THE PROBLEM WITH INDUSTRIAL FARMING

Industrial farming is not sustainable

High-input monocultures poison and degrade soils, strip the land of trees and wildlife, pollute waterways, and emit 20% of global GHGs. 20% of the world’s crops are grown for animal feed, 90% of the world’s soy; much of it in cleared forest and grassland.

Monoculture crops deplete genetic diversity

Genetically weaker and weaker species are not diseases and pest resistant nor climate event resistant.

Farmland birds down by 50%-90% in Europe since the 1960’s due to herbicides, pesticides and mechanisation.

Bees and other insects down by 75%—Annual USD577bn of crops at risk
From 1989 to 2016, Germany has lost three quarters of its flying insects by mass—a nosedive likely connected with modern agriculture.

Ocean dead zones from nitrogen run-off from nitrogen based synthetic fertilizers

Depleted soils mean an estimated 60 harvests left

100 Milion ha of tropical forest lost to cattle ranching

One billion people undernourished, and almost two billion people overweight because of the out of kilter way we produce food and the way we farm

THE BIRD FRIENDLY FARMING SOLUTION

It restores mosaic landscapes with hedges, trees and water features which halts desertification and soil loss and provides connectivity for birds, wildlife and pollinators

It rewilds and sets aside wild areas which boosts biodiversity and provides habitat for birds and wildlife

It engages rural communities and breathes life into small family run businesses

By giving birds safe haven it mitigates the negative effects climate breakdown and industrial farming are having; namely habitat loss, unseasonal temperatures, storms and winds and the chemical onslaught from pesticides

It intelligently uses the power of nature to farm; green cover is a natural fertiliser, natural pollinators thrive, natural predators are encouraged and raptors take care of rodents

It nurtures the soil by no tilling and green cover which mitigates CO2 emissions as healthy soil sequesters carbon and acts as a major carbon sink

It embraces Ag-tech solutions which makes smaller scale farms viable

No pesticides and no synthetic fertilizers create food that is rich in macro nutrients and contains no traces of synthetic chemicals