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These trends are corroborated in a 2022 study published in PeerJ<\/a>, stating that regenerative farms produced crops with higher levels of organic soil matter, soil health scores, and levels of certain vitamins, minerals and phytochemicals. Healthy soils have increased water-holding capacity, which means rainfall on a regenerative farm is captured and stored by the soil, rather than causing run-off and erosion. Although it varies depending on soil type, according to the United States Department of Agriculture, every 1% increase in organic soil matter helps soil hold 20,000 gallons more water per acre \u2014 notable for a water-intensive industry like fashion, which counts reducing water usage as a major sustainability hurdle, and is susceptible to both flooding and drought in the natural fiber production stage.<\/p>\n \u201cOne of the first things that you end up seeing as you start to transition to a regenerative farming system, whether it\u2019s croplands, rangelands, orchards, or vineyards, is that life comes back first,\u201d says Lundgren.<\/p>\n While it is widely accepted that regenerative agriculture can reverse the trend of declining farmland biodiversity in industrial agriculture systems \u2014 across plant life, birds, and insects \u2014 the supporting evidence from long-term, field scale studies is rare.<\/p>\nBiodiversity<\/strong><\/h2>\n