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Exploring Regenerative Farming Practices at Waitrose Farms | National Geographic
Exploring Regenerative Farming Practices at Waitrose Farms | National Geographic
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Can the way we farm bring land back to life?
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I've spent the last six years
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regenerating the land
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near my home in Portugal.
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I'm learning to grow food
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the way nature does,
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working with the soil’s fertility, not against it.
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But the Waitrose Farm at Leckford Estate,
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spanning over 2,800 acres, is a different story.
0:33
So I want to see what regenerative agriculture
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really looks like when you're farming at this scale,
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and what it means for the living world around it.
0:43
Waitrose is the only UK supermarket to own a farm
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and support farmers to transition to regenerative practices by 2030.
0:53
What is regenerative agriculture?
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It's about helping our soils recover
0:58
and helping nature recover.
0:59
Healthy soil is full of billions of microorganisms.
1:04
Those things working together can build
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soil fertility, can hold water in the soil.
1:10
What we're trying to do is build natural resilience into the system.
1:14
It's not just what's happening under the ground.
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It's supporting above ground biodiversity.
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From insects, to flowers,
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to plants, to animals,
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this biodiversity is the full web of life
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that lets a regenerative farm
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run like a self-sustaining ecosystem.
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And it isn't just good for nature,
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it's good for farming too.
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We can benefit from having more
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biodiversity on our farms
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because they help us with crop protection,
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help us with pollination services,
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nutrient cycling,
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as well as improved soil health.
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Which means we then reduce
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our reliance on synthetic inputs,
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and saves us money as well.
1:54
We need pollinators for field beans,
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for our oil seed rape production,
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apples and pears,
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and they all rely on insect pollination.
2:02
Nature does the work if you give it a chance.
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One of the most visible signs
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of that biodiversity
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is here in the farm’s 54 beehives.
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Oh, wow.
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Beauty!
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Hey ladies.
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A single hive will work over 2,000 acres.
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Oh la la la!
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So each bee in its life will produce a teaspoon of honey.
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That's a lovely frame of brood, that is.
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The way they are moving all together.
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Every flower,
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this whole landscape stitched together
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by something this small.
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The aim is to get 50 kilos
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of honey per hive each year.
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Like two bears in the wood.
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Hmm.
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Right?
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Look at that.
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It's good.
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And everything the bees produce
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feeds back into the system.
2:58
Nothing here exists in isolation.
3:02
What happens on the farm
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ends up on our plates.
3:06
And the choices we make
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as consumers shape it.
3:10
Elaine is an artist in Oxfordshire
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whose passion for the natural world
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extends from her canvases
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to her kitchen.
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Has your passion for landscape painting
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influenced the way you source your food
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or you look at food in general?
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It's important to think about
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where our food comes from.
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I need to know
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that my food comes from sources
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where the land is used in a responsible way.
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I love that you have a beautiful wild meadow here.
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I've put wildflower seeds in there,
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and it's great for pollinators.
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They love it.
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This is so much more exciting.
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It's the new aesthetic. It's the new aesthetic.
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It is it!
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We need to bring that everywhere,
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I love that!
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Whether it's a small garden...
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or a sprawling farm...
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the principle is the same.
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Regenerative agriculture isn't just about crops.
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It's about rebuilding the living systems
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that food depends on.
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When we protect biodiversity,
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we protect our food.
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Healthy soil grows more than food.
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It grows the future.
