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For the Love of Soil
- Strategies to Regenerate Our Food Production Systems
- Narrated by: Nicole Masters
- Length: 9 hrs and 15 mins
- Categories: Science & Engineering, Science
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Publisher's Summary
Learn a road map to healthy soil and revitalized food systems for powerfully addressing these times of challenge. This audiobook equips producers with knowledge, skills, and insights to regenerate ecosystem health and grow farm/ranch profits.
This audiobook will show you how to:
- Triage soil health and act to fast-track soil and plant health
- Build healthy resilient soil systems
- Develop a deeper understanding of microbial and mineral synergies
- Read what weeds and diseases are communicating about soil and plant health
- Create healthy, productive and profitable landscapes
Globally recognized soil advocate and agroecologist Nicole Masters delivers the solution to rewind the clock on this increasingly critical soil crisis in her first book For the Love of Soil. She argues we can no longer treat soil like dirt. Instead, we must take a soil-first approach to regenerate landscapes, restore natural cycles, and bring vitality back to ecosystems.
This book translates the often complex and technical know-how of soil into more digestible terms through case studies from regenerative farmers, growers, and ranchers in Australasia and North America. Along with sharing key soil health principles and restoration tools, For the Love of Soil provides land managers with an action plan to kick-start their soil resource’s well-being, no matter the scale.
Praise for the book:
“For years, many of us involved in regenerative agriculture have been touting the soil health - plant health - animal health - human health connection but no one has tied them all together like Nicole does in For the Love of Soil!" (Gabe Brown, Browns Ranch, Nourished by Nature)
“William Gibson once said that "the future is here - it is just not evenly distributed. Nicole modestly claims that the information in the book is not new thinking, but her resynthesis of the lessons she has learned and refined in collaboration with regenerative land-managers is new, and it is powerful. She lucidly shares lessons learned from the deep topsoil futures she and her farming and ranching partners manage for and achieve. The case studies, science, and examples presented a compelling testament to the global, rapidly growing soil health movement." (Abe Collins, cofounder of LandStream and founder of Collins Grazing)
“Our global agricultural production systems are frequently at war with ecosystem health and Mother Nature. In this book, Nicole is declaring peace with nature and provides us with the science and guidelines to join the regenerative agriculture movement while increasing profits.” (Terry McCosker of Resource Consulting Services in Australia)
“These food producers are taking actions to imitate natural systems more closely,” says Masters. “[T]hey are rewarded with more efficient nutrient, carbon, and water cycles, improved plant and animal health, nutrient density, reduced stress, and ultimately, profitability.”
In spite of the challenges food producers face, Masters’ book shows even incredibly degraded landscapes can be regenerated through mimicking natural systems and focusing on the soil first.
Buy this book today to take your farm or ranch to the next level!
PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.
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- Candis Clara
- 2021-04-08
Highly recommend
I’ve been loving all things soil, regenerative ag and this book is on the top of my list. Very inspiring for farmers and gardeners.
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- Dustin
- 2021-02-25
Amazing
Such a great listen, so much knowledge shared in a easy to digest way. Highly recommended
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- Daniel Shook
- 2021-02-11
Captivating
Full of life and woven in true microrhyzal fashion, the author takes us on a safari of the world under our feet. How can we work within this intricate web of life that we are undeniably born from? The answer lies in changing the mindset that we must dominate nature. I finished listening to the audio book feeling like I had made a new friend, one who's passion for healing the land is contagious.
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- Michelle
- 2020-12-03
great book
I loved this book The narration was wonderful and it was extremely easy to follow and very informative
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- Sharlene McGregor
- 2020-08-30
Well worth reading!
Anyone wanting to improve their garden, farm or ranch should read this book and anybody who cares about human, animal and environmental health should read this book. The insight on how soil health relates to the quality of food and human health is eye opening and inspiring.
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- shaun cusack
- 2020-02-04
This is a real eye opener
Very easy to listen to. It's great to know that it not all climate change doom and gloom like we here in the general media. Its reassuring to know that we have the tools to make a change in our own soil on our own
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- Amazon Customer
- 2019-12-28
relatably informative and practical
a book worth the cliche:
"A must read"
Ironically I almost didn't buy this book because it had no reviews and I had no idea who the author was, here I am now making sure others aren't dissuaded.
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- Real David Art
- 2020-08-13
More Narrative Than Prescriptive
The subtitle suggest the other was going to give specific recipea, designs or items to regenerate soils. And while there are some scattered within long narrative stories, its more of a direction to investigate and research or a advertisement for her and her friend's services.
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- Don Robbins
- 2020-09-03
The why and how of ending chemical agriculture
Amazing book on the healing power of healthy soil and regenerative agriculture to grow strong healthy plants and animals and make good money doing it.
3 people found this helpful
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- Matthew
- 2020-04-02
A must read for anyone interested in soil health
This is a deep dive into what constitutes soil health. I highly recommend it for anyone who wants a more than cursory understanding of soil health and how it can improve the production of ranches and farms.
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- Peter
- 2021-01-01
Revolutionary
An entertaining, factual, and honest look at the globes broken food system with practical solutions to real problems.
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- Kevin Flammer
- 2020-11-22
good 👍
Great overview and many practical case studies to orient oneself in the field of regenerative agriculture. uniquely self aware. great job Nicole! inspiring to listen to!
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- mrtie-dye
- 2020-07-13
Just what I was looking for!
This audio book was packed with information, and I will definitely be listening to it again.
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- Amazon Customer
- 2020-07-07
I highly recommend this book
Very interesting explanations and stories with a pleasant touch of humor. I think everyone interested in agriculture should listen to this book!
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- candice mizera
- 2020-05-21
Wonderfully...
Wonderfully Engaging, Insightful and Informative. Should be mandatory in any soil or biology class and for every farmer and rancher
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- Kodie Cooper
- 2020-03-13
Highly recommend this book
I love how she goes over all the aspects of soil health, how it starts their and the movement that has begun focusing on a better way of doing things. This book is for anyone that’s wanting to learn more about soil health and her journey learning from others and backing it up with science.
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- Belinda Baxter
- 2021-01-06
Valuable contribution to Regenerative library.
If you are at all skeptical of regen ag then you need to read this. Nicole is educated without the typical human arrogance that prevents further learning. A breath of fresh air & a pioneer of a movement that will help bring health to our planet & all its inhabitants. Listen to the end even if you are struggling to keep up with the detail. This book is illuminating beyond words. Time for a paradigm shift👍🏼
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