How the Chicken Crossed the Road To Build a Regenerative Food System

Bioneers: Revolution from the Heart of Nature

Visionary agri-preneur Reginaldo Haslett-Marroquin unearths a startling natural-world template for building a global movement that puts the chicken at the regenerative heart of bioregional food systems. These Poultry-Centered Regenerative Agroforestry farms can both renew the land and ultimately support the hundreds of millions of small farmers who produce 70% of the world’s food.

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