Catalyze Agriculture as a Climate Change Solution

Support farmers with the first scalable, registry-issued carbon credits for agriculture. By adopting beneficial practices, farmers can reduce and sequester carbon dioxide, while enriching their soil. Your company can directly support the farmers starting to act on this unique climate solution.

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Helping Make Agriculture a Climate Solution

Proven Climate Impact

Carbon credits produced through the Carbon by Indigo program meet the highest possible standards for impact measurement. That’s because we worked with the Climate Action Reserve and Verra to help develop the strictest soil methodologies on the market. Indigo is currently the only soil carbon program that meets these standards, ensuring that your climate impact is real and backed by the latest science.

Catalyzing Carbon Farming

Soil can hold billions of tons of carbon, but farmers have never been given a sufficient financial incentive to pursue climate impact. You can change that by helping growers adopt practices like cover crops and reduced tillage that improve the health of their soil, their bottom line, and the planet.

How Does Carbon by Indigo Work?

farming 1. Farmers make practice changes
By adding new or intensifying practices, farmers improve their soil health. Agronomists support farmers through the transition.
verification 2. Carbon credit production
Soil samples and on-farm data are collected and anonymized, with results securely shared for verification and credit issuance.
payment 3. Supporters purchase credits
Indigo facilitates the payout process delivering the majority of the price directly to the farmer.
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Meet the Farmers

Get to know some of the thousands of farmers who have started using beneficial practices that improve their profitability, backed by the supporting companies that are unlocking agriculture as a nature-based climate solution.

Ray Sneed
Kasey Bryant Bamberger
Mike Bretz
Adam Chappell
Larkin Martin
Ray Sneed

Ray Sneed

Tennessee

Ray and his brothers focus on sustainability, he says, because if you can maintain your yield while using less inputs and synthetics, you can also regenerate your land in the process. With cover crops, the Sneeds have been able to cut back on irrigation, fertilizer, and equipment costs. A five-way cover crop blend just planted on their farm has led to a positive response Ray has never seen before in his 50+ years of experience: his non-irrigated corn hasn't stressed once this year.

"We are looking for ways to use regeneration – especially with cover crops – to maximize that output. If you can make your business thrive without putting as many chemicals in, then you are going to end up making a more profitable crop."

Beneficial practices: Cover CropsPlanting cover crops between a farm’s regular cash crop plantings keeps the soil covered with living roots year-roundNo-tillBy not breaking up the land through tillage, soil is undisturbed and allowed to regenerate and thrive
Kasey Bryant Bamberger

Kasey Bryant Bamberger

Ohio 19,000 acres

On her family’s farm in Ohio, Kasey uses digital technology and natural microbiology to enrich her soil and produce a healthier crop. They may be in their first year of using cover crops and no-till, but this experience with the latest tools serves them well as they implement regenerative farming practices and reduce inputs. They have already seen a large-scale weed reduction.

"Consumers are challenging our industry to do better, and we're answering that call."

Beneficial practices: No-tillBy not breaking up the land through tillage, soil is undisturbed and allowed to regenerate and thriveCover CropsPlanting cover crops between a farm’s regular cash crop plantings keeps the soil covered with living roots year-roundReduced InputsReducing the application of fertilizers and chemicals by enhancing the natural cycling of nutrients, thus reducing GHG emissions and supporting a healthy ecosystem
Mike Bretz

Mike Bretz

Iowa 500 acres

After a long career in food supply “making breakfast cereal,” Mike Bretz came back to the family farm with an insight: agriculture offers one of the most immediate ways to address climate change. He had been listening to the book Dirt to Soil a dozen times while riding around in his tractor. Mike jumped in, feet first: all 500 acres into regenerative practices, planting cover crops last fall and going for another round this spring. He’s testing for water infiltration and carbon stocks in his soil come the summer, building on his soil organic matter and reaping the benefits.

"We just need to change our mindset and utilize what the earth gives us in agriculture. More carbon in the soil will create healthy soils, bring back the biology, and create a more resilient system. And while we are at it, we can help save the earth.”

Beneficial practices No-tillBy not breaking up the land through tillage, soil is undisturbed and allowed to regenerate and thriveCover CropsPlanting cover crops between a farm’s regular cash crop plantings keeps the soil covered with living roots year-roundReduced InputsReducing the application of fertilizers and chemicals by enhancing the natural cycling of nutrients, thus reducing GHG emissions and supporting a healthy ecosystem
Adam Chappell

Adam Chappell

Arkansas 8,000 acres

A non-believer in the common phrase, “we’ve always done it this way,” fourth-generation farmer Adam Chappell saw rapidly-changing environmental conditions on his farm as an opportunity to change the way he farmed. He has planted cover crops, implemented a no-till system, ditched synthetic fertilizers and pesticides, and focused on the health of his soil—which is now rich with carbon, earthworms, and life. Adam’s continually expanding adoption of regenerative farming methods not only improved his crops, but reduced his input costs and helped his farm become one of the top yielding farms in the area.

"We were going to change the way we farmed completely or we were going to change jobs. It was time to change the way we farmed."

Beneficial practices: Reduced InputsReducing the application of fertilizers and chemicals by enhancing the natural cycling of nutrients, thus reducing GHG emissions and supporting a healthy ecosystemNo-tillBy not breaking up the land through tillage, soil is undisturbed and allowed to regenerate and thriveCrop RotationsSwitching out the crops in different fields in a coordinated sequence to reduce the loss of nutrients that occurs when the same crop is planted over and over againCover CropsPlanting cover crops between a farm’s regular cash crop plantings keeps the soil covered with living roots year-round
Larkin Martin

Larkin Martin

Alabama

Larkin Martin manages a family-farming operation in Courtland, Alabama, where she raises cotton, corn, soybeans, and wheat. Her cotton is now part of a sourcing collaboration with The North Face to craft clothes with regeneratively-grown materials. The premier outdoor apparel and gear brand is not only paying for sustainable and well-made raw materials, but also ones with a clear and strong history for end customers to appreciate.

Larkin sees the opportunity for farmers to generate carbon credits by using regenerative practices as a chance for farmers “to build a different kind of value on their operation than they have ever thought about before.”

Beneficial practices Cover CropsPlanting cover crops between a farm’s regular cash crop plantings keeps the soil covered with living roots year-roundNo-tillBy not breaking up the land through tillage, soil is undisturbed and allowed to regenerate and thriveCrop RotationsSwitching out the crops in different fields in a coordinated sequence to reduce the loss of nutrients that occurs when the same crop is planted over and over again

Hear from Supporting Companies

Companies are Committing to Agriculture

Across industries from life sciences to finance, and consulting to brewing, companies are making their commitment to the environment and farmers known.

Maple Leaf Foods

The World's First Major Carbon Neutral Food Company producing high-quality, sustainable meat and plant-based protein, on a journey to become the most sustainable protein company on earth

BCG

Global management consulting firm investing in scaling agriculture as a nature-based climate solution as part of their strategy to achieve net-zero climate impact and become climate positive by 2030

Barclays

A global financial services firm driving innovation in the banking industry, and with a net-zero ambition that is proactively supporting the transition to a low-carbon economy

New Belgium Brewing Company

Nationally distributed brewery dedicated to enabling consumers to drink sustainably through their flagship brand Fat Tire, the nation’s first Certified Carbon Neutral beer

Shopify

Global commerce company working to spur innovation across the best long-term approaches to climate change through their industry-leading Sustainability Fund

Blue Bottle Coffee

Global specialty coffee company advancing industry-leading scalable climate and sustainability solutions such as zero waste and regenerative agriculture

JPMorgan Chase

Global financial services firm dedicated to addressing climate change and creating solutions that protect the environment and grow the economy

Heidrick & Struggles

Heidrick & Struggles provides integrated talent and human capital solutions to help their clients change the world, one leadership team at a time.®

ButcherBox

ButcherBox is a leading brand of high-quality protein with a mission to build a better food system that is focused on animal welfare, supporting farmers, and treating the planet with respect.

Ralph Lauren Corporation

Ralph Lauren Corporation is a global leader in the design, marketing and distribution of premium lifestyle products in five categories: apparel, footwear & accessories, home, fragrances and hospitality.

The North Face

The North Face was built on a love of the outdoors and the desire to enable all types of exploration, from your backyard to the Himalayas. Their sustainability mission is to create the best performing products while leaving an ever-smaller footprint on the planet

Cool Effect

Cool Effect is a nonprofit dedicated to reducing carbon emissions around the world by allowing individuals, businesses, organizations, and universities to create a tangible impact on climate change by funding the highest quality carbon reduction projects that are verifiably and measurably reducing global warming emissions

Givewith

Technology company harnessing the power of transactions between businesses such as BCG and IBM to fund environmental and social impact initiatives, offering technology-enabled traceable agricultural carbon credits through their platform

Epiphany Malt

Epiphany Craft Malt has a mission to provide an integrated regional supply to brewers, distillers, and other sprouted grain ventures.

Azolla

Azolla GmbH is a sustainability startup supporting individuals on their way to becoming climate heroes and accelerating the transformation to a net-zero society.

Dogfish Head Craft Brewery

Craft brewing company collaborating to pilot the first traceably sourced beer to address climate change through agriculture using Indigo Carbon

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As the first apparel brand to partner with Indigo, we are excited about the positive environmental impacts regenerative cotton production can have not only for The North Face products, but for our industry as a whole. Regenerative products have the ability to shift the industry from simply ‘doing less harm’ to actually replenishing or having a positive impact on nature and resources, and as a brand that is committed to protecting the outdoor places we love to play, we believe this is another critical step in addressing climate change impacts in our supply chain.

Carol Shu | Senior Manager of Global Sustainability, The North Face

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BCG is excited to partner with Indigo Ag as they develop promising technologies. The world needs viable, scalable, and high-quality carbon sequestration projects to address the climate crisis.

Rich Lesser | CEO of BCG

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Developing solutions that protect the environment, support sustainable development, and grow the economy is imperative to addressing the impacts of climate change. By giving farmers a way to tap into the market for carbon offsets, Indigo Ag is doing just that.

Marisa Buchanan | Head of Sustainability at JPMorgan Chase

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Indigo's approach highlights the importance of soil as a 'carbon sink,' as well as delivering improved benefits to regenerative agriculture and economic returns for farmers.

Elsa Palanza

Barclays Global Head of Sustainability
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Indigo's verified agricultural carbon offsets will help businesses like ours fight climate change better while also infusing revenue into the agricultural community.

Steve Fechheimer

CEO New Belgium Brewing
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Soil is one of nature's most powerful carbon storage solutions. The world needs ambitious companies like Indigo Ag to develop and scale soil-based projects to help stop climate change.

Stacy Kauk

Director, Shopify's Sustainability Fund

Our Credits Meet the Highest Standards for Quality

Carbon by Indigo meets the rigorous requirements of third-party methodologies approved by the Climate Action Reserve and Verra, two leading global carbon registries, and is built to scale for impact.

registry Registry-Issued
Our credits are issued by respected carbon registries, proving the credits have been verified against the highest standards of registry-approved methodologies.
real Real
The credit completely and accurately measures impact on greenhouse gases, accounting for all effects of the project that created it (for example, not preserving one forest by enabling another to be chopped down).
additionality Additional
The carbon impact would not have happened without the creation and sale of the credit.
permanence Permanent
We guarantee 100-year permanence for our credits, enabled by advanced monitoring and secured by a credit buffer pool with the registry.
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All figures are examples based on specific assumptions that may not be applicable to all land. A number of variables can affect outcomes on any particular land. Indigo does not guarantee any results with respect to agronomic outcomes, financial or profitability outcomes, carbon dioxide equivalents sequestered, carbon credits generated or amount or eligibility of payments with respect to any individual landowner or operator. Website for promotional purposes only. Additional terms apply.

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