Dirt to Soil: One Family's Journey Into Regenerative Agriculture - Paperback
Dirt to Soil: One Family's Journey Into Regenerative Agriculture - Paperback
by Gabe Brown (Author)
"A regenerative no-till pioneer."--NBC News
"Dirt to Soil is the [regenerative farming] movements' holy text."--The Observer
Gabe Brown (from the award-winning docs "Kiss the Ground" and "Common Ground") shares 20 years of experience on regenerative agriculture principles from his North Dakota family farm
- Limited Disturbance
- Armor
- Diversity
- Living Roots
- Integrated Animals Brown's Ranch has regenerated resources, growing several inches of new topsoil and producing various crops and livestock. Brown emphasizes a shift in mindset from killing to fostering life on the land, highlighting that the greatest obstacle to solving problems is the human mind.
Author Biography
Gabe Brown is a pioneer of the soil-health movement and has been named one of the twenty-five most influential agricultural leaders in the United States. Brown, his wife, Shelly, and son, Paul, own Brown's Ranch, a holistic, diversified 5,000-acre farm and ranch near Bismarck, North Dakota. The Browns integrate their grazing and no-till cropping systems, which include cash crops and multi-species cover crops along with all-natural, grass-finished beef and lamb, pastured pork, and laying hens. The Brown family has received a Growing Green Award from the Natural Resources Defense Council, an Environmental Stewardship Award from the National Cattlemen's Beef Association, and the USA Zero-Till Farmer of the Year Award.