Through a mutually symbiotic relationship dating back hundreds of millennia, the health of our grassland ecosystems and the health of civilizations are deeply interconnected. Through fertilization, soil aeration, and the stimulation of plants, large herds of grazing bison and elk were the original architects of North Americas most fertile lands. The nourishment provided to the soil by these animals has served as a savings account in which the last 100 years of food production has relied upon.
As a consequence of removing these large herds of animals (and their predator species) from our landscapes and replacing them with farmed monoculture row crops, confined animal feedlots, and an agricultural system focused on maximum extraction, we have nearly depleted the once fertile grasslands on which our civilization depends upon. As evidence by the loss of key vitamins and minerals in our modern diet, many of our staple foods have lost up to 80% of their nutritional value in the last 2 generations. More alarmingly, the United Nations has issued a report that we only have 60 years of food production left until our current agricultural system collapses. In combination with the accelerated impacts of climate change and a growing crisis of global food security, its clear that our current agricultural model is not good enough.
At Force of Nature, we work towards restoring ecological health by focusing on soil. Through embedding key principles of regenerative agriculture throughout our supply chain, our animals work in nature's image, serving as tools that go beyond sustainable. Through monitoring key ecosystem health indicators and adhering to the 5 principles of soil health, Force of Nature is able to track and document our contribution to ecological restoration over time! We believe that when properly managed, animal impact has the ability to create a net positive return on the planet by sequestering carbon from the atmosphere while building topsoil and producing nourishing food. We are determined to prove that properly managed animals are a key tool in regenerating our natural resources and that this regenerative system is our only hope to ensuring a prosperous future for our civilization.
Through a mutually symbiotic relationship dating back hundreds of millennia, the health of our grassland ecosystems and the health of civilizations are deeply interconnected. Through fertilization, soil aeration, and the stimulation of plants, large herds of grazing bison and elk were the original architects of North Americas most fertile lands. The nourishment provided to the soil by these animals has served as a savings account in which the last 100 years of food production has relied upon.
As a consequence of removing these large herds of animals (and their predator species) from our landscapes and replacing them with farmed monoculture row crops, confined animal feedlots, and an agricultural system focused on maximum extraction, we have nearly depleted the once fertile grasslands on which our civilization depends upon. As evidence by the loss of key vitamins and minerals in our modern diet, many of our staple foods have lost up to 80% of their nutritional value in the last 2 generations. More alarmingly, the United Nations has issued a report that we only have 60 years of food production left until our current agricultural system collapses. In combination with the accelerated impacts of climate change and a growing crisis of global food security, its clear that our current agricultural model is not good enough.
At Force of Nature, we work towards restoring ecological health by focusing on soil. Through embedding key principles of regenerative agriculture throughout our supply chain, our animals work in nature's image, serving as tools that go beyond sustainable. Through monitoring key ecosystem health indicators and adhering to the 5 principles of soil health, Force of Nature is able to track and document our contribution to ecological restoration over time! We believe that when properly managed, animal impact has the ability to create a net positive return on the planet by sequestering carbon from the atmosphere while building topsoil and producing nourishing food. We are determined to prove that properly managed animals are a key tool in regenerating our natural resources and that this regenerative system is our only hope to ensuring a prosperous future for our civilization.
DEFYING THE IMPOSSIBLE & GOING BEYOND GRASS FED
HOW REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE WORKS
Through properly managed grazing, ruminant animals can improve soil
health, stimulate deep rooted grasses, increase biodiversity, propagate
seeds, aerate soil, and sequester atmospheric carbon
health, stimulate deep rooted grasses, increase biodiversity, propagate
seeds, aerate soil, and sequester atmospheric carbon
SUN
The strongest force in our solar system, the sun creates plant growth through photosynthesis
RAIN
Rainfall infiltrates soil and allows grass to grow. Thriving grasslands are effective at recharging aquifers.
PROPER GRAZING
Managed grazing stimulates further grass growth and root development
RUMINANT ANIMAL
Grass is digested in the rumen and converted to muscle
BIO DIVERSITY
Thriving grasslands provide habitat to thousands of living organisms
THRIVING GRASSLANDS
Grasses capture CO2 from the atmosphere more effective than any other functioning earth system
GRASS ROOTS
Grass roots cycle carbon deep into the soil, thereby combating climate change
SOIL CARBON
in the ground- Soil carbon increases the pastures ability to hold water and feeds soil biology
SOIL BIOLOGY
feeds plants and grasses while improving the nutritional value of food
HOOVES
aerate soil, break up compacted earth, and improve circulation
URINE AND MANURE
fertilizes soil through animal compost and feeds desirable biology
DEFYING THE IMPOSSIBLE & GOING BEYOND GRASS FED
HOW REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE WORKS
Through properly managed grazing, ruminant animals can improve soil health, stimulate deep rooted grasses, increase biodiversity, propagate seeds, aerate soil, and sequester atmospheric carbon
