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Regenerative ORGANIC
Agriculture

At Terra Nostra, we are invested in the future.  We understand the importance of conserving and improving the earth for future generations.   We know that this future depends on soil health, particularly the top 6” of topsoil. Through thoughtful and purposeful planning, we can positively impact topsoil health and the microbiome to slow depletion, which is occurring at an alarming rate.  Within the next 60 years, global topsoils will be depleted. Regenerative Organic is key to creating a sustainable future and improving the earth for the future.

pillars of Regenerative Organic Certified®

Regenerative Organic Certified® is built on three pillars:

Soil Health & Land Management, Animal Welfare, and Social Fairness, with required specific criteria for each. Regenerative agriculture certification requires specific farming principles and practices that work in harmony to rehabilitate the entire biosphere of the farm. This is done by placing a close focus on soil health with attention also on water management, biodiversity, fertilizer use, and more. 
Regenerative organic agriculture improves the resources it uses, rather than destroying or depleting them. It is a holistic systems approach to agriculture that encourages continual on farm innovation for environmental, social, economic and spiritual wellbeing  Robert Rodale,  Rodale Institute

Soil Health and Land Management

  • Soil Lab Testing
  • Tillage action Plan
  • Crop Rotations
  • Vegetative Cover
  • Minimal Soil Disturbance
  • Rotational Grazing
  • Use of compost and manure instead of imported fertilizers
  • Regenerative Organic System Plan (ROSP)
  • Record of Native Flora and fauna
  • Conserve and Restore Natural Bodies of Water, wetlands and riparian areas
  • From 2015 onwards no active deforestation, mining or conversion of wetlands
  • Protection of endangered plants and species and their habitat 
  • Continue development of Regenerative Practices
  • Prevention of Waste water discharge into native waterways
  • Reduction of waste
  • No use of GMOs 

Animal Welfare

  • Animal welfare certificates required
  • Does not meet EPAs concentrated Animal Feeding Operations
  • No competition for food/nutrition or water resources for animals
  • No forced feeding
  • Prevention of Malnutrition
  • Animals have access to shelter, exposure to natural light an are not confined 

Social Fairness

  • Prevention of child labor
  • Prevention of human trafficking, harassment, abuse or forced labor
  • Proof of current social fairness certification
  • Operations have a valid business license
  • Commitment to a living wage
  • Transparent negotiation
  • Safe working conditions 

Regenerative organic agriculture is a collection of practices that focus on regenerating soil HEALTH AND the full farm ecosystem.

REGENERATIVE ORGANIC
Regenerative practices focus on improving and maintaining soil microbiome by using tools such as; crop rotation, vegetative cover, minimal soil disturbance, rotational grazing, composting and sparing the soil from use of synthetic fertilizers and pesticides. Healthy soils are crucial to CO2 sequestration, food production, erosion prevention, water filtration/retention, disease reduction and promoting biodiversity.

lets work together

Regenerative Organic certified agriculture to be part of the solution

and LEAVE THIS WORLD BETTER THAN WE FOUND IT.

Regenerative Organic certification preserves topsoils while also improving farmer welfare. Farmers are the stewards of the soil and its first defense. By implementing land management and sustainable farming practices, farmers benefit from higher yields and more productive lands as well as increased profits due to premiums paid for Organic, Fairtrade, and Regenerative certifications. Regenerative Organic agriculture results in a healthy soil system which turn leads to productive farms and healthy economies.

Let’s work together through Regenerative Organic certified agriculture to be part of the solution and leave this world better than we found it.

Sustainable Cocoa Farming

Nurturing Partnerships, Regenerating Soil, and Supporting Communities in the Dominican Republic

We have focused our main organic cocoa sourcing and partnership efforts out of the Dominican Republic. Built upon long-standing relationships, we were able to work closely to launch the regenerative Silver certification out of this origin. We also work closely to find creative solutions to improve farmer livelihood and yields while maintaining soil health. This includes agronomist training programs in demonstration plots to help farmers learn: IPM, pruning, grafting, forest conservation, composting, and other soil health techniques. 

The agronomist regularly visits co-ops to provide this training and distribute seedlings, so over 700,000 seedlings have been distributed to farmers which are interplanted with native plants. Cultivation in the co-ops is based on a traditional forest-like agroforestry system, including different crops/fruit trees/shade trees, and with 7% of the land remaining uncultivated.

Additionally, we have focused heavily on the prevention of Child labor and perform 3 audits annually to ensure there are no risks. Child labor in the Dominican Republic is non-existent and Fairtrade International’s Risk Map puts the risk in DR at 4-5% while in African cocoa-producing counties, it is +20-25% and above. Farmer’s children have distributed supplies they need to succeed, i.e.: school kits, shoes, sports equipment, and toys, to assist with their school year and encourage attendance. We are excited to grow our efforts in the region and continue our efforts toward regenerative farming practices and fair practices for farmers

In 2024, we project handling up to

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Empowering Growth

Regenerative Organic In the Dominican Republic

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Smallholders farmers

Eco-Conscious

The processing centers have electric equipment, and the buildings are equipped with solar panels.
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Generally paying farmers around 35% higher prices than global average
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New projects to provide drinking water to co-ops

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