Regenerative Agriculture

Divina defines Regenerative Agriculture as a farming technique that nourishes the soil and benefits the surrounding ecosystem, including the insects, animals and people living on and around the farmland. For this product, we've verified that our core regenerative principles are followed.

Support Biodiversity

Family farms that follow ancestors' traditions of maintaining land in its natural state.

Native plants and trees are allowed to grow in and around fields.

Minimize Soil Disturbance

Some farmers practice no till while others practice tillage once per year after tree trimming to incorporate plant material as green manure.

Additional tillage may be required to prevent dry, dead plant material from aiding local wildfire spread.

Keep Soil Covered & Maintain Living Roots

Maintaining olive trees maintains their extensive root system all year round.

Native plants and trees are allowed to grow in and around fields.

Responsible Planting & Harvesting Practices

Only handheld equipment is used to harvest and prune trees.

No modern, heavy machinery is used as this compacts the soil and increases the risk of soil erosion. We do not approve of farms that utilize this technology.

Minimize Chemical Inputs

Pest monitoring is done with pest traps. Organic or inorganic pesticides are sprayed only if an infestation is detected and only affected trees are sprayed.

Pesticides are only sprayed at dusk or dawn to protect pollinators.

Responsible Water Management

Drip irrigation waters plants directly at the root and only as needed based on rain events and soil moisture.