We are a nonprofit organization (501c3) wanting to advance the practice, and spread awareness of the opportunity, of turning atmospheric carbon into soil organic matter.

Our principal project is the Soil Carbon Challenge, an international prize competition to see how fast land managers can turn atmospheric carbon into water-holding, fertility-enhancing soil organic matter. (Peter is currently touring the continent in a converted school bus, doing baselines.)

We think the opportunity for increasing carbon and water in the soil is huge, and will help drive improvement in social and economic conditions as well as enhance biodiversity and ecological resiliency.

Board members:

Abe Collins grazes cattle near St. Albans, Vermont, and is co-founder of Carbon Farmers of America.

Peter Donovan has herded sheep, and worked in the woods, agriculture, and cattle ranching. Since 1996 he has reported on innovative natural resource stewards, and most of his articles can be found on http://ManagingWholes.com. He lives in Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon, but is currently on the road in a school bus.

Christina Allday-Bondy is a Certified Educator with Holistic Management International. She lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Jeff Goebel is an experienced consensus facilitator and educator in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He is a Certified Educator with Holistic Management International. His website is http://www.aboutlistening.com.

Jim Laurie has worked with John Todd building Living Machines (biological systems to purify wastewater). He lives in Woburn, Massachusetts.

Most of us are available to address groups as well as facilitate participatory dialogues on the soil carbon opportunity.

Contact:

Peter Donovan
501 South Street
Enterprise, OR 97828
USA

541-263-1888