#47 How Soil Health Can Save The Planet with Didi Pershouse

In this episode, we sit down with Didi Pershouse, a soil health educator and author of “The Ecology of Care: Medicine, Agriculture, Money, and the Quiet Power of Human and Microbial Communities”. Didi explains the concept of the “soil sponge”, which refers to the structural and functional integrity of soil that allows it to hold water for all life on land. She illustrates the potential of regrowing the soil sponge not just for food and water security, but also for rapid and effective prevention of flood, drought, and wildfire, and regulation of local and global temperatures. We look at how wild systems naturally regenerate the soil sponge, and how farming systems can do the same. Didi calls for a paradigm shift in the way we think about the climate: a move from calculating carbon toward collaborating with nature as the primary workforce that regulates temperature, weather, water, carbon, and the health of all life. This conversation with Didi Pershouse is a must-listen for anyone interested in the intersection of soil health, human health, and climate change. Join us as we explore how soil can be a powerful tool for healing both the planet and ourselves. https://www.didipershouse.com/