Growing hemp to clean forever chemicals & regenerate soils (Elena Doms)

Elena Doms, co-founder of Earth Plus, shares the incredible work her company is doing to regenerate degraded land using nature-based solutions—with hemp as a key player.

Learn how industrial hemp, known for its powerful phytoremediation properties, is being used to clean soils contaminated with PFAs, revitalize ecosystems, and even produce sustainable, bio-based materials like construction panels. 

Elena explains why this resilient plant is central to the fight against pollution and how soil health restoration can also serve as a climate solution by sequestering carbon.

Key Topics:

• What are Forever Chemicals (PFAs): learn about PFAs, their impact on soil health, human health, and why they’re so hard to eliminate from the environment.

• Hemp for Soil Remediation: Discover how industrial hemp is used to clean polluted soils through phytoremediation, restoring ecosystems naturally.

• Bio-Based construction materials: hemp-based sustainable building materials like hemp wood and bio-composites offer eco-friendly alternatives to fossil-fuel-based products.

• Regenerative Agriculture with Hemp: hemp improves soil health, boosts biodiversity, and helps with carbon sequestration while fitting perfectly into crop rotations.

• Scaling Nature-Based solutions globally: learn about Earth Plus’s pilot projects using hemp to regenerate soils and restore ecosystems.

• Carbon sequestration in bio-based materials: discover how hemp sequesters carbon in both soil and biomass, turning construction materials into carbon sinks.

• Challenges of phasing out Forever Chemicals: a look at the policy and regulatory hurdles in banning PFAs and why regenerative solutions are critical for the future.

• Vision for Soil Restoration: Elena shares her journey and Earth Plus’s mission to lead the world’s largest soil CO2 cleanup and restore degraded land globally.

  
  

Tune in to discover how regenerative agriculture, hemp, and bold innovations are tackling some of the most pressing environmental challenges of our time. 🎧

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This podcast was produced in partnership with Soil Capital, a company that supports #regenerativeagriculture by financially rewarding farmers who improve soil health.

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Useful Links:

• Earth Plus – Website

• Elena Doms - Linkedin

• Soil Capital - Website

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