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ZPFA reached out to HomelandGreen for assistance to launch a Restore project that promotes, amongst others, adoption of regenerative practices in local farms. The Restore project is funded by ZPFA’s restaurant partners. Zero Foodprint Asia (ZFPA), an extension of Zero Foodprint (ZFP) in California, is a nonprofit organization mobilizing the food world around agricultural climate solutions. ZFPA hosts a crowdfunding program that gathers funds from member food businesses such as restaurants, cafes, bars and food retailers. Members pledge 1% of every restaurant purchase to ZFPA to fund regenerative farming practices that draw down carbon from the atmosphere and help combat global warming. -- Excerpt from ZFPA Annual Report We also help to provide free training for the technical assistants who are responsible for monitoring the farms’ progress. The Restore project has also acquired various tools including soil penetrometer, soil sample collector, portable soil pH, temperature and humidity meter, various soil and sap ion meters, pH meter, conductivity CEC meter, Brix refractometer, CO2, and chlorophyll meter to collect data. They are used for progress assessment and fine tuning of daily practice. Our belief Soil pH is also driven by F:B ratio. No wonder some crops adapted to high F:B ratio prefer low soil pH (acidic) and low F:B ratio prefer neutral to higher soil pH (slightly alkaline; more lignin) The basic premise of regenerative farming is science and evidence-based, it starts with restoring the vitality of the soil. This document (Fundamental Principles of RF practices_clean 20230520.pdf) summarizes the principles and methods HomelandGreen shares with farmers. School field trip to RF farm Examine the soil : texture and organism Using penetrometer Transplant seedlingsCollaboration with ZFPA – helping farms to make the switch
Our role in this collaboration
HomelandGreen advises the five local farms receiving the ZPFA Restore Fund with the transition to regenerative farming methods from using the fertilizer trio (chicken manure pellets, bone and peanut meal) to nutrient supplements, such as hydrolysate made from natural material such as fish, nut powder and other residue from food processing. The goal is to restore the soil microbiome and enhance the nutritional profile avoiding the adverse effects of conventional NPK or organic fertilizers without giving due consideration of their carbon consumption effect in soil. Throughout the project, we share with the farmers the how-and-why including the science behind it. This transfer of knowledge helps them to be better informed farmers. The weekly sharing session brings the participating farmers and the technical assistants of the Restore project together creating an RF community. Challenges unique in Hong Kong farms
Other fronts
Public education