CLOSING THE GAP
Farmers are taking on all the risk.
Farmers are restoring soil and strengthening our food system, often before they ever see payment.
What we're facing.
Farmers are carrying the cost and risk of transitioning to healthier soil practices, often funding the work themselves.
Payments for carbon and regenerative outcomes can take 6–18 months to arrive, slowing progress and putting pressure on the people doing the work.
How soil health shows up in your life.
- Your health - Modern food often contains fewer nutrients than it once did.
- Your wallet - Poor soil health can increase food costs over time.
- Your water - Healthy soil holds water. Degraded soil leads to more drought and flooding
- Your future - By 2050, we may be producing less food, fuel, and fiber for a growing population
Research supported by the FAO, USDA, World Bank, and IPBES.
What we're doing about it.
Creekside helps move capital to farmers earlier—so they can adopt regenerative practices now, not later.
We were doing it for soil health to benefit our crops, and then to be able to get that check and be able to reap some rewards from what we're doing, that's a bonus above and beyond what we were even thinking we were doing. So that definitely comes in at a good time here, planting season, to get that check.
— Zan Tomlinson, South Carolina farmer (right)
CHOOSE HOW YOU SHOW UP.
Every option directly supports regenerative farmers and creates verified impact tied to real land.
This is the gap we're closing.
Farmers often wait months to get paid for regenerative work. Creekside helps move support to the land sooner.
Verified Impact.
Your contribution supports regenerative farmers doing real work on working land across the United States.
Support is tracked through established carbon programs and tied to measurable outcomes on the ground.
Proof points
- Field-level measurement
- Independent third-party verification
- Credits issued through established registries
