As summer begins to wind down here at Regenerate 68! Farm in Salinas, California, we’re shifting our focus from what we can harvest above the soil to what we can build beneath it. One of our most important fall practices is cover cropping, a simple but powerful regenerative farming practice that helps us protect and improve the soil during the transition between growing seasons.

Flourishing communities are home to growing families, thriving businesses, and the people whose labor and leadership power the local economy. Housing is essential to making that possible, and its absence can become one of the greatest barriers to a community’s vitality. What happens when young families move away, when businesses can’t hire employees, and when workers must commute from afar?