{"id":7547,"date":"2021-10-15T09:12:45","date_gmt":"2021-10-15T09:12:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/luxurygoldbdev.wpengine.com\/?p=7547"},"modified":"2024-05-17T17:25:50","modified_gmt":"2024-05-17T16:25:50","slug":"food-for-thought-world-food-day-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.luxurygold.com\/lg\/food-for-thought-world-food-day-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Food for thought – World Food Day 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"

At Luxury Gold Vacations, along with all our sister brands in The Travel Corporation, we passionately believe in making travel a force for good – for people, wildlife and the planet. Through the TreadRight<\/a><\/strong> Foundation we support projects across the globe, including the innovative regenerative ocean farming project, GreenWave<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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In honor of World Food Day 2021, we spoke with GreenWave about the systems of sustainable food production the project creates, who they benefit, and how we can all support sustainable farming on a day-to-day basis.<\/p>\n

An introduction to GreenWave<\/h3>\n

In 2021, TreadRight invested in GreenWave<\/a><\/strong> as part of point 3 of The Travel Corporation\u2019s Climate Action Plan<\/a><\/strong>: to invest in new technologies and nature-based solutions to remove excess carbon from our atmosphere.<\/p>\n

While there have been many attempts to increase soil\u2019s ability to store carbon, (known as soil organic carbon), one unintended effect is the release of nitrous oxide, (N2O), a greenhouse gas that is 300 times more potent than carbon dioxide. The largest contributor of the steadily increasing N2O into our atmosphere is agriculture. Nitrous oxide is a by-product from the use of nitrogen, largely used in farming as a fertilizer.<\/p>\n

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Bren harvesting kelp<\/p><\/div>\n

The use of kelp as a soil additive is emerging as a tool to reduce nitrous oxide emissions and create a net climate benefit. GreenWave is a regenerative ocean farming organization studying how kelp can be added to soil to increase its carbon storage potential while decreasing harmful nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from regenerative land farms.<\/p>\n

By its very nature, GreenWave is tackling more than just carbon removal and demonstrating the many benefits to nature-based carbon solutions.<\/p>\n

What does sustainable food production mean to GreenWave?<\/h3>\n

We have to think beyond relying on mother nature and focus on how farmers can grow crops that actively breathe life back into our ecosystems, so we can all make a living on a living planet. We must protect ecosystems because there are no jobs and no food on a dead planet. For GreenWave, sustainable food production means growing what is regenerative \u2013 not simply what consumers demand, collaborating and building circular economies and business models, and investing in the regenerative economy so small- and medium-sized farms and businesses can succeed.<\/p>\n

How does your organization contribute to or enhance sustainable food production?<\/h3>\n
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Kelp line<\/p><\/div>\n

GreenWave\u2019s polyculture farming system (the simultaneous farming of multiple kinds of crops) grows a mix of seaweeds and shellfish that require zero inputs \u2014 no fresh water, fertilizer, feed, or land \u2014 while sequestering carbon and rebuilding marine ecosystems. These crops grow with no input, simply by soaking up nutrients in the ocean, making it the most sustainable form of food production on the planet. Since our farms sit vertically below the surface, they produce high yields within a small footprint.<\/p>\n

As a nonprofit, GreenWave\u2019s 10-year goal is to provide training, tools, and support to a baseline of 10,000 regenerative ocean farmers to catalyze the planting of 1 million acres and yield meaningful economic and climate impacts.<\/p>\n

How can everyday citizens do their part to support sustainable food production?<\/h3>\n