Planet horse11/10/2022 ![]() This will be something everyone can participate in - whether you have your own land, or you board your horses, or maybe you don't even have horses whether you are six years old or sixty - everyone will be able to participate. ![]() Every Monday we'll announce a project for the week. So Horses for Future is our gathering point. You never know - your solution may spark an idea that helps someone else create a better solution for their own horses and land management. What is working for you on your land? Let's share our successes. What books, articles, podcasts are each of us finding? Let's share the information so we can all become great soil farmers and change the world! This is a gathering place for people who want to make a difference. The first is a facebook group - Horses for Future. Let me tell you about the resources we are creating for you. It's an interview with Manda Scott, writer and climate crisis activist.Īnd then join us as we gather the information we need to sequester carbon under our fields and gardens. Want to learn more? Listen to this podcast from. We need to increase biodiversity in our pastures both above and below ground. We want the BEST for them.įor so many years we've been taught that bright green grass, all very neat, all looking the same, is the best for our horses. We have the ability to make choices, and we care about our horses. It starts with horse people because we have land. It's simple - stop spraying, increase biodiversity, get the roots down and the minerals up. Imagine if everyone who visits this web site made changes to the way they manage their pastures, their lawns, their gardens. It's just that we've manage to kick things out of balance so these natural systems aren't working. If we get the soil biome right, the bacteria and fungi in the soil draw in carbon and use it to build their cell structures. In the process of building healthier soils we are drawing carbon into the land. Our horses become healthier as we are sequestering carbon in our pastures.įungi and bacteria have carbon-based cell walls. We can turn this around with better pasture management. The fungi and bacteria die off, and the soil deteriorates. They don't have enough "solar panels" left to do the work. When a pasture is overgrazed, plants can't develop deep root structures. The sugars are transferred to fungi and bacteria in exchange for minerals the plants need. But they aren't just nourishing themselves. The plants create sugars which they send down into their roots. Think of the green plants in your horse's pasture as tiny solar panels. We are a community that CAN make a difference. We can grow healthier pastures, pastures that not only keep our horses healthier but that also sequester carbon. ![]() Let's not wait for the corporations and national governments to take action. ![]() Every day we hear more grim news about climate change - the ice caps are melting faster than expected, sea levels are rising, the oceans are getting hotter, we're in the sixth extinction on a collision course towards disaster. ![]()
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