On a recent team visit to Boschendal, in Franschoek South Africa, our team had the opportunity to spend the day with Boschendal’s team to gain insight and a deeper understanding of the ground-breaking regenerative farming practices being conducted on their farm on a commercial scale.
This was an inspiring visit and this Earth Day, our Anthesis Account Manager, Kyra Pienaar reflects back on the impact it had on her as a horticulturalist, working on our AgriCarbon Programme.
“Visiting Boschendal Farm was an insightful experience that perfectly encapsulated the essence of Earth Day. Being guided around the farm and learning about their regenerative practices felt like uncovering the Earth’s own manual for sustainable living and how farming can become a solution against climate change.
An example herein was the holistic approach of mimicking livestock’s natural behaviour, of instinctively seeking fresh grazing areas. By adopting this approach of frequent movement and species diversity, the grazing land is afforded the opportunity to rejuvenate, and the lifecycles of pathogens are disrupted, negating the need for regular treatment.
This example is one of many with the underlying message: within nature lies the blueprint for farming regeneratively. This example is one of many with the underlying message: within nature lies the blueprint for farming regeneratively. 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗲𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝗳 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗹𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱𝘀, 𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗮𝘀 𝘄𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲.”
