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| − | To categorize, organize, curate and disseminate practical information on topics related to regenerative and sustainable agriculture we have been developing the Regenerative Agriculture Wiki (RAW) project. The project uses the MediaWiki platform to maximize interoperability with wikipedia. The project currently has around | + | To categorize, organize, curate and disseminate practical information on topics related to regenerative and sustainable agriculture we have been developing the Regenerative Agriculture Wiki (RAW) project. The project uses the MediaWiki platform to maximize interoperability with wikipedia. The project currently has around {{NUMBEROFARTICLES}} pages and dozens more stubs of articles waiting to be expanded. |
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This is the platform for development of the Regenerative agriculture wiki(RAW) Jacob Springs Farm's Theory of Everything: that is to say - a central repository of articles outlining worldview, techniques, insights and experience related to Abundance Farming, Regenerative Agriculture and other topics of interest.
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Regenerative Agriculture Wiki Project
Background Information:
We are an Organic farm near Boulder Colorado. In addition to providing our community with ethical animal proteins and sustainably-grown produce, we aim to regenerate the landscapes we work on and promote regenerative agriculture models that other farmers can learn from, improve and apply. An important part of our mission to show leadership in the agro-ecology movement is the spread of information.
Regenerative Agriculture Wiki
To categorize, organize, curate and disseminate practical information on topics related to regenerative and sustainable agriculture we have been developing the Regenerative Agriculture Wiki (RAW) project. The project uses the MediaWiki platform to maximize interoperability with wikipedia. The project currently has around 165 pages and dozens more stubs of articles waiting to be expanded.
Why develop a new wiki?
We believe in the mission of Wikipedia, and we are actively editing, linking to, and improving wikipedia content. However Wikipedia does not go far enough: Wikipedia does not allow practical “how to” material - techniques and application “Principles” of regenerative agriculture are difficult to cite within the wikipedia framework. Experiences and narratives of others who have applied different techniques do not have a place on wikipedia. Wikipedia requires a “neutral point of view”. In an industry dominated by corporate agriculture, sustainability is unfortunately not “neutral” and most research represents corporate-sponsored views.
Examples of RAW pages
Permaculture: the RAW project article on permaculture allows the main principles of permaculture to be displayed in an organized, concise way that allows it’s claims and insights to be evaluated based on scientific knowledge and practical experience. RAW links it’s pages on permaculture directly to other pages and articles related directly to sustainable agriculture - for example the article on Permaculture: Fruit tree management links to pages with more documented Scientific knowledge such as “Apple Tree: (Malus Domestica)” and “Venturia inaequalis (Apple Scab)” as well as articles relating to other techniques of sustainable orchard management such as “Silvopasture” and “Sustainable Orchard Management” and articles about people putting these techniques to work like “Lost Nation Orchard”.
