Meet a regen farmer - Ed Horton
There are huge benefits that come with committing to a Regenerative Farming model, both environmental and for your bottom line. We spoke with one of our suppliers, Ed Horton, to find out what going Regen has meant for him and his family farm.
Everything You Need To Know About Regenerative Agriculture Now
Regenerative Agriculture, or “RegenAg,” has the potential to create significant positive change in our food system. By regenerating soils, enhancing farm biodiversity, sequestering carbon and improving water cycling - it paves the way for a more sustainable future. Matthews Cotswold Flour is dedicated to sourcing from certified Regenerative farms, ensuring we produce nutritious grains that result in exceptional regenerative flour.
Making Soils Healthier
Maintaining a protective cover on the soil surface, whether through cover crops, living mulches, or residues. Protecting soil from erosion, conserving moisture, and suppressing weeds. Soil cover provides habitat and food for soil organisms, contributing to a more dynamic soil ecosystem.
Better Natural Crop Resilience
Reducing physical and chemical disruptions to the soil. Achieve this through minimal or no tilling to maintain the soil structure, fungal networks, and preserve the organic matter in the soil.
Replace Chemicals with Livestock
Practices such as rotational grazing mimic natural grazing patterns, helping to cycle nutrients, improve soil fertility, and increase biodiversity. Livestock integration can also contribute to the breakdown of organic matter and the stimulation of plant growth.
Reduced Greenhouse Gases
Rotating crops and growing a variety of crops help in breaking pest and disease cycles, improving soil health, and increasing biodiversity. Diverse crop rotations can include a mix of cash crops, green manures, and cover crops.
Better for roots & the water table
Ensuring that living roots are present in the soil as much as possible throughout the year helps in drawing down carbon, feeding soil microbes, and improving soil structure. Living roots are vital for sequestering carbon, enhancing nutrient cycling, and improving soil health.
Join Our Regenerative Agriculture Community Now
Use the button below to join our Regenerative Agriculture community now. If you want to become a regenerative farming or baking partner, then we want to hear from you.
From farm to flour
Discover how Matthews Cotswold Flour mills regenerative, and how we play a pivotal part towards regenerative agriculture.
From flour to food
After the regenerative grain has been milled into regenerative flour, it next finds itself into the hands of bakers.
Our Regenerative Flours