Cómo

Growing food and fiber with industrial techniques and chemicals is a major contributor to climate change. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, agriculture contributes up to 10% of total US greenhouse gas emissions. If we switch from resource-intensive conventional farming to organic and low-till practices that build healthy soil over time, we could turn our agricultural system from problem to solution.

Dónde Estamos

Together with a group of farmers, business leaders and experts in soil health, animal welfare and social fairness, Patagonia helped found a new nonprofit, called the Regenerative Organic Alliance, to own and manage the Regenerative Organic Certified® program.

Through this initiative, we’re working with farms certified to the highest organic standard, which aims to rehabilitate soil, respect animal welfare and improve the lives of farmers.

In Spring 2020, we launched our first products—mango snacks and cotton clothing—developed from crops grown on farms working toward Regenerative Organic certification. In Spring 2022, we released our first Regenerative Organic Certified products, signifying the program’s high practices for soil health, social fairness and animal welfare.

Qué Sigue

We believe it’s possible to grow food and fiber in a way that promotes soil health and accelerates positive change for people and the environment. It’s not just about doing less harm, but doing some good through the process, too.