The health of our soil is directly connected to the health of our food—and, in turn, to human well-being. Regenerative agriculture focuses on restoring soil through practices that enhance biodiversity, improve water retention, and increase carbon sequestration. In contrast, certain industrial agricultural methods, along with modern ultra-processing and packaging, can introduce synthetic chemicals into the food system and diminish the nutritional integrity of food.

What we’ve been reading on the subject: (1) Metabolical: The Lure and the Lies of Processed Food, Nutrition and Modern Medicine―Unpacking the Science Behind Food and Health by Robert Lustig; (2) Formerly Known as Food: How the Industrial Food System Is Changing Our Minds, Bodies, and Culture by Kristin Lawless; (3) What your Food Ate: How to Restore Our Land and Reclaim our Health by David R. Montgomery; (4) Kiss the Ground: How the Food You Eat Can Reverse Climate Change, Health your Body & Ultimately Save our World; (5) The Soil Human Health Nexus by Rattan Lal; (6) Calm your Mind With Food: A Revolutionary Guide to Controlling Your Anxiety by Uma Naidoo MD; (7) The Omega Principle: Seafood and the Quest for a Long Life and a Healthier Planet by Paul Greenberg; (8) Whitewash: The Story of a Weed Killer, Cancer, and the Corruption of Science by Carey Gillam; (9) Feeding you Lies: How to Unravel the Food Industry’s Playbook and Reclaim Your Health by Vani Hari; (10) The documentary “Common Ground”