ABLE Impact Report

 

 

 

Regenerative Education and Planetary Health in Practice (2018–Present)

 

 

Since 2018, ABLE has implemented a regenerative education framework integrating soil restoration, organic food systems, systems thinking, and youth agency development into structured learning environments.

 

This page documents measurable ecological, educational, and behavioral outcomes from continuous multi-season implementation in Thailand.

 

 

 

Program Overview

 

 

Established: 2018

Active Since: 7+ Years

Primary Focus: Soil Regeneration and Organic Food Systems

Age Range: 6–16

Partner Schools: 5

 

Originally founded as The Little Urban Farm, the soil-centered initiative evolved into the broader ABLE Regenerative Education Framework.

 

 

 

Ecological Outcomes

 

 

Through structured regenerative cycles, students directly restored and maintained living soil systems.

 

Measured ecological outcomes include:

 

• 80 tons of compost produced through student-managed systems

• 145 m² of organic garden beds established and maintained

• 24 seasonal planting and harvest cycles completed

• 112 plant species cultivated without synthetic chemical inputs

• Soil biodiversity observations documented across multiple seasons

 

Students participated in composting, soil amendment, biodiversity support, crop rotation, and harvesting.

 

These actions directly address:

 

• Land-System Change

• Biogeochemical Flows

• Biosphere Integrity

 

Soil regeneration became measurable, observable, and repeatable within an educational context.

 

 

 

Educational Outcomes

 

 

To assess planetary health learning, ABLE collected structured educational data across cohorts.

 

Measured outcomes include:

 

• 860 students engaged in regenerative soil education

• 5 partner schools and learning cohorts

• Documented increase in ecological literacy through pre/post reflections

• Systems maps produced linking soil health, biodiversity, and nutrition

• Student agency self-assessments completed each cycle

 

Students demonstrated improved capacity to:

 

• Understand soil as a living system

• Map nutrient cycles and ecological interdependence

• Connect land health with food systems and human well-being

 

Planetary health shifted from theoretical knowledge to lived practice.

 

 

 

Behavioral and Community Impact

 

 

Impact extended beyond program sites into households and community behaviors.

 

Observed indicators include:

 

• Student-initiated home or community gardens

• Reported dietary shifts toward fresh, seasonal food

• Continued multi-season participation demonstrating program retention

 

These outcomes demonstrate ecological restoration paired with measurable educational transformation.

 

 

 

Regenerative Learning Model

 

 

ABLE operates through a structured and replicable cycle:

 

Observe → Regenerate → Reflect → Map Systems → Share

 

This model integrates ecological restoration, systems thinking, documentation, and youth agency development within a continuous multi-season framework.

 

The approach is adaptable to:

 

• Schools

• Community gardens

• Environmental education centers

• Outdoor learning environments

 

 

 

Planetary Health Alignment

 

 

By restoring soil systems within structured learning, ABLE contributes to planetary health through:

 

• Regeneration of nutrient cycles

• Biodiversity-supportive cultivation

• Reduction of synthetic chemical dependency

• Strengthening food system literacy

 

Soil becomes the entry point to understanding planetary boundaries and ecological resilience.

 

 

 

Recognition

 

 

My Little Garden, the original soil-centered initiative, was selected for the HundrED 2022 Global Collection as one of the world’s 100 most impactful education innovations.

 

Learn more:

https://hundred.org/en/innovations/my-little-garden-by-the-little-urban-farm