2023 Sustainability Report Our Commitment to Supporting Sustainable & Regenerative Practices Consumers are savvy: they go to product nutrition labels not only for their own health and well-being, but for that of the planet. They demand solid sustainability practices and expect the companies they choose to be accountable for those practices. This means that corporate social responsibility has never been more relevant, as brands seek to engage consumers and align with their values. At Tribeca Oven, we've been supporting agriculture that advances sustainable practices since 2018, focusing on our core ingredient - wheat. The results of this partnership show that it is possible to reduce agriculture's environmental impact while crafting artisan bread on a commercial scale.
Background & Objective
Overview of Farms Scored in Program
Tribeca Oven supports farmers who are on the cutting edge of regenerative and sustainability practices through the North Dakota Wheat Program. This commitment includes evaluating the project's performance against benchmarks to continue to improve their metrics: Productivity Agrochemical Use Carbon Reductions Greenhouse Gas Emissions Nitrogen Use Efficiency
Soil Conservation Tillage Water Quality Biodiversity
Methodology & Program Details Regenerative agriculture describes farming and grazing practices that, among other benefits, reverse climate change by rebuilding soil organic matter and restoring degraded soil biodiversity(1). Regenerative agriculture is more than just being sustainable. It is about reversing degradation and building up the soil to make it healthier than its current state(2).
9 farms 55 fields 100% use no-till 11% use cover crops or living roots 60% in N-balance safe zone By having 60% of the program's acres in the N-balance safe zone, it suggests that the farmers are effectively managing nitrogen inputs and optimizing nutrient use efficiency, which is beneficial for both crop productivity and environmental sustainability. (Percentage results are representative of farms not acres)
Farmers in the North Dakota Wheat Project committed to adopting regenerative agriculture practices, to achieve the five core principles of regenerative agriculture: maintain living roots in soil, maximize diversity, minimize soil disturbance, continuously cover bare soil and responsibly manage inputs.
Additional Program Details The program offers financial incentives to farmers for adopting regenerative agriculture practices such as notill, cover crops, double crops, and fertilizer efficiency. The program enrolled 6,567 wheat acres in North Dakota for the 2022-2023 growing season, with the objective of enrolling 6,500 cover crop acres within C.H. Guenther' & Son’s supply chain.
1 Regeneration International, regenerationinternationa lorg/why-regenerative-agriculture 2 Noble Research Institute (https://www.noble.org/regenerative-agriculture/)