Regenerative agriculture is an approach to farming that aims to mimic nature and leave the land in better condition than how we found it. At Shirttail Creek Farm we employ many systems that collectively help us to always be moving in that direction. Specifically we: Always keep living roots in the soil. We double crop all of our land meaning that we plant seasonal cover crops and grasses across our farm to ensure that we're always building structure in our soils and providing forage for our animals. This also means that we sequester more Carbon per acre from the atmosphere than most 'conventional' farms and ranches! Practice Managed Intensive Grazing (MIG) - we graze cattle in small paddocks and move them as many as three times per day. This allows them to graze in high stock density  for short period of time after which the cattle are moved and the ground is able to rest and regrow for 4-6 weeks between grazings.  Rotate multiple species across our farm. It's not normal in nature to have just one species of animal or plant grazing/growing in one place. Diversity is critical to healthy ecosystems. So...in nature's image we rotate our laying hens, broiler chickens, pigs and cattle across the farm constantly. This ensures an even distribution of grazing pressure as well as manure and urine across the farm to further enrich the soils!