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About TerrainX
TerrainX is on a mission to create a more perfect relationship between humans, nature, & technology. Because the power of people can make an exponential impact on the design of the future. And, make you an expert (bada**) along the way.
By obtaining and sharing experience and developing a deeper understanding of the natural world, we have an opportunity to design, build, maintain, and better protect the land. We can create smarter ecosystems, no matter where we are, resulting in:
Improved physical health. Gardening or hunting for more nutrient-rich, better-tasting food with no additives.
Increased self-reliance. Always improving knowledge and experience for more capable people and less dependency on modern services.
Improved mental health. Changing the way we connect to nature and how we use technology can improve human happiness and create a resonance with nature.
Reduce the waste cycle with less transportation costs both inbound to the store, and outbound as trash. There’s less fuel burned, refrigerant used, and landfill deposits.
Smarter local ecology design can reduce disruption from human rural and urban development as much as possible.
By becoming better gardeners, hunters, fisherman, plant-caretakers, woodsman, hikers, bikers, and campers, change happens at scale. Not into all of these activities? Great, just do one or two. Here’s why it matters:
Hunters and fisherman are often the strongest voices in conservation and the protection of land. They’re a skilled, kind (usually) community deeply connected to the natural world.
Gardeners and plant-caretakers are rural and urban farmers. Their outputs help clean our air, create local thriving ecosystems, produce natural products, & create healthier communities.
Outdoor recreation like hiking, biking, and camping helps to enshrine protected zones, disconnects us from technology, and deepens our relationships to nature and each other.
Regenerative agriculture and improved ag-tech leads to better soil management and application of innovations in harvesting and industrial production.
TerrainX is your field guide to the natural world. This is a newsletter and searchable companion, designed to help make you a better outdoorsman or outdoorswoman and improve the human relationship to nature and technology.
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