RHR: The Science of Soil, with David Montgomery and Anne Biklé
In this episode, we discuss: Why soil health matters, and the history of where we are now. We get enough food, but do we get enough of the nutrients that actually support our health? How conventional agriculture causes a dilution effect and undermines the biological mechanisms that provision nutrients into the food we eat The key factors that contribute to the health of the soil microbiome and contribute to the amount of living organisms in the soil The common argument that regenerative farming is not scalable How good soil health leads to synergistic, nutrient-dense food sources What regenerative farming is and how its processes can help build soil organic matter and support optimal nutrient cycling The urgency of switching globally from conventional to regenerative agriculture and the growing popularity of sustainable farming...
