Regenerative Animal Agriculture /programs/urban-farming/regenerative-animal-agriculture | Date document updated: 01/15/2025 Date page updated: DD/MM/YYYY |
REAP's Regenerative Animal Agriculture program integrates livestock into urban farming to promote soil health, biodiversity, and sustainability in an educational context. Nature-based practices like agroforestry and silvopasture frame animals as agents of regeneration, improving farming outcomes and climate impact.
We practice regenerative animal agriculture right here in Alameda! REAP’s sheep and chickens demonstrate the power and potential of closed-loop systems, and the benefits of animals for soil health. This program’s goal is to engage individuals of all ages and knowledge levels in the processes, techniques, and practices of regenerative animal agriculture. We want to provide knowledge and opportunities to accelerate careers, businesses, and hobbies toward higher impact.
*Separate Box : REAP currently partners with the Wild Oyster Project to provide oyster shells to our chickens! Shells are collected from local restaurants and then given to the chickens to be picked clean. The shells then go up onto rooftops to cure, which regulates the building’s temperature. Finally they are released back into the bay to encourage oyster populations!
At REAP, we work to demonstrate 3 practices with implications for agriculture across the globe: agroforestry, silvopasture, and rotational grazing. Essentially, these practices integrate livestock, trees, shrubs, and crops into holistic management practices. Regenerative animal agriculture is growing in interest and applications across the world, from large-scale farms to urban gardens to California vineyards.
From weed abatement for fire suppression to silvopasture for increased soil health, we need experts to integrate animals into agricultural and ecological practices. Animals are crucial to regenerative farming practices, and working with animals takes knowledge and practice. We need animal caretakers, herders, ranchers, as well as people to plan and implement animal-based programs for remediation and farming.
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