What Your Food Ate, with authors Dave Montgomery and Anne Biklé | Ep. 63

In this episode, Forrest talks with Dave Montgomery and Anne Biklé about their new book,  What Your Food Ate: How to Heal Our Land and Reclaim Our Health. The authors aim to raise our awareness of the community of life in the soil beneath our feet—or more importantly, the soil on the farms that grow our food. They make a compelling case for changing the ways that food is grown so that the life of the soil is respected and cared for . . . and so that the food produced by healthier soil makes us healthier in turn.

Guests:
David Montgomery - author and geologist at the University of Washington 
Anne Bikle - author and biologist & plant whisperer
Book:
WhatYour Food Ate: How to Heal Our Land and Reclaim Our Health
Dirt book trilogy - Dirt: The Erosion of Civilizations; The Hidden Half of Nature; Growing a Revolution

Mentions:
regenerative farming practices
monoculture
tillage
mycorrhiza
the three sisters - squash, beans & corn
Farm Bill renewal in the US
Earthkeepers’ interview with Good Food Clubs
Wangari Maathai - Kenyan woman - tree planting project; Nobel Peace Prize
price of fertilizer skyrocketed in the last year 

Actions:  

• learn about your food - where was it grown, who grew it, how did they grow it? 
• in farming communities - educate about regenerative farming practices and their benefits public policy - vote for elected officials who share your views on the benefits of regenerative practices  
• find others who care about how our food is produced, and dream up ways to make a difference together!

Keywords: monoculture, industrial farming, Green Revolution, regenerative agriculture, regenerative farming, food cooperatives, soil fungus, organic, permaculture, soil ecology, no-til

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