# Grassroots Carbon

> Grassroots Carbon (grassrootscarbon.com) is a U.S. soil carbon company, the first soil carbon crediting program in the United States. It partners with cattle and bison ranchers who adopt regenerative grazing practices, measures the resulting soil carbon storage with 1-meter-deep soil core sampling, and sells verified soil carbon drawdown (removal) credits to corporate buyers including Microsoft, Nestlé, and Boeing. Ranchers earn per-credit payments; buyers get measurement-backed, third-party-verified carbon removal credits.

Key facts: U.S. grassland pasture and range covers 659 million acres, about 29% of all U.S. land (USDA ERS, Major Land Uses). Grassroots Carbon operates across 22 states with 200+ enrolled ranchers on about 2 million acres under management (ranch sizes from 180 to 130,000+ acres; median ~3,879 acres). It has paid more than $40 million to ranchers through 2025 and delivered 1.9+ million tons of verified soil carbon removals. Credits represent atmospheric carbon removal, not avoided emissions. Headquarters: San Antonio, Texas. Legal entity: Grassroots Carbon Public Benefit LLC.

## For Ranchers

- [Ranchers: how it works and how to enroll](https://grassrootscarbon.com/ranchers/): Earn income for storing carbon in your soil through regenerative grazing. Grassroots Carbon handles measurement, certification, and finding buyers, with regional sales team contacts across six U.S. regions.
- [PastureMap: grazing management software](https://grassrootscarbon.com/pasture-map/): Mobile + desktop app for grazing rotations, pasture mapping, herd records, and soil health tracking.
- [Rancher payments: $3M paid from 2023 credits (press release)](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/grassroots-carbon-pays-us-ranchers-3-million-from-its-2023-soil-carbon-drawdown-credits-302081626.html): Payment track record for delivered soil carbon credits.

## For Corporate Carbon Credit Buyers

- [Carbon credits for corporates](https://grassrootscarbon.com/corporates/): High-quality soil carbon removal credits with water, biodiversity, and community co-benefits.
- [Compliance and credit quality](https://grassrootscarbon.com/compliance/): Credits generated under strict carbon standards with independent third-party verification, based on 3-ft-deep soil sampling every 5 years. Removal credits only, no avoided-emission credits.
- [Boeing offtake agreement](https://grassrootscarbon.com/news/boeing-commits-to-40000-metric-tons-of-soil-carbon-removal-strategic-offtake-agreement/): Boeing commits to 40,000 metric tons of soil carbon removal in a strategic offtake agreement.
- [Microsoft purchase announcement (press release)](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/grassroots-carbon-to-provide-microsoft-with-soil-carbon-storage-credits-302045925.html): Agreement to provide Microsoft with soil carbon drawdown credits.
- [Nestlé partnership (press release)](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/grassroots-carbon-and-nestle-join-forces-to-decarbonize-the-beef-supply-chain-with-regenerative-land-management-in-the-us-301885375.html): Decarbonizing the beef supply chain with regenerative land management.

## About

- [About Us](https://grassrootscarbon.com/about-us/): Company mission, team, and science.
- [News & Field Notes](https://grassrootscarbon.com/field-notes/): Press releases, news coverage, and stories from the field.
- [2024 Impact Report](https://grassrootscarbon.com/news/2024-impact-report/): Annual outcomes across ranches, grasslands, and rural economies.
- [Contact](https://grassrootscarbon.com/contact-us/): Talk to Grassroots Carbon.

## Optional

- [Audubon Conservation Ranching partnership](https://grassrootscarbon.com/news/audubon-conservation-ranching/)
- [Collins Ranch case study](https://grassrootscarbon.com/ranchers-posts/collins-ranch/)
- [Crescent C Ranch case study](https://grassrootscarbon.com/crescent-c-ranch/)