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By: Jamie Ridgely, Chief Operating Officer and Jeff Seale, Ph.D., Ag Climate Standards Lead

We’ve spent the past year working with more than 25 experts across the food and agriculture value chain to develop a new GHG inventory methodology. It is called the HabiTerre Project Shed Approach. Today, we’re proud to release this framework for broader consumption.

The Problem We’re Solving

Agriculture is responsible for over 20% of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, excluding food waste. Yet, the path toward lower emissions is obstructed by complexity, high costs, and fragmented systems. The result? Inaction and confusion.

Farmers face thin margins and overwhelming data demands. CPGs wrestle with unclear standards and scattered methodologies. Existing frameworks often prioritize perfection over practicality leading to stalled progress and missed opportunities.

Our Belief: Simplicity is a Strength

We believe that if we’re going to scale regenerative agriculture then we need methodologies that are farmer-friendly, corporate-aligned, and scientifically rigorous without being paralyzing.

That’s why we created the Project Shed Approach: a simpler, transparent, and scalable accounting framework that empowers companies to source lower-emission commodities and report them with confidence.

It’s not an intervention program. It doesn’t create carbon credits. Instead, it creates a clear path to track and incentivize real, measurable progress in agricultural emissions reductions within the supply chain.

What You’ll Find in the Methodology

• A clear definition of project boundaries (project shed)
• A path to integrate primary farmer data into inventory reporting
• MRV protocols that are both cost-effective and science-aligned
• Flexibility to track progress across crop rotations and mixed practices

An emphasis on data rights, traceability, and pragmatic monitoring without the barriers of carbon credit protocols

Check it it Out for Yourself

Read the methodology today and please reach out with any questions or comments. We can answer those via email or meeting to talk through. If you’re a food and ag company, a project developer, or a leader advancing sustainable ag innovation looking to learn more about working with HabiTerre, we’d love to hear from you.

Together, we can move from ambition to action—faster, smarter, and at scale.

👉Download the methodology
📬 Reach out to connect at clara.starr@habiterre.com

About Jamie:

Jamie Ridgely is a seasoned leader with a proven background in developing, managing, and scaling innovative sustainability solutions product strategies. Prior to joining HabiTerre, Jamie held several key positions at agriculture and technology companies, where she successfully led program, product, and operational teams, oversaw creation and scaling of a major soil carbon program, developed a scalable framework for conservation planning across the ag value chain, and executed the fruitful exit of a small ag tech company. In addition to her experience across many aspects of business, Jamie actively farms and firsthand experiences the implications of climate change and conservation efforts at field level.

About Jeff:

Dr. Jeffrey Seale is the Ag Climate Standards Lead at HabiTerre. Having worked in the fields of biochemistry and biophysics for more than 30 years, Dr. Seale has used his expertise to help develop innovations that improve the sustainability of agricultural systems. Currently, Jeff is working to develop market solutions and policy frameworks to accelerate the removal of greenhouse gas emissions in ag. Through achievements in science, policy, and advocacy, Dr. Seale is working to bring the goal of a more sustainable world to reality. He has been awarded 4 U.S. patents and is the author of 10 peer-reviewed publications and 2 book chapters. Jeff has been an invited speaker at the annual United Nations Climate Conference and has served as an expert reviewer for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.