Uploaded August 2025 | Updated September 2026, 6 hours ago

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After watching her soil dry up in the summers, Carrie Richards knew her 6,500-acre family ranch in Yuba County, CA needed a new approach. 

After experimenting with regenerative farming practices, Carrie soon saw her soil and pastures explode with new life. 

Carrie’s story reminds us that risking change is how Regeneration takes root.

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