Project Name: Regenerative Accelerator: Adoption of Farming Practices to Enhance Manitoba’s Natural Infrastructure

Project Description: The goal of this proposal is to grow Holistic Management Canada's Regenerative Accelerator Program. This program aims to scale up the adoption of regenerative farming practices that build healthy ecosystems and improve soil health on farms in Manitoba. This project will allow Holistic Management Canada and our partners to work with more farmers across Manitoba and provide them with expertise and funding to plan and implement regenerative farming projects that will impact over 4,000 acres. 

Amount: $200,000

Project Name: Soil Health: Addressing watershed priorities for producers and wildlife habitat-PHASE 3 (2022)

Project Description: MFGA will again lead a partnership of three Manitoba Watershed Districts from the southwest Manitoba to support landowners’ Regenerative Agriculture practices via cover and relay crops that focus on healthy soils, healthy farms, healthy watersheds. MFGA ,Central Assiniboine, Assiniboine West and Souris River Watershed Districts will target up to 120 landowners to subscribe 3,600 acres @ $25 acre over two years to improve soil, ecological services and watershed benefits from their farms.

Amount: $200,000