling. Odugliga jordbruksmetoder utgör en stor del av de klimathot som planeten i stunden utsätts för. Det är av intresse att undersöka vilka hållbarhetsvinster som kan erhållas vid regenerativ bomull samt definiera begreppet. Regenerativ bomull definieras utifrån det faktum att bomullen är odlad i enlighet med regenerativa jordbruksmetoder. De regenerativa jordbruksmetoderna är således både en inställning samt praxis. Metodens fokus är att bevara samt förbättra planetens jordhälsa. En frisk jord bidrar till att biologisk mångfald, kolinlagring samt fotosyntesens fortgång ökar. Konventionella metoder vid bomullsproduktionen bidrar till att jorden utarmas vilket leder till en försvagad biologisk mångfald och drastiska klimatförändringar. I den konventionella andelen bomull ingår även BCI-certifierad bomull vilken anses som något bättre i jämförelse då den innefattar principer som skall gynna den hållbara utvecklingen. Det är dock enbart initiativ till förbättring som uppmanas och inga faktiska krav ställs. Ekologiskt odlad bomull genomförs enligt den odlingsmetod som ställer mer miljövänliga krav men den globala andelen utgörs enbart av 1%. För att sammanställa litteraturstudien har en bred informationsinsamling genomförts innehållande bland annat bomull, certifieringar, jordbruk, regenerativa jordbruksmetoder samt klimatpåverkan vid dåligt utfört jordbruk. Studien tar hänsyn till ekologiska, sociala samt ekonomiska hållbarhetsaspekter och resultatet återspeglas i en sammanställd tabell där de olika jordbruksmetodernas skillnader ställs mot varandra. Slutsatsen belyser att det finns svårigheter med att få jordbrukare att konvertera till de regenerativa jordbruksmetoderna. Svårigheterna ligger bland annat i de likheter på krav som ställs vid omställning till ekologiskt jordbruk. Då denna ej har uppgått till en procentuellt större andel globalt blir det svårt att inom tidsramen för Agenda 2030 få regenerativa odlingsmetoder att lyfta. Däremot är den regenerativa odlingsmetodens krav essentiella och tillsammans utgör de en del av lösningen på världens klimatproblem. Det regenerativa jordbruket har potential att bidra till hållbarhetsvinster genom att bland annat öka kolinlagringen i jorden och motverka klimathoten. En omställning i jordbrukspraxis som gynnar hållbar utveckling är av yttersta vikt. / Poor farming practices have a major impact on the environment. The current cotton production is environmentally unsustainable and to achieve the global goals, it is necessary to call for action. Included in the conventional grown cotton is BCI-cotton, these methods aim for a more environmentally friendly approach for farmers but does not include any requirements. Organically grown cotton sets certain requirements, but it does not exceed 1% globally. It is therefore of interest to investigate if regenerative cotton can obtain any sustainable profits. It is also of interest to define the concept of regenerative cotton. It is concluded that regenerative cotton is rather regenerative agriculture, and this is both an attitude and a suite of practices. The practical methods are based on the same biological components that create and maintain life on the planet. The utmost importance lies in the health of the soil. Healthy soil contributes to positive aspects including increased photosynthesis, storing carbon, and biodiversity. The literature study has been conducted to assemble information about cotton, organic certifications, regenerative farming practices, and environmental losses due to poor agriculture. The result is presented as a table which includes a comparison between the different agricultural practices and both ecological, social, and economic aspects are considered to the sustainable development. The major difficulties of converting to regenerative cotton lies in the similarities to convert to organic. It will be challenging for farmers due to the lack of knowledge for these new method’s positive aspects. It will be difficult to implement a major adjustment required within the timeframe for the 2030´s Agenda, but a shift towards sustainable development is necessary. The combined factors and requirements for regenerative agriculture are one solution to the climate change.

CAKE Kibb is proposing a possible mobility solutionfor regenerative agriculture that suits better within thev alues that comes with it. A non disturbing vehicle both physically and chemically that can help throughout the day of a farmers lifestyle, in a diverse and modular manner. Agriculture is now one of the industries that contributes to the most greenhouse emissions in theworld. This is slowly killing our soil and prevents a healthy growth, so the industry is at this point slowly killing it self. With Regenerative agriculture the aim is to harness the healing powers of earth itself to have healthy regenerative growth. At this time the access to non pollutant transportation and machines is very limited. With the very diverse tasks that is required, a modular small mobility could be a good solution for the farms going towards regenerative agriculture. What if this could inspire farmers to choose a more sustainable mobility solution in their daily tasks.Would it be possible to move around on a farm with minimal impact? With the experience the author has from living on a horse ranch growing up she knows the respect you have for the animals and earth. She cant see why this would not be interesting for more farmers or ranchers wanting to respect the things they already spend all day nurturing for optimal growth and well-being. The process that follows was set out from the research made around the topic and from what was concluded from user interviews. With the projects set time frame (year - 2030) the project is highly dependent on current technology, rules and regulations. This puts quite tight restrains on what the vehicle can come to be. If the goal is to reduce the impact agriculture has on our earth is it even ethical to create something more that would move around on it? The conclusion made was that even if this contributes to the consumer society, agriculture is vital for human life on earth. So, here is a chance to inspire towards a more sustainable, zero emission direction of handling agriculture. In this project it is easy to imagine a whole arsenal of accessories and functions it could have but the author has decided to limit the development of these to a few given scenarios and leave a gap for imagination for other opportunities. The focus will therefore be on the main vehicle and a few accessories connected to the scenarios but not in as high refinement as the main vehicle. There is no ambition in innovating new tools for farming more so create a way to use the current methods in a more sustainable way with the principals of regenerative agriculture in mind.

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