Dirt to Soil: One Family’s Journey into Regenerative Agriculture

"You could not get a more typical Midwestern farmer than Gabe Brown. He loves his family, he loves his country and he loves his God. But as a conventional farmer he was struggling. Year after year, his crops were failing and he was struggling to keep the farm afloat. He took the very brave and—to his neighbours—crazy decision to switch to regenerative agriculture. It was not an easy decision, he came close to bankruptcy many times, but gradually as his soils recovered, he noticed his crops were able to survive the changing climate. Brown became an advocate for regenerative agriculture, appearing in the Netflix documentary Kiss the Ground , which is narrated by Hollywood A-lister Woody Harrelson. His farm Brown’s Ranch now has its own brand, Nourished by Nature, selling pasture-fed meat and eggs. “Regenerative agriculture argues that the first principle is to not just to look after the soil, but ‘regenerate’ the soil after every crop” The power of this book is it rings true for ordinary farmers who would be put off by a ‘hippy environmentalist’ telling them what to do. Brown is an ordinary farmer, he’s one of them. He does not pull his punches in telling how hard it is to make the transition, but ultimately argues it is a necessary one."