Minerals and Microbes
Remineralization on the Isle of Jersey
The island of Jersey juts out of the English Channel just off the coast of Normandy, France. The people who live there don’t consider themselves part of the UK any more than they consider themselves part of France. It should come as no surprise, then, that the people of Jersey are taking their own approach to managing the natural resources that make the island unique in fighting climate change.
One of the people at the forefront of moving Jersey toward a more sustainable future is Glyn Mitchell, a carbon farmer with the Carbon Farm Project. The project is part of Jersey Hemp, the first British-grown CBD brand which cultivates, processes and extracts CBD from industrial hemp plants. Farming carbon for a living is a natural extension of Glyn’s passion for healthy, fertile soils. Previously, Glyn founded the Credible Food Project which promotes Jersey’s ecological potential through soil regeneration.
Although Jersey is one of the largest Channel Islands, it’s only about 45 square miles. Half of that land is under cultivation. However, in many places traditional agricultural practices and natural processes have depleted the soils. Depleted soils are not only less productive, but they also store less carbon than healthy soils.
