Farming With Climate Change

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Farming With Climate Change

As Earth’s climate changes, farmers are facing increasingly unpredictable weather conditions and more frequent extreme weather events. Farmers will need to gather resources, create support networks and develop strategies to manage under new climatic conditions.

Regenerative farming practices have the potential to ameliorate environmental impacts and make farming systems more resilient to extreme and variable weather. Regenerative practices also have the potential to sequester carbon and change agriculture from one the greatest emitters of carbon to one of the solutions to long-term climate change.

Prior to the class, we will share a link for the film “Kiss the Ground”, which explores many regenerative practices through conversations with farmers who are using them.  Participants should view the film at their own convenience. We recommend viewing the film shortly before the discussion forum so points of the film will be fresh in your mind. The group will the convene for the virtual forum made of farmers, and those of us who support them, to discuss farming practices that will make them more resilient to climate change.  

***This material is funded in partnership by USDA, Risk Management Agency***

under award number RMA23CPT0013619

Refunds are unavailable for cancellations made within 48 hours of the class

Larry Dyer has a doctorate in Entomology from Michigan State University (MSU) and has worked in agricultural ecology, organic agriculture and community-based food systems for over 30 years. He is a Holistic Management® Certified Educator which includes an understanding of holistic planned grazing. He has also taken solar photovoltaics courses from the Midwest Renewable Energy Association and has been the lead organizer of a solar group-buy effort in Petoskey, Michigan that resulted in 15 new solar installations in 2022. He has taught several dozen classes at North Central Michigan College and with other non-profit partners.