Scarabée Regenerative was founded by Karine Hrechdakian to share the principles and practices of Regenerative Agriculture with the Lebanese community. As a Kiss the Ground Soil Advocate—an organization dedicated to promoting Regenerative Organic Agriculture as a solution to the food crisis and climate change—Karine decided to help spread that message in her homeland of Lebanon.
 

Our initiative is fueled by a duty to help farmers learn about an alternative to the synthetic mechanized agriculture they have been practicing for decades. This effort is especially critical at this time, given the severe economic crisis, with a projection of an impending famine. With the 190% inflation of food prices (Bloomberg) and the 80% devalued currency, farmers and citizens, intent on growing their own food have been asking for help. The repercussions of the August 4th, 2020 explosion in Beirut, has rendered the already fragile situation untenable. Since then, two wars  continue to rage on in Ukraine and at the Lebanese border, both with economic repercussions gravely impacting the food system.

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Regenerative Organic Agriculture and its overreaching benefits, can help mitigate food insecurity by addressing soil and human health. It is our duty more than ever, during the Covid–19 pandemic, to reexamine our farming habits which have had long lasting repercussions on the health of the soils and the plants we depend on for our survival. Healthy soils produce healthy plants, healthy animals, healthy humans and a healthy planet.
 

We are a small team aiming to disseminate Regenerative  Organic Agriculture knowledge and skills. We are committed to the cause and bring our diverse expertise to the table. We are here to help the Lebanese help themselves.

Presently self-funded, we honor contributions, however small, to support individual farmers in their transition, fund group workshops, and develop pilot farm projects.