Every day we hear more grim news about climate change - the ice caps are melting faster than expected, sea levels are rising, the oceans are getting hotter, we're in the sixth extinction on a collision course towards disaster.  Everything seems so hopeless.  What can any of us do?

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It turns out a lot.  Let's not wait for the corporations and national governments to take action.  Horse people can make a difference. We can sequester carbon!

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We can grow healthier pastures, pastures that not only keep our horses healthier but that also sequester carbon.  Taken together

we are a community that CAN make a difference.

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Think of the green plants in your horse's pasture as tiny solar panels.  The plants create sugars which they send down into their roots.  But they aren't just nourishing themselves.  The sugars are transferred to  fungi and bacteria in exchange for minerals the plants need.

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When a pasture is overgrazed, plants can't develop deep root structures.  They don't have enough "solar panels" left to do the work. The fungi and bacteria die off, and the soil deteriorates.

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We can turn this around with better pasture management. It's a win-win situation. Our horses become healthier as we are sequestering carbon in our pastures.

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Here's how it works:

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Fungi and bacteria have carbon-based cell walls .  In the process of building healthier soils we are drawing carbon into the land. If we get the soil biome right, the bacteria and fungi in the soil draw in carbon and use it to build their cell structures.

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We have the answers. It's just that we've manage to kick things out of balance so these natural systems aren't working.  But we can bring this back. 

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Imagine if everyone who visits this web site made changes to the way they manage their pastures, their lawns, their gardens.  It's simple - stop spraying, increase biodiversity, get the roots down and the minerals up.

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It starts with horse people because we have land.  We have the ability to make choices, and we care about our horses.  We want the BEST for them.

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For so many years we've been taught that bright green grass, all very neat, all looking the same, is the best for our horses.  But it's not.  We need to increase biodiversity  in our pastures both above and below ground.

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Want to learn more?  Listen to this podcast from Equiosity.com.  It's an interview with Manda Scott, writer and climate crisis activist.

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And then join us as we gather the information we need to sequester carbon under our fields and gardens.