REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE free COURSES
Kiss the Ground is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit on a mission to awaken people to the possibilities of regeneration and inspire participation in this movement through media, communications, education, workshops, immersive programming, and advocacy. Since being established in 2013 with the goal of creating societal awareness around the extraordinary potential of healthy soil, Kiss the Ground has educated and activated millions. WE EDUCATION
Education is one of the ways we believe we can break barriers that have disconnected us from nature. We want to make our environmental and agricultural education available, accessible, and representative of all and hope that this increases the groups we are supporting in their study and influence on the future of the Regenerative Agriculture Movement.
OUR EDUCATION OFFERINGS:
KTG EVERGREEN COURSES
Taught by Kiss the Ground Co-founder Finian Makepeace, Soil Advocate Training (SAT) is a robust introduction and training program designed to equip people with in-depth knowledge about the key solutions to soil regeneration. The course empowers students to create projects, offers multiple different advocacy pathways, and gives them confidence to effectively present and advocate to a variety of audiences. This 8-module course includes lectures, exercises, interviews with leaders in the space, a curated list of readings and resources, an online community platform, a monthly webinar for graduates, and access to Kiss the Ground’s premier presentation materials.
PARTNER COURSES
Like KTG’s own courses, our carefully selected partner courses support the education of farmers, gardeners, consumers, policymakers, and businesses about regenerative agriculture and practices. They equip people with the skills and knowledge needed to be a stronger activist, better consumer, regenerative gardener, or regenerative farmer.
Kiss the Ground has always worked in collaboration with many different groups and thought leaders, and we are always looking to partner with new and existing leaders in the movement. We choose partners who, like Kiss the Ground, support the systemic restoration of our planet and lead us all to get into action to regenerate our planet.
Our partner courses are geared towards a diverse audience and cover a variety of topics, but are united by our strongest belief: anyone, anywhere, can be a powerful and impactful advocate.
FREE COURSES FROM OUR COMMUNITY
We developed this resource for free resources because we recognize how quickly the regenerative movement is growing, and we want to be sure that anyone and everyone who wants to awaken to the possibilities of regeneration has the confidence to do so. We also recognize that Kiss the Ground will not be able to answer every question as we are also still educating ourselves on the generations and generations of knowledge and wisdom within regenerative agriculture.
We are a small team of passionate individuals that continue to reach out to experts every day to continue our education work. We hope that this resource will be able to highlight some of the amazing people who are doing this great work, so that their hard work is acknowledged and shared.
This document shares various resources and opinions from a multitude of organizations. Inclusion in this document does not signify an endorsement from Kiss the Ground on the opinions they express or products/services offered on their own platforms.
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4 Steps for Designing a Regenerative Farm This mini-course, will walk you through the 4 step process to help create your own regenerative farm designs.
Agroecology, Farming and Food Pathways (AFFP) An engaging training and certificate program in Urban & Rural Agroecological Food Systems and Microenterprise.
Awakening the Dreamer Take an honest look at the challenging state of the world, reflect, and discover opportunities to create a new future where you have a key role to play.
Basics of Organic Farming A self-directed online course designed for beginning orchard and vegetable-crop farmers, existing organic farmers, and farmers in transition to organic production.
® Beginner Farmer Training Program A farmer training program for beginning farmers, existing organic farmers, and farmers in transition to organic production.
Climate Resilience Learn and share knowledge with climate resilient agriculture experts, experienced farmers, and MESA’s network of agroecology educators. Create and apply strategies to improve environmental conditions on your farm while helping build resilience and productivity within your management practices.
Explore How Farmers Produce Food Sustainably Gain an understanding of sustainable food production and the challenges that farmers face to offer a sustainable food supply.
Farmers Build Wildfire Resilience An interactive course that provided a technical and theoretical toolkit needed to reduce the human, production, financial and legal risks from wildfires.
Farm to Fork: Sustainable Food Production in a Changing Environment Understand how food goes from farm to fork: explore food security, supply chains, food production and agriculture.
Feeding a Hungry Planet: Agriculture, Nutrition and Sustainability In this course, learn about food security worldwide, the effects of malnutrition, how we manage ecosystems that provide food resources and more.
Finding Farmland Course A series of lessons that will prepare you to confidently approach the financial decisions related to acquiring your first farm.
First Nations Development Institute webinars First Nations Knowledge is a series of educational webinars created and hosted by First Nations Development Institute. The series aims to educate those who work in Native nonprofit and tribal organizations, or in nonprofit or for-profit enterprises to build knowledge and skills and, thus, Native American business and organizational capacity.
Free online Permaculture course Brought to you by Permaculture Women’s Guild, this permaculture design course helps you design your own home, garden, and community projects by providing a solid overview and linking you to various resources.
Grand Challenges: Food for Thought Where does our food come from and what impact does it have on our environment? This course aims to educate you in the way that every human being can reduce their impact on our planet and inspire you to make global connections to tackle sustainability issues.
How to Learn Eco-Agriculture A free mini-course to learn the basics of eco-agriculture, soil health, and where to get started.
Introduction to Sustainability This course introduces the academic approach of Sustainability and explores how today’s human societies can endure in the face of global change, ecosystem degradation and resource limitations.
Introduction to the Fundamentals of Grazing David McLean outlines the key principles and fundamentals of grazing.
Land and Leadership Initiative ( free and paid courses) The Land and Leadership Initiative (LALI) provides strategic support and educational opportunities for current and emerging leaders, helping them to see and act on the potential to address society’s major challenges—food, water, climate, conflict, health—by collaborating with nature and each other.
® List of upcoming courses/workshops/webinars in regenerative agriculture Training programs, events and conferences for a new era of agriculture.
My First Garden (for kids) This resource aims to help teachers integrate school gardens into their classroom curriculum using these 5 lesson plans; “Where Food Comes From,” “How Seeds Grow,” “Planting a Garden,” “Harvesting and Tasting,” and “Visit a Farm.”
Organic Seed Production Learn the basics of organic seed production, this course offers a multimedia learning experience with readings, a series of six Pacha Mama Alliance Pachamama Alliance has created the Up to Us engagement pathway to educate, inspire and engage a critical mass of pro-activist leaders who are committed to bringing forth a thriving, just and sustainable world for all.
Permaculture for the People Apply permaculture as a community-based endeavor, craft your own regenerative living systems beneficial to yourself and the particular ecological and cultural systems in which you are nested.
Permaculture Master Class A four-part permaculture masterclass series from Geoff Lawton, a permaculture consultant, designer, teacher and speaker.
SAI’s Free Online Permaculture Course Introduction The Free Online Permaculture Course Introduction consists of the first module/chapter of the full Certification Permaculture Design Course, allowing interested students the opportunity to get their feet wet in Permaculture Design before making the decision to take an onsite or online Permaculture Design Course.
Soils: Introducing the World Beneath Our Feet Learn about soils, the variety of life they contain and how humans impact this fragile system, with this free online course.
Sustainable Soil Management: Soil for life Learn why soil is so important, how it’s being threatened and what we can do to protect this natural resource so vital to our lives.
Transformation of the Global Food System This course focuses on how food systems can become more sustainable. It consists of four modules where each focuses on an essential ingredient towards developing more sustainable food systems: (1) Boosting the small, (2) Transforming the big, (3) Losing less and (4) Eating smarter.
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