John Wick and Jeffrey Creque - Part 1 of 6 part series.

Presentations from the Quivira Coalition's 9th Annual Conference, November 10-12, 2010, in Albuquerque, NM
The Carbon Ranch: Using Food and Stewardship to Build Soil and Fight Climate Change

Right now, the only possibility of large-scale removal of greenhouse gases from the atmosphere is through plant photosynthesis and other land-based carbon sequestration activities. Strategies include: enriching soil carbon, farming with perennials, employing climate-friendly livestock practices, conserving natural habitat, restoring degraded watersheds and rangelands, and producing local food. Over the past decade, many of these strategies have been demonstrated to be both practical and profitable. A carbon ranch bundles them into an economic whole with the aim of creating climate-friendly landscapes that are both healthy ecologically and the source of healthy food. In this conference we explored this exciting new frontier and heard from carbon pioneers from around the world.

About the speakers:

Jeffrey Creque: Dr. Jeffrey Creque, Agroecologist with the Marin Carbon Project - Petaluma, CA

John Wick: Director and Steering Committee Member. He is co-owner with his wife, Peggy Rathmann, of the Nicasio Native Grass Ranch. His background is in construction project management. As Director of the Marin Carbon Project, Mr. Wick's role is to help launch the Marin Carbon Project and to plan, execute, and finalize projects according to deadlines and within budget. This includes acquiring resources and coordinating the efforts of Steering Committee members, member organizations, volunteers, contractors, and consultants in order to deliver projects according to plan.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• Quivira Coalition Conference
• lecture series
• November 10-12
• 2010
• Albuquerque
• NM
• The Carbon Ranch
• Food
• Stewardship
• Build Soil
• Fight Climate Change
• humanity
• removal of greenhouse gase
• atmosphere
• plant photosynthesis
• enriching soil carbon
• farming
• livestock
• conserving natural habitat
• climate-friendly practices
• producing local food
• ecological healthy
• healthy food
• carbon pioneers