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Garden Soil

The importance of Soil

Soil supports all life on earth.

 

It has huge potential to sequester and store atmospheric carbon. 

The amount of carbon in the soil is directly linked to the SOM (Soil Organic Matter) content. 

If we increase soil organic matter we are increasing carbon levels in the soil.

In UK farmland organic matter levels have been falling due to poor farming practices.

This trend urgently needs to be reversed.

Gently managed soils will: 

  • Grow healthier crops which leads to healthier food and healthier people

  • Form the basis of a climate resilient food system

  • Increase biodiversity of soil ecosystems which supports above ground diversity

  • Have higher quality landscapes to improve the well being of society

  • Reduce flood risk and improve water quality

  • Sequester and store atmospheric carbon

Three generations of regenerative farmers

We have been farming in South Lincolnshire for four generations. 16 years ago we were one of the first farms in the UK to transition fully to a regenerative farming system. We now farm 800 hectares, growing a range of different cereal, perennial and break crops.

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Thomas Gent - Gentle Farming
Climate Change Champions

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Digging for innovation prize winner
Royal Agricultural College 
Thomas Gent - Gentle Farming

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Thomas Gent
Farmers Weekly
Farmers Apprentice Finalist

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Thomas Gent -
Agreena Ambassador

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British Farming Awards arable farmer of the year finalist 2022

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Thomas Gent - Gentle Farming
Carbon Farmer of the year Finalist

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Member of the Task Force for Scaling the Voluntary Carbon Market consultation group

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Twice featured on BBC Country File

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Thomas Gent - Gentle Farming 
BASE UK Member

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Gentle Farming
featured in The Telegraph

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