Beyond Sustainability + Why Soil Health Can Save the Planet w— Kiss the Ground
Today, I’m speaking with Don Smith from Kiss the Ground. We’re talking about soil health, regenerative practices that can heal the land, and why that’s important. Don is a teacher for their soil advocate training, which is a program for educating people about how and why soil regeneration is important and equipping them with the tools and knowledge to be more effective advocates for regenerative practices that can heal the land and absorb some of the negative consequences of climate change. Don gives us a science lesson about how this works, why it’s important, and what we can do to encourage this necessary movement and healing.
we discuss
Why soil health is so important
The current, degenerated state of soil and how it got here
What is soil regeneration - how it impacts the environment + food
Why sustainability isn’t enough to reverse climate change
A breakdown of regenerative agriculture
The capacity of land to be healed
The essential components of soil regeneration
The problem with the current farming paradigm
How re-orienting government subsidies + legislation could be game-changing
Taking a non-partisan approach to environmental advocacy
The relationship of soil microbiome to our nutrition and health
The most important things you can do to support soil health
links
If you enjoyed the episode, check out —
More about our guest —
Kiss the Ground's educational videos
Kiss the Ground's soil advocacy program
Mentioned in the episode —
Dirt: The Erosion of Civilization (book)
Regreening the Desert (documentary)
Dirt to Soil (book) by Gabe Brown
A Regenerative Secret (documentary)
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L I S T E N
We started this season reflecting on the house of the goddess, and now we end where we began — carrying water medicine and the wisdom of Her with us into the summer sun.