Buffalo clover, unlike other legumes, doesn’t need bacteria to fix nitrogen, as it historically thrived with buffalo herds that provided this benefit naturally. Today, we replicate this process at Mt. Folly Farm by rotating cattle, promoting soil health, and helping revive the endangered plant.

Buffalo clover, unlike other legumes, doesn’t need bacteria to fix nitrogen, as it historically thrived with buffalo herds that provided this benefit naturally. Today, we replicate this process at Mt. Folly Farm by rotating cattle, promoting soil health, and helping revive the endangered plant.

If our civilization can’t stop the pumps (construction, transportation, heating and cooling), can we buy some time by putting atmospheric carbon back in trees, plants and soils, where it belongs? Is it possible for agriculture to become a solution rather than a cause of climate change?