Our Work

Hudson Carbon's independent, collaborative work is focused on applying agroecology as a multidisciplinary, holistic approach to agricultural systems research. Our work encompasses soil science, ecology, microbiology, biogeochemistry, economics, and social science, with explicit emphasis on regenerative and organic agriculture as a priority research area.

Our work asks a fundamental question: what would necessarily be true about a future in which the ecology and economics of agricultural systems are in harmony? We investigate the mechanisms connecting soils, plants, animals, and humans to inform what such a future will look like in terms of farm scale, production practices, ecosystem services, rural livelihoods, and culture.

We conduct both foundational and applied research to effectively bridge the gaps between science, policy, and practice—working across diverse bioregions and production systems, including intensive rotational grazing in rangelands, desert agroforestry, regenerative forest management and food-forestry, and integrated cropping and livestock systems.