Organically farmed soils release fewer greenhouse gases

Eat with local organic farms, like Joyfully Organic Farm : The climate-friendly choice for fewer greenhouse gasses

Looking for a way to reduce your greenhouse gas emissions? Eat locally + organically with Joyfully Organic Farm. Our climate-friendly farming practices do not use synthetic pesticides and fertilizers, which are some of the primary greenhouse gas generators–both in their production and application. Synthetic nitrogen fertilizers, for example, are known to create emissions 300 times more harmful than carbon dioxide (Nitrous Oxide I’m lookin’ at you). As a certified organic farm, we see a demonstrable reduction in these dangerous emissions.

We also invest deeply in our soils, which, when strengthened by organic practices, are a massive asset to mitigating climate change and achieving resilience in its midst. Healthy soils sequester carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus, methane, and other hazardous emissions, diverting them from the atmosphere, where they accelerate climate change. When sequestered by the soil’s biological processes, these compounds actually serve as nutrients, thus further boosting soil health, and reducing the need for synthetic fertilizers.

When you eat with our farm, you’re taking concrete action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. You’re voting with your dollar to fight climate change and facilitate a more resilient future for our children. And you’re joining others in a powerful communal effort.

We can mitigate climate change, and develop resilience to its effects, but to do so, we need to invest in the right systems, the right choices. Carbon-sequestering, emissions-diverting, soil-building organic farms are one of those right choices 💪 🌱