Natural Systems Agriculture
We believe there’s a solution. We call it Natural Systems Agriculture, and it’s what we do.
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Perennial Crops
Natural ecosystems feature perennial plants. So does our approach to regenerative agriculture.
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Ecological Intensification
Sunlight. Water. Soil. Microbes. Plants. People. The Land Institute brings them all together for sustainable farming.
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36th Annual E.F. Schumacher Lectures
Wes Jackson and Wendell Berry in conversation in Great Barrington, MA.
October 22, 2016 | 7:00 pm
Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center
Welcome Fred Iutzi, New Land Institute President
The Land Institute is very pleased to welcome Fred Iutzi as our new president! Fred grew up on an Illinois farm and his career has focused on the sustainability of agriculture and rural communities. Fred…
Scientific Publications
Going where no grains have gone before
Abstract: Annual-based arable agroecosystems experience among the greatest frequency, extent and magnitude of disturbance regimes of all terrestrial ecosystems. In order to control non-crop vegetation, farmers implement tillage practices and/or…
Pipeline for grain domestication
Abstract: In the interest of diversifying the global food system, improving human nutrition, and making agriculture more sustainable, there have been many proposals to domesticate wild plants or complete the…
Perennial sorghum study
Abstract: When developed, perennial grain sorghum could provide an opportunity for more ecologically sound food production. In 2002, we initiated a perennial sorghum breeding program, using Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench…