Regenerative agriculture
Farming That Heals the Land
Regenerative agriculture rebuilds soil, restores ecosystems, and produces real food — all at the same time. It's the foundation of everything we do at Lots of Integrity.
What Is Regenerative Agriculture?
Regenerative agriculture is a set of farming and land management practices that go beyond sustainability. Instead of simply maintaining the land, regenerative methods actively restore it — building organic matter, increasing biodiversity, and cycling nutrients back into the soil.
Unlike conventional agriculture, which depletes topsoil and relies on synthetic inputs, regenerative farming works with nature. Cover crops, rotational grazing, composting, and minimal tillage all work together to create living, breathing soil that grows more nutritious food year after year.
The result is land that becomes more productive over time — not less. Healthier soil means healthier plants, healthier animals, and healthier families.
The Core Principles
Build Soil Health
Healthy soil is alive. Regenerative practices feed the microbial ecosystem underground, creating rich, dark topsoil that holds water and nutrients.
Restore Water Cycles
Healthy soil absorbs and retains rainfall instead of letting it run off. Swales, ponds, and cover crops keep water on the land where it belongs.
Increase Biodiversity
Diverse plantings and polycultures create resilient ecosystems. When many species work together, pests and disease have far less impact.
Capture Carbon
Regenerative land sequesters carbon from the atmosphere back into the soil — one of the most powerful tools for a stable climate and a stable farm.
Minimize Inputs
By working with natural cycles, regenerative farms reduce or eliminate the need for synthetic fertilizers, pesticides, and herbicides.
Support Farm Families
Regenerative agriculture creates farms that are economically viable for generations — not just for one growing season.
How We Apply It
Regenerative agriculture isn't just a philosophy for us — it's the operating system behind every property we touch.
Land Assessment
Every property starts with a thorough assessment of soil health, water flow, sun exposure, and existing vegetation. We look for what the land wants to become.
Design for Abundance
We design food forests, market gardens, and edible landscapes that layer perennials and annuals to maximize yield while minimizing labor.
Soil Restoration
Compost, cover crops, and minimal tillage rebuild the soil food web. We start with the ground and work up.
Water Harvesting
Swales, berms, and ponds slow water down and sink it into the land. A farm that holds its water is a farm that survives drought.
Plant & Establish
We plant fruit trees, perennial vegetables, herbs, and nitrogen-fixing support species — building a living system that feeds itself over time.
Why It Matters for Your Land
If you own land — or want to — regenerative agriculture is the difference between a property that drains your resources and one that produces them. A regeneratively managed acre can grow food, sequester carbon, support wildlife, and increase in value all at once.
At Lots of Integrity, we believe every family deserves land that works for them. Whether you're selling a farm, buying rural land, or building a Food-Producing Home™, regenerative principles are baked into every step of our process.
Our Farm
Garden of Peace — Saint Johns, Florida.
We don't just teach regenerative agriculture — we practice it. Jon and Ikaika Perry are actively building a permaculture food forest and what they call their Garden of Peace on their family farm in Florida. They're working toward growing as much of their own grocery list as possible on the property — fruit trees, perennial vegetables, herbs, and food forests layered to produce year-round. Every principle on this page is one they're applying with their own hands, in their own soil, in real time.
Location
Saint Johns, Florida
Focus
Permaculture food forest & edible landscape
Goal
Grow as much of the family grocery list as possible on-property
Documented on
Growing with Aloha YouTube channel
Ready to Put Your Land to Work?
Talk to us about how regenerative agriculture can transform your property — or help you find the right land to start.