Flour

What is Regenerative Agriculture? 

Regenerative agriculture is a way of farming that focuses on healing and restoring the planet. Rather than thinking of agriculture as being a part of the climate problem, King Arthur Flour uses practices that benefit the environment, such as minimizing tillage, ensuring healthy soil, and limiting fertilizers. Not only does regenerative agriculture tend to the planet, but also to the people producing each product. Dr. Stephen Jones, Director of Washington State University’s Breadlab, says, "[regenerative agriculture] is sort of the ultimate version of sustainability".  

"We believe that the movement of regenerative agriculture is a philosophy"

Interview with King Arthur Flour

I decided that if I wanted to learn more about the company and its strive towards sustainability, an interview was crucial. Although I did not get to meet the King himself, I interviewed a corporate social responsibility manager named Molly Lawrence, who taught me all about the company's mission and regenerative wheat:

• King Arthur Flour does not own their own farmland

• They work with mills throughout the country and buy flour from different mills to meet certain protein specifications

• Certified benefit corporation

• Responsibility to ensure that they are not worsening the climate crisis

• Discovered through a study that the biggest emissions were through the agriculture supply chain

• Must ensure that all flour is being farmed in a way without chemicals and emitting as many greenhouse gases into the atmosphere