Gabe Brown : Dirt to Soil
A farmer's journey from conventional to regenerative. No-till yields dip ~5% initially but recover within 5-7 years, and regen farms average 60% higher profitability after year six (BCG 2023). Intensified no-till with diversified rotations sequesters 0.42 Mg C/ha/yr. Practical, honest, and grounded in real results.
The Carbon Farming Solution : Eric Toensmeier
Comprehensive guide to farming practices that sequester carbon. Crop-by-crop analysis with climate impact data.
Regenerative Agriculture : Richard Perkins
Europe's leading regen ag practitioner. Practical whole-systems guide for small farms with proven economics.
Call of the Reed Warbler : Charles Massy
Australian landscape-scale regeneration. Brilliantly defines regenerative agriculture's restorative impact on health, biodiversity, and climate.
The Hidden Half of Nature : Montgomery & Bikle
Connects the soil microbiome to the human gut microbiome. Global cropland topsoils hold 131 Pg C but have lost 6.8% of their carbon over 12,000 years of agriculture. Every 0.5 percentage-point gain in soil organic matter adds ~15% more water storage. Great entry point for understanding why soil biology matters.
Biological Approaches to Regenerative Soil Systems : Uphoff & Thies
Academic but comprehensive treatment of soil biology in agricultural systems. Second edition.
Regenerative Agriculture: Translating Science to Action
Latest academic treatment covering no-till, cover crops, livestock integration, and community well-being.
The Rodale Institute : Regenerative Organic Certification
The gold standard for regenerative organic farming. Certification framework, research papers, and transition guides.
Savory Institute : Holistic Management Hub
Allan Savory's framework for holistic land management. Training, land-to-market program, and hub network.
Cover Crop Decision Tool : USDA SARE
Interactive tool for selecting cover crops by region, soil type, and goal. Cover crops increase soil organic carbon by 7.3% in corn systems (198 paired comparisons) and sequester ~0.32 Mg C/ha/yr in the top 22 cm at a median cost of 37 USD/acre. Backed by decades of SARE research.
Trees of Power : Akiva Silver
Practical guide to growing food forests. Ten essential tree crops for food, fuel, and medicine.
Creating a Forest Garden : Martin Crawford
Definitive guide to temperate forest gardening. 500+ species profiles. Working with natural succession.
Restoration Agriculture : Mark Shepard
Real-world perennial agriculture systems that rival conventional yields. Economics-focused.
Forests4Farming Academy
Free online syntropic agroforestry courses inspired by Ernst Gotsch. Agroforestry systems sequester 0.55-1.9 Mg C/ha/yr and achieve land equivalent ratios of 4.1-4.4, meaning one hectare produces what would take four in monoculture. Practical tutorials and global community.
Syntropic Gardener Masterclass
Most comprehensive syntropic agroforestry course available. Individual support, cohort-based learning.
Agroforestry Regeneration Communities (ARC)
Nonprofit planting food forests in Guatemala and East Africa. Working with smallholder farmers.
The One-Straw Revolution : Masanobu Fukuoka
Foundational text on natural farming. Japanese philosophy of working with nature rather than against it.
Tending the Wild : M. Kat Anderson
How California's Native Americans managed landscapes through fire, harvesting, and cultivation for centuries.
Sacred Ecology : Fikret Berkes
Academic foundation for understanding TEK in resource management. Bridge between indigenous and scientific knowledge.
Braiding Sweetgrass : Robin Wall Kimmerer
Traditional ecological knowledge meets Western science. Indigenous wisdom on reciprocal relationships with the natural world.
The Gr0ve
Food Forest Design Template Pack
Printable design templates for planning food forests and agroforestry systems. Agroforestry sequesters 0.55-1.9 Mg C/ha/yr with land equivalent ratios of 4.1-4.4. Alley cropping matches or exceeds monocrop NPV over 40-year horizons (USDA ALLEY Model, 10,000 Monte Carlo simulations).
Plan Vivo
Community-first carbon standard focused on smallholder agroforestry and restoration in the Global South. 10,000+ participants across 30+ projects with 2.2 MtCO2 verified reductions. Uses RothC-based SHAMBA tool for soil carbon estimation.