Definity Insurance tours ALUS farms in Ontario to learn how farmers are using nature-based climate solutions to protect their operations from severe weather.Definity Financial Corporation is committed to building community resilience. As the parent company to...
Wetlands on Working Lands for Climate Resilience
Farmers have been on the frontlines of the climate crisis, facing drought conditions in the west and flooding in the east. But many have discovered that creating wetlands on working lands can build resilience to extreme weather events, while also producing several...
Farmer Engagement Drives Success of Regenerative Agriculture Pilot
ALUS and General Mills expand community-led regenerative agriculture partnership after successful pilot.A Growing Roots participant shows the density of root structures at their project site. Dense root systems support soil health, water retention and can benefit...
Ron Toonders, Switchgrass for Grassroots Resilience
Farmers like Ron Toonders are building resilient practices that benefit nature and the agricultural landscape in Ontario This photo depicts the root system of switchgrass, Panicum virgatum. (Grown at The Land Institute in Salina, Kansas) In the hot summer months,...