Why This Retired Farmer Plants Trees

• This video from Ecosia introduces students to Manuel, who is using regenerative agriculture practices to revitalize nature in his hometown in Spain. 
• Students will learn about topics including biodiversity, monocultures, deforestation, composting, and soil erosion. 

Positives

• Farmer Manuel is inspiring and informative. 
• Although regenerative agriculture practices can be applied globally, this is a personal story about a man and his response to soil erosion in his hometown. 
  

Additional Prerequisites

• The video is in Spanish with English subtitles. 
• There is an error in the translation at 4:15. 
  

Differentiation

• History classes can use this video to discuss the effects of the Spanish Civil War. 
• In the description, there is a link to install a browser extension for Ecosia's search engine, which goes towards planting trees. 
• Other resources on this topic include How Regenerative Farming Can Help Combat the Climate Crisis, Conventional Versus Ecological Farming, and How Regenerative Agriculture Curbs Climate Change. 

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