Book Discussion: “Growing a Revolution: Bringing Our Soil Back to Life”

Modern agriculture has taught us how to use up our land. MacArthur Fellow, David Montgomery shares thriving examples of how regenerative farming can bring it back and, in the process, increase food production and slow climate change. After any of the many colorful chapters, it will no longer be just dirt you see but a key ingredient in our regenerative future. Help us dig into this healthy topic in our on-going journey to make a more sustainable future.

In Growing a Revolution, geologist Montgomery travels the world, meeting farmers at the forefront of an agricultural movement to restore soil health. From Kansas to Ghana, he sees why adopting the three tenets of conservation agriculture—ditching the plow, planting cover crops, and growing a diversity of crops—is the solution. When farmers restore fertility to the land, this helps feed the world, cool the planet, reduce pollution, and return profitability to family farms.

Join us for a rejuvenating discussion. All are welcome! (even if you haven’t read the book)

For more information, contact Phil Jones, p.jones.emailme@gmail.com

For related nourishment, join us to hear one of the widely quoted subjects in the book, Dr. Kristine Nichols, talk in person about the Agricultural Imperative at the August 28, MAREA monthly meeting at TEKPark in Breinigsville.

Paperback, 320 pages
Published July 10th 2018 by W. W. Norton Company (first published May 9th 2017)