In his groundbreaking book, Eric Toensmeier unveils the potential of carbon farming to combat climate change.
Toensmeier, a Yale lecturer and senior fellow at Project Drawdown, proposes a transformative approach by integrating agroforestry and perennial crops into agriculture.
He emphasizes that alongside reduced fossil fuel emissions, carbon farming can restore atmospheric CO2 levels to a sustainable 350 parts per million.
It also boosts food security and improves soil quality.
Despite challenges like financial transition periods for farmers, Toensmeier advocates for a carbon tax to facilitate the shift.
The USDA has initiated carbon farming …
