ALUS Projects
On-farm climate resilience you can see and touch

On-farm climate resilience you can see and touch

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

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

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

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,...