It all starts in the soil.
At Cerro Azul we focus on its regeneration, with encouraging results.
Our search for a replicable agricultural production model fostering nature led us to regenerative livestock management. In 2019 we replaced conventional agrochemical-heavy farming with regenerative grazing, thus promoting soil health with sun, water and animal impact as our only inputs. The soil is recovering, our animals are blossoming, nature’s cycles are taking their course.
Where in 2019 we counted 5 species of plants in a pasture area, in 2020 it was 30. Flocks of birds have returned, following our dense cattle herds, working the soil with their beaks, enhancing the soil’s absorption of nutrients and water. In winter, we no longer need to give forage to our animals on long-established pastures. The farm has become more resilient to flooding and drought. We witness strong symbols of a functioning ecosystem.
Soil is the basis of life and food.
We have to protect it.
By focusing on soil health, a virtuous circle is activated in favour of nature. Soil regeneration supports and reinforces the ecosystem’s natural cycles and interrelationships, enhancing biodiversity, ultimately producing more nutritious food, without any use of agrochemicals of any sort.
Agricultural soils are potentially one of the largest carbon reserves. It all depends on the way of farming production. Healthy soil is living, active soil that sequesters and stores carbon, facilitates mineral and water cycles and produces nutritious food.
Regenerative livestock farming is a concrete action to help reduce the climate crisis.
A change in agricultural production models is urgently necessary. Regenerative grazing means livestock management transitions from being one cause of the climate crisis to becoming an essential pillar in alleviating it.
Minimum soil intervention, covered soils, fostering diversity, deep root development and the integration of animals are key principles of soil health recovery. Regenerative grazing respects and fosters these.
Regenerative livestock farming is a concrete action to help reduce the climate crisis.
A change in agricultural production models is urgently necessary. Regenerative grazing means livestock management transitions from being one cause of the climate crisis to becoming an essential pillar in alleviating it.
Minimum soil intervention, covered soils, fostering diversity, deep root development and the integration of animals are key principles of soil health recovery. Regenerative grazing respects and fosters these.
We work in the
context of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
Goal 15: Sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, halt and reverse land degradation, halt biodiversity loss.
Goal 13: Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts.
Goal 12: Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns.
Goal 8: Promote inclusive and sustainable economic growth, employment and decent work for all.
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These are the standards we apply to our work, following national and international work standards.
We work to meet the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. Our focus are these:
Goal 15: Sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, halt and reverse land degradation, halt biodiversity loss.
Goal 13: Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts.
Goal 12: Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns.
Goal 8: Promote inclusive and sustainable economic growth, employment and decent work for all.
It is not enough to be sustainable,
we need to regenerate.
The focus of regenerative agriculture
is soil healing.
As the basis of all life on earth. Impoverished soil threatens our survival on this planet. Soil health is reflected in biodiversity, topsoil accumulation and good water absorption and retention.
Cerro Azul is located in the most suitable geographical region for livestock farming.
We therefore converted the entire field to regenerative livestock management, recording encouraging developments two years after the conversion: long-established pastures are flourishing and the bare ground is more densely covered with grasses. Former arable land, particularly interesting field projects, are also showing healing processes, flowering more intensively and diversely in spring and summer 2020/21 compared to 2019/20.
Nature in
Cerro Azul is flourishing.
Some of our data
Climatic conditions and open air
Our animals are kept on the pastures of Cerro Azul for their entire lives. The breeds are well adapted to the climatic conditions of our region and thrive in the open air.
We make the field regenerative in one go
The winter proved us right: for the first time, forage feeding was not necessary on the long-established pastures.
Wildlife protects the land
Flocks of birds gather behind the dense herds of cattle, working the ground with their beacons, encouraging the absorption of nutrients into the soil.
Nature in Cerro Azul is flourishing:
The severe drought of summer 2020/21 did not cause difficulties for our pastures, nor did the heavy rains of winter 2020.
Animals are our tools
Large herds of cattle are kept for up to three days on much smaller areas of land than in conventional management. Therefore, the animal impact is high: a lot of trampling, loosening the soil, a lot of manure, providing nutrition to the soil and thus preserving plant roots essential for access to nutrients and water.
The world awakens to the possibilities of regeneration.
Both as an organisation and as individuals, we are committed to asking ourselves how we actually defend not only the soil, but all the people on it.
Working together with our community to create more equity, diversity and a movement where everyone is honoured for their contributions, both historically and in the future.
