Common Ground Comes to Pendleton

Thanks to the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR), the acclaimed film Common Ground was shown in Pendleton for a one-time screening on Wednesday, February 7, 2024. The event, held at the Wildhorse Resort and Casino’s Cineplex, attracted an enthusiastic audience of more than 200 people

Common Ground is a sequel to the 2020 film Kiss the Ground, based on the book of the same name. Kiss the Ground can be streamed on Netflix and is highly recommended for farmers, ranchers, and anyone interested in solutions for climate change mitigation.

Applying Principles of Regenerative Agriculture

The principles of regenerative agriculture work across all landscapes; they are about managing the ecosystem as a living system. How do we reduce disturbances to the soil (both chemical and physical), keep the soil covered, keep a living root growing to feed the biology, increase diversity (grow a diversity of plants), and integrate livestock? 

The challenge is understanding how to adapt the principles of regenerative agriculture to your specific situation. That is why some people have added a sixth principle: context.