Organic farming prevents floods

From earthworms to beavers, paddy fields to Pickering, there are some longer term nature-based ways to start to cope.
Organic farming prevents floods

“Organically managed soils show approximately seven times more earthworms and twice as high infiltration rates as soils on conventional farms.

"Employing crop rotations with forage crops (for example clover or grass) and catch crops, as well as an optimal supply of organic materials, results in a higher humus content in organically managed soils.

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