Living Soil Film

Living Soil: A Documentary. Now available with subtitles in more than 20 languages. Enable closed captions by clicking the 'CC' icon, then click the gear icon to select the subtitle language you want.
Our soils support 95 percent of all food production, and by 2060, our soils will be asked to give us as much food as we have consumed in the last 500 years. They filter our water. They are one of our most cost-effective reservoirs for sequestering carbon. They are our foundation for biodiversity. And they are vibrantly alive, teeming with 10,000 pounds of biological life in every acre. Yet in the last 150 years, we’ve lost half of the basic building block that makes soil productive. The societal and environmental costs of soil loss and degradation in the United States alone are now estimated to be as high as $85 billion every single year. Like any relationship, our living soil needs our tenderness. It’s time we changed everything we thought we knew about soil. Let’s make this the century of living soil.
This 60-minute documentary features innovative farmers and soil health experts from throughout the U.S. Accompanying lesson plans for college and high school students can also be found on this site. "Living Soil" was directed by Chelsea Myers and Tiny Attic Productions based in Columbia, Missouri, and produced by the Soil Health Institute through the generous support of The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation.
The film is freely available to download and stream at www.soilhealthinstitute.org/livingsoil.
A special thanks to Dawn Bradley, Brian Berns, Keith Berns, Bill Buckner, Mimo Davis, Dan DeSutter, Miranda Duschak, James “Ooker” Eskridge, Barry Fisher, Liz Graznak, Steve Groff, Jerry Hatfield, Trey Hill, Larkin Martin, Bianca Moebius-Clune, Jesse Sanchez, Larry Thompson, John Wiebold, Kristen Veum, Kevin Mathein, Ben Harris, Tim Pilcher, Josh Wright, Haley Myers, Rob Myers and Josh Oxenhandler.

[@michaelfoster8530]

Most people in the world don't understand that you need to feed the soil, so that the soil can feed us.

[@caddycraft6823]

Natives knew this first, it's what we pass on to our children since the beginning. simple is delicious!

[@jacobleblanc7726]

The soil is us

[@johnfitbyfaithnet]

Wisdom

[@mmareviewer.2372]

yes... making videos about how we need to lose all our freedoms is not the answer either.

[@humanosinc.6851]

@@mmareviewer.2372 how does this video propose to lose all our freedoms?

[@kimhunter8395]

Films like this feed my soul. I have a small farm. My land had rocky, eroded fields from years of tillage and corn planting. First I planted winter rye as a cover crop after the 2012 drought. Grazed it a little with goats and a couple horses then let it grow as we seeded in a pasture mix with several grasses and legumes. Baled it the following summer as a straw crop but the little bit of new grass and seed heads provided a welcome snack for my herd of 84 goats. Also warm bedding for the next year's kids. As the pasture thickened every year, I started feeding hay on the pasture in fall and winter. I'd roll a large bale out for about 600 feet and the animals would spread out on it - spreading the wasted hay and manure with no extra effort. I walked around with buckets of grass seed and filled in thin spots. I still do this every year and the dogs enjoy helping me. Even though my pasture gets grazed hard every year, it is thicker, taller and greener than most cow and horse pastures in my area. There's a mix of planted and wild perrenials in it along with native tallgrass prairie flowers and grasses coming back from seed spread by birds and a neighbor's prairie garden. The pollinators love it and I've identified several species of bumble bees that call my place home.

[@MrEStreaming]

#SaveSoil

[@DavidBlodgett]

You would my latest documentary then! Check it out on my channel :)

[@putiwang7679]

Thank you for telling your story. 💕✨

[@StayPrimal]

Wow, incredible feeling right now. I remember, years ago, stepping on this video and thinking : '' Wow this is very inspiring, I wish I could grow my own organic food and regenerate the soil in the process, if only I was not a notorious blackthumb''. Indeed back then even plastic plant died under my care. Well, right after watching this video that day I was so inspired, I started studying organic gardening right away. Everyday, alllll day, I got hooked. I eventually started my own compost stations, my food forest and an organic garden on my property, and had tremendous success. Now years later, this video got suggested to me again and im watching it thinking : I cant believe how much progress I made since I watched this video last time. Thank you so much, soil health institute. That day you planted a seed in my head, and today a forest has grown.

[@johncourtneidge]

Yes!

[@MrEStreaming]

#SaveSoil

[@ArtemisSilverBow]

So cool! 😎

[@putiwang7679]

Exciting ✨

[@KeikoMushi]

This documentary is a must-watch for anyone with an interest in food security and the environment.

[@silvioplata7397]

Exactly. Which means this is a must watch for every single person, because we are all affected by food security and in order to achieve it we need to have soil Security first.

[@7munkee]

As long as you dont give a S**T about the history of the Holocene.

[@K3Flyguy]

@@7munkee it's a theory not a fact. May be partially true, may be largely false. Interesting to research for certain but not enough data compiled yet to come to a conclusion either way. I personally lean to Mega fauna being eaten by early man and habitats being disrupted by man, but again there's not yet enough data to say the evidence makes the idea a fact.

[@notthatguyagain.2225]

This film promotes the debunked Savory method when the science is absolutely clear that we need less pasture , not more .

[@MrEStreaming]

#SaveSoil

[@martysgarden]

the future is definitely in our soils. I am an urban worm farmer and a big fan of microbial soil health....chocolate cake soils! Happy Gardening and thanks for the video Marty Ware (Australia)

[@rogerramjet7246]

Subbed up 👍🇦🇺👍

[@michaelharder9737]

Agronomist with a special interest in soil health here. The best description I've ever heard of a healthy soil is 'black cottage cheese'

[@Jonny87Slick]

I'm a sub of yours Marty, was pleasantly surprised to see you here in the comments.

[@carfixhelp1631]

martysgarden - If you honestly believe your comment? Than that means you hate the ‘agenda 21/30’ that is sneaking in Australia as we speak and has been here a few years already! This country is in big trouble what is coming!

[@4everGrowin]

martysgarden Sounds like you know the key components.

[@pudgiesC8]

Very well done, thank you. Now we just need about 600 million more views.

[@polecattgenetics6252]

Folks are taking notice. We were just out topping up our beds this evening using no till methods, cant wait for the end of the month to start planting!

[@svetlanikolova7673]

@@polecattgenetics6252 I am buying the seedlings today ! I am so excited!

[@polecattgenetics6252]

@@svetlanikolova7673 What all did you get? I hope you plan to show your garden off on here this year!

[@Qgal5kap123]

@@polecattgenetics6252 - loving the positivity in the community. I just got back home with a bag of seeds and seed potatoes. Pissing myself in fear and anticipation. :-P

[@thatspiritualhumane]

Such great videos don't get even 600 thousand views. Only dace/music videos with Miley Cyrus/Britney will get 600 billion views.. ! Tatz the reality of life !

[@XroorX]

I like BEST what Trey @Harborview Farms(MD), said: “Let’s not battle with each other, let’s work together that will benefit us all.” Amen!

[@SteveSmekar-ll6ln]

Cooperation instead of competition. How radical is that?

[@Wanda_Jannette]

Truth

[@xyzsame4081]

They got their big government handout and were bribed to stop practices that harm marine life.

[@nickbono8]

Also, what this documentary really doesn’t go into, is that when you do the cover crop and no till practice, it captures CO2 and sequesters it into the soil which helps offset the CO2 we are putting into the atmosphere.

[@strivetobeborn1019]

Where can i learn more what u just said.. any videos u can refer me to?

[@nickbono8]

@@strivetobeborn1019 there’s good documentary called “Kiss the Ground” that talks about these practices.

[@myofasciatherapy8191]

Perma-Culture. Re-greening. Bio-dynamic farming.

[@LuisAlbanes]

I think they said somewhere it captures carbon

[@veseyexclusive]

Yes Thank you for mentioning this

[@freezydoesit2807]

I found this on Thanksgiving Day. I believe the Universe guided me here for a reason today.

[@A_Box]

*algorithm

[@karltraunmuller7048]

There are still smart people in the US who are grounded and not driven by greed. I second everything said in this lovely film.

[@kalayne6713]

Check out Bealtaine Cottage in Ireland where one woman has transformed 3 acres of poor land into a permaculture based, woodland paradise, feeding herself with plenty over, creating biodiversity and doing what one individual can to save Mother Earth. A lesson for all...farmers, suburbanites, we can all make a change. Our planet is worth it.

[@DobermannKeeper]

Thank you K A Layne for mentioning this inspring fairy world and all what is possible if you just plant.

[@SocialAlexNYC]

903 people who put a 👎 on this great video either don't like healthy soil or are jealous or both! Or they're profiting from the status quo and feel threatened I'm new to your channel. 💓💓💓

[@a.kay.c]

Stumbled across this to learn about soil for my garden. So glad I did.

[@EQOAnostalgia]

NWO attacking everything, even the soil to control our food.

[@coreylewis1392]

@@EQOAnostalgia infowars.com banned.video

[@Opa773]

@@coreylewis1392 i hate to open the unknown site . What is it ?

[@coreylewis1392]

@@Opa773 its a link to infowars. A banned news company.

[@coreylewis1392]

You could also just look up infowars

[@rosalesrhaygrantyancy9547]

I learned a lot. As a student of BS Agriculture I also want to help our country obtain a living soil. Thank you for inspiring me ❤️

[@TheWiiZZLE]

I wish you great success in this endeavour!

[@AmericanMadeAdventures]

Help our country say no to policies put forth by the globalist cabal that promise to help, but are only meant to hurt the people, and act as mechanisms to control them. The global dominionists are evil, and they must be stopped.

[@todd92371]

I think this is the most important thing for our future right now!

[@MrEStreaming]

#SaveSoil

[@ChristophfromSchwiiz]

I have to say, overall this is just scratching the surface. I also have to say that myself and most other farmers I interact with know what is in this film and than some. Not to mention that what works on one piece of land often wont work the same - even across the road - on another piece of land. It's easy to talk about all this but much harder to actually do and grow a great crop. I am a winter wheat (soft red), corn and IP soybean (identity preserved) grower with layer chickens (eggs) and sheep (lamb). What most people miss is that manure - livestock farming - is extremely beneficial to soils. Barry Fisher is one of the best interviews in this video, wish he had more time in it.

[@RyanLee-up9ej]

How right you are. I just came across Allan Savory and his TED talk. Healing African desert with ruminants. It's remarkable. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rKG3eZxthJtppqs

[@renislevasseur855]

I am not tt

[@angelaakin6739]

I played this for the students today, and they liked it! They learned a lot. Thank you for this amazing video!

[@3rdvoidmen594]

You are a good teacher Ann. 👍

[@kingdingaling2469]

Great job , Teach

[@cameronrodriguez8795]

@@NoNORADon911 hardcore right winger found

[@flukesl8615]

Why not get them to watch it in their own time and actually teach them ?

[@treebeard8475]

@@flukesl8615 I don’t think a kid is gonna sit for an hour and watch this unless in a class room.

[@jimboak613]

should be a must watch in every educational institution and for every organization farm and urban, promoting sustainability

[@jazzsaxx7371]

Currently learning about this in my Botany class

[@jazzsaxx7371]

Currently learning about this in my Botany class

[@juliantej]

I forgot that soil must be taken care of, such a great movie that needs more views. I love being educated

[@eliseorecinos1462]

Cool

[@capicuaaa]

The golden grail is no till organic farming! Permaculture and restorative farming are a must if this planet and its soil is to survive.

[@theresadailey5809]

Yes I’m a big believer in permaculture methods and design, I totally agree with you on survival methods of the soul.

[@iknovate]

No til is of no consequence if you're not managing the biology of the soil.

[@prophecyrat2965]

@@iknovate No need to manage brother, mother knows best. Some lands will not be sutstable for humans for a while, that’s the reality we must understand. We have destroyed thousands of years of life in a few hindered, it will take time to heal. In the mean time, we will transition, we will struggle, but we should not continue to try and control nature. Give back, sow seeds, retire Metal claws, and the blade, the tools of ware fare. Its time to heal.

[@EQOAnostalgia]

This planet isn't in danger, we are... the gia worship garbage is just that.

[@prophecyrat2965]

@@EQOAnostalgia The planet is in danger. Machines can already sled replicate because of Ai technology. They don’t need us anymore.

[@capicuaaa]

This documentary is fascinating. Thank you for this.

[@srk9099]

Great documentary! I would highly recommend for anyone teaching Geography or anything related to Earth Sciences. My class loved it!

[@jenntyler5146]

Awesome Documentary. Well done! Thank you for including livestock in soil restoration!

[@alfamaize]

Good stuff! I first learned about many of these practices from other youtube channels- but on a backyard scale. Then I saw much of this applied in a farm featured in the "Biggest Little Farm"- which documents the restoration of a farm in southern California. Some should look that up. What I really appreciated of this film was seeing no-till practices on grain farms, which I could not picture how it would work (I'm a gardener, not a farmer). So great to see that!

[@raghurahut1956]

Save Soil. I support Save soil movement lead by Sadhguru

[@raghurahut1956]

Good movie. Thanks for such good documentary. Worth for better planet

[@MrEStreaming]

#SaveSoil

[@anchitnerurkar434]

Humanity lives on soil, If soil dies we all will die ... It is time we take necessary steps to save our soil, most of us belong to a democratic nations and thats the best part, we can raise our voice and push this ajenda, if we together raise our voice no government will ignore it. Right now SADHGURU is ridiing 30,000 KM from London(U.K) to Coimbatore(India) to raise the awareness about soil degradation. He will be meeting various policy makers on his journey. Let us all come together and speak in one voice #Savesoil .Let us not miss this opportunity to save the humanity my dear brothers and sisters. Let us make it happen 🙏🏻

[@ohsokittykat]

I loved this video. I am a student in college studying environmental studies and I loved this assignment. I learned a lot and it made me kind of want to be a farmer. Very educational, every farmer should see this!

[@MrEStreaming]

#SaveSoil

[@SheerasPlace]

I wish everybody would watch this Video and realize how important it is. I just have a Garden Plot and a few Acres but I have been having problems with erosion and water runoff and I know that it is preventable and that there are things I can do to help our Environment as well as my own situation, as well as grow Food. Thank you so much for this inspiration.

[@guruprasad4089]

My perceptivity towards soil : Rejuvinated I wonde how badly I missed such a beautiful documentary while I was studying my bachelors n masters in Life Sciences

[@bosquemallin-agroecologiay7784]

wow, great film!, thanks. cheers from argentina. Lets scale this up!

[@wandaosterman5871]

Thank you for continuing to provide information that advocates can use to inform others. We NEED to gain momentum, to get community groups, companies, corporations, nonprofits, governmental agencies, schools, and families to understand that RESTORATION can provide overwhelming benefits- from carbon sequestration to ensuring foos security. From mitigating floods, fraughts, and famine to increasing biodiversity for pollinators. There must be GLOBAL funding provided and easily accessible programs for individuals and organizations to start implementing TODAY. Support any and all efforts and be a part of SAVING the SOIL :) Please share more and more success stories so people will believe that this is possible.

[@MrEStreaming]

#SaveSoil

[@lisab9836]

Awesome documentary and so many familiar faces. Respect the soil. MIZZOU😊

[@Lucooley1221]

I love this documentary. Beautiful and informative and full of passion for the Earth and those living on it. Wish more people could/would view it.

[@MrEStreaming]

#SaveSoil

[@mikemagero]

I have just grown 2 acres of Coffee in Kenya and thinking of taking it off artificial fertiliser completely in 2 years through soil rejuvenation. This documentary has given me nearly 95% of how I can achieve my goal.

[@drhintjens4915]

Hi Gumo Michael don't forget some moving of livestock over the soil, and interplanting of crops that restore soil balance. With coffee no-till should be possible, and without artificial fertiliser you can eventually try for organic certification. Good luck!

[@JeffsTrades]

Gabe Brown is great to watch regarding this.....

[@darrenbetts2987]

How has this not had more views?

[@standup4jc]

Thank you for making it available online. The film inspired me to learn more about soil and farming!

[@hongjunwang6773]

Awesome! Need more people to know this.

[@eliseorecinos1462]

Great, Nice to meet you, from Guatemala

[@thefoulmouthfarmer7499]

Excellent Resource! Thank you for putting this out there! Every acre counts.

[@kimmcpherson8856]

Awesome film, just in process of developing a no till market garden, so this film has been invaluable. Needs to air on mainstream TV so it can be viewed by many more and those that need to hear this research. Kim - NZ

[@Tmakepeace]

I've learned so much from your institute, and I have applied many of your ideas for soil building in my apple orchard. I now use the cover crops and biodiversity to give talks to the public about building soil health.

[@MrEStreaming]

#SaveSoil

[@LucasTigy2]

i kinda wish they had touched more on livestock and how they can help revitalize soil, but i'm glad they mentioned it at all

[@luisojeda682]

I appreciate the Farmers for feeding us and the great ideas of sustainability Farming really inspires me to connect to nature and appreciate even micro-biology

[@MrEStreaming]

#SaveSoil

[@Gherm802]

I've watched this documentary at least 5 times now, it's helped greatly in finding where I want to go career-wise.

[@lawrencetaylor4101]

Thanks for giving me hope. I've been living in Switzerland since last century, and have come to realize that money isn't everything. I've read books by Jean Ziegler, and he really puts the Swiss influence on the world in perspective. This film was all about using less pesticides, herbicides, biocides. Guess where the capitol of the petrochemical industry is? Basel Switzerland. But it's also the home of the BIS, which oversees the World Bank and the IMF. So it's the capital capitol. All around the world they are only financing projects that are pesticide intensive. I proposed teaching a course several years ago about waking students up to climate change, and proposed Windyday Concept. Local farms and techniques like you are using would be all part of the concept. I'm no expert in any of these fields (except treating farmers with back, shoulder and neck pain) but I rely on people like you. We almost have to have a revolution to put in place this system. Why not?

[@tonytony1035]

Basel is the real home of the Mafia, not Palermo or Napoli.

[@KeikoMushi]

Thanks for sharing the film here. It dealt with the subject matter in a constructive rather than preachy fashion, something that makes it easier for people to change their minds.

[@mwmentor]

This is really encouraging to see... really good news in an industry that is so vital to us all. Exciting stuff...

[@robjjc]

This was an incredible watch and for me, quite emotional at points.

[@mindy779]

Come to Florida. The farmers need to hear this and put it to good use.

[@JoshuaSteensland]

incredible. Very well done. information is presented beautifully.

[@LetTheWritersWrite]

Underrated film! Great job.

[@xikano8573]

I just want to say how much I appreciate the information being presented in this film. To every farmer out there doing the thing, I want you to know that I appreciate you and thank you for what you do. 🙏🏽

[@PaulCarterArt]

Great insight and time capsule of the positive intentions of everyone working together for all generations. Thanks guys for sharing the journey for a healthier life and lifestyle.

[@MrEStreaming]

#SaveSoil

[@chrisclyde4490]

Wow!! Great video!! Everyone on earth needs to watch this and see what we can't get done. The circle of life is amazing. This planet is amazing in how it all recycles. Awesome!!

[@SoilHealthInstitute]

Our mission is to scale adoption of regenerative soil health systems around the globe to benefit farmers, the environment, and society. We’re thrilled that Living Soil, has been viewed more than 3 million times. To share this knowledge with new audiences around the globe, Living Soil is now available with closed captions in more than 20 languages including Spanish, Portuguese, French, Italian, Cantonese, German, Swahili, and Zulu.

[@MrEStreaming]

#SaveSoil

[@marcussmart3275]

Thank you for this knowledge!

[@evosportychop8332]

I am surprised at how interested I am in movies like this when for years I wouldn't have given soil a second thought

[@lanceklessigregenerativeag7901]

Great perspective on where we have been and where we are going with agriculture! Plenty of challenges but also tons of amazing opportunities as we take care of our soil, water and people. The future is so bright as we understand our soils and the biology below are feet!

[@MrEStreaming]

#SaveSoil

[@raethefarmer8279]

Awesome, well done presentation! Thank you for taking the time and effort to help show us the way!

[@MrEStreaming]

#SaveSoil

[@celinescuisine5208]

amazing- thank you for making this doco.

[@GlobalEarthRepair]

This is an amazing piece of film, we'll share it out too and help get these numbers up. Great work!

[@superwebster9449]

Thank you so much for this video! I learned so much! -Lots of support from the Philippines

[@1970uma]

Wowwww this is so humbling.. thank you from India for such a wonderful film.. I only hope and pray the world takes this up as an emergency and ensures that our future generations are secured future where man lives as part of the ecosystem..

[@AK-754]

It's heartbreaking this has only 440,000 views... Let's share this video with at least one like-minded person you know and help inspire this change

[@samanthatheegr8]

It would have more views if this information was mandatory to be taught in schools.

[@pam9470]

This great film is making a valuable contribution to 'spreading the word' for everyone who has land, albeit a farm, garden or window box!

[@moominpapa3223]

Pure gold video… really brings home the importance of cover crops and soil health. As a new No Dig gardener, I was aware of the importance, but was more focused on compost… this hammered it home

[@MrEStreaming]

#SaveSoil

[@luciefontaine3851]

This is an excellent documentary that allows us to become more aware of what is at stake for our soils, our agriculture and our consumption patterns.

[@MrEStreaming]

#SaveSoil

[@ericl4865]

Just started using cover crops with last falls planting. Even though we were in a wicked drought, and we are new to this process, we have seen improvements in the soil test results, especially with the organic content which increased, on average, about 0.5%. Stoked!

[@MrEStreaming]

#SaveSoil

[@charlottemekenkamp4358]

Foodforest instead of monoculture , more edible perrenials will reduce labour, in foodforests no pestcontrol, no watering, no plowing is needed, after 7 to 10 years it’s getting better and better, the only labour is harvesting. Soil of the foodforest are the best soils. People in this documentary will finally come to the conclusion that foodforest is the future.

[@somuchfortalent]

Food forest is a meme.

[@AristonSparta]

Came for gardening advice, left with wisdom for life.

[@MyFamilyGarden]

Feeling Inspired after watching this

[@_westcoastcanine_]

Love when I stumble upon gems!!

[@liammurphy2725]

An excellent account of the successes increasingly apparent in western farming practices. The response of the Chesapeake Bay to the revised farming model is so encouraging. People willing to change becoming people who make a change. Liked/subbed

[@MrEStreaming]

#SaveSoil

[@mattydunc1]

I really liked this doco. More people need to be conscious about how we produce our food and respect the natural order.

[@veseyexclusive]

What a great presentation. So inspiring to see so many farmers going in the direction of soil health and improving the planet 🌿💚

[@MrEStreaming]

#SaveSoil

[@kennethwiley3965]

Very good documentary. Thank you for the upload.

[@melidacartagena8355]

Greencover, I loved the way you explained everything 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@kingdingaling2469]

18:50 BEAUTIFUL You are amazing. Thank you for what you do & where you do it , in the heart of a major city. So beautiful.

[@jimflask1164]

Go to any area that is untouched by man, whether it's a meadow, a rain forest, or a desert. When you get there look around at everything you see, look at all the diversity of species, look at the whole picture. Once you take it all in and absorb all that you see fully. Ask yourself who has been plowing and spraying.

[@tonyajones8655]

Maryland Dept of Agriculture collaborated 20 years ago it started with environmentalist and the farmers ..realized cover crops .. dedicated funding given with primary goal: protecting the Bay 🧐

[@ExistNNature]

Exactly!!

[@abbysgarden193]

Amazing video! And so important! I grow my veggies in mostly no-dig soil, and I can really see the difference :) Keep up the good work!

[@SteveSmekar-ll6ln]

No Till! You are the rock and roll woman.

[@MrEStreaming]

#SaveSoil

[@Lifeshouldbeabreeze]

Really great documentary!! We need this sort of practice being done all over the world! I need to do more of it in my backyard garden

[@MrEStreaming]

#SaveSoil

[@darkerorc224]

Beautiful, beautiful short film. As a home gardener, starting a cut flower and cash crop small farm, Thank you for this video. it was so helpful.

[@newredlawyer5755]

Amazing ! Thank you for this and thank you Microbehunter for pointing me in the right direction. Much Appreciated to Microbehunter and everyone involved in this. - I hope this gets a million or more views.

[@AnthonySommer]

This channel is criminally underrated.

[@davidking3311]

Just discovered it myself

[@TRINITY-ks6nw]

Metoo

[@donphilini]

So what we can do to improve it?

[@Wiggi147]

I subscribed on your seemingly succinct and astute reposte’. Hashtag420

[@manjunath7497]

@@davidking3311 me too today!

[@rick-yo]

Excellent! Great way to communicate the benefits of this eco-friendly method by featuring farmers themselves.

[@gprogers1]

Well put together and documented. Very informative. I am sure many of these ideas can and should be implemented globally, for the good of all. A big thanks to the farmers of this video who have had the bravery and intelligence to transition to this safer, healthier and greener way of farming. I am wondering how I can implement some of these ideas into our home gardening. Thank you

[@EK1626]

Enjoyed this film and learnt alot about USA farmers desire to maintain good soil, I've come to know what is going on around the world with soil, water and forestry to realize very little is being brought to the general public. Thus, creating a less positive view of how other parts of the world are correcting these problem with their own initiatives and sometimes with little or no financial support. Farmers in Africa, China, Australia, Asia, Europe etc. are greenery whole valleys just by not cutting trees, planting trees, using rock walls to slow flood water in monsoon season, large cachements, sand dams for dry weather irrigation, terracing, natural revegetation by removal of livestock grazing & biofuel production for cooking, heating & light. One thing, I think most people are wrong about is the lack of food in the world. We have more than enough but because food is a cammodity the poor country produce and the rich counrties buy. What I had read about the 70's all countries who have had severe dought, the farmer's government & companies NGO's etc. have tried to change the way they deal with the problem. Over time they have gone to the farmer's with scienific information and tried to assist small community to create a more diverse enviroment that can weather extremes and produce food, education & ecomonic stablility. From the farmer's knowledge and scienific data they have assited the local communities in obtaining improved soil management, trees importance and addictoinal way to gain water retension for dry season. This has been done by paying for tree planting and nuseries in the local communties until the land comes into agrocultural furtility. This has created a cooperative nature in the communities and allowed woman to take part in communal decisions as well as finacncial independence. This is amazing to see and I am inspired by the magnitude of the results!

[@HannahB783]

Loved this! Watched "Kiss the Ground" on Netflix and really consolidated some stuff and eye opening on other areas, and then I went and found this! Thank you! We have an amazing "Good Life Community Garden" in Southwest Australia, and we are trying to teach permaculture, sustainability, biodynamic farming... but we live in a farmer area, so trying to get people to unlearn, is super hard. Appreciate sources like this!!! We also have a detox Zeolite Detox PBX Australia, which attracts any heavy metals and attachments to them to its negative charge and eliminates safely from the body. Between, growing our own stuff, filtering water, getting lots of sun, exercise, ocean and the detox, we are feeling so much healthier and happier and i guess, a little more in control! THANK YOU!

[@edzakete.3700]

If it wasn't for these videos I would of gave up already. Started this Feb. Thanks.

[@tiermacgirl]

Love the documentary, love the focus on variety, would have loved to see rotational fallow years being adopted though, to interrupt pest problems and strengthen soil microbial communities. Also rain trapping and water sequestration. But very important film.

[@TheVigilantStewards]

Nice documentary. I love sharing with people about soil health. This was very nice to hear we are actually making progress! I look forward to seeing advances in no till organics!

[@harry356]

Yes but Joel Salatin and Allan Savory are missing. These guys make much bigger steps than the farmers in this documentary. The farmers do move in the right direction though, I applaud that, but we can do better.

[@MrEStreaming]

@@harry356 #SaveSoil

[@johncspine2787]

I ordered several different seeds to try from Greencover last year, I’ve established a few sainfoin and phacelia and clover patches on my residential lot..they are a great company..

[@leeoleary3321]

That was an excellent and inspiring documentary. I wish they would teach this stuff in our schools

[@lungmuanasingson3329]

Good film...this type of documentaries should come up

[@nomoneyrecord]

Fantastic! Well done!

[@zorazorazorzzora8333]

Ohh I so appreciated this , I am green and want to learn more..... live in Olathe , KS gotta visit these places in MO and Nebraska. They mentioned no till but didn’t explain it... gotta do some research This most heartbreaking emotion watching this is knowing my family was ran off their land is Mississippi and Louisiana by hate and a government that stood by and did nothing ... laws were on the books but they don’t matter if the government is spineless.... how does a government stand by and let this happen is incomprehensible... How nice that these guys get to leave land ... a business for their children, generational wealth ... Historically the USDA distorted data to conceal decades of discrimination against Black farmers... don’t take my word research it ...all online .. black folks never wanted a damn hand out, welfare... that crap didn’t exist we lived off the land and created businesses then came the Klan... now we got a system created by a racist system that so disempowers folks for generations and you’re blamed for your current state bc you didn’t pull yourself up by your booth-straps.. such a bulls-- statement.. it all hurts really bad ...

[@loryndabenson2118]

👏🏾 facts

[@futtermanfarms6791]

I have been growing since 1977. Have always been organic. For all those year I have said, feed the soil and it will feed you. A healthy soil will grow healthy food and feed healthy people. I have seen lots of ideas come and go over time. This is the real deal. What I like most about this video is that there are a lot of different kinds of farming and lots of very different farmers. Not just different farmers because they grow different stuff. They do grow different stuff but more importantly, they are very different people with very different world views and very different ideas of what works in farming. but they have all come to the conclusion that living soil is important, living soil is right, living soil works. The most important points in my opinion: 1. Observe what your soil and the crop growing on it is telling you 2. Work with the land, don't try to conquer it. 3. Obviously cover crops. 4 Livestock is also an important part of the mix. 5 Cooperate and learn from each other. Personal statement. In a very real way the farmer is a part of the ecosystem. Consider all that means. When we see ourselves that way its a whole different outlook. One minor caution, carbon is not the only issue. It is a big one that has been missing but the solution is way more complicated than that. We need to see the whole picture and have a whole solution. Growing our food is the first thing that man learned to do on this earth. We got off track with an industrial way of looking at farming. It was productive in the short term but devastating in the long. Lets return to the soil and grow.

[@samanthatheegr8]

Very informative video. Thank you for this film. I just bought 10 acres and will farm the land. My land is in Southern VA but I'm now living in Maryland and I wanted to buy some acres in Maryland too. This film definitely motivated me to buy land in MD also. It's a shame that we need food to live and our food needs healthy soil to grow. But we don't learn how important this is in school so people become adults who are clueless about the basic necessities of life. There should be an agriculture course at every grade level and everyone should know how to farm by the time they graduate from high school. I, also, liked the part of the film that highlighted how much better crops thrive when there is diversity.

[@markbourke6887]

The problem isn't the soil!!! It's the millions of people that still want corn products and the like! Good on these guys for thinking about it though.

[@Daniel-qj3tp]

Bro I’m no dig and annual composting, no fertiliser needed😀good documentary, really enjoyed it✌🏻

[@mikeharrington5593]

It can be difficult educating people who first don't like change and second expect instant results when they do change. Patience is a virtue.

[@kosmiquo]

Very well done! There is everything to learn about soil health in a Proper-Manner. 🙏🏽

[@mxcatkiller]

Great information, documentary, next step is to share share share!!! You can’t make anymore land!! So we have to do our best as humans to take care of what we still have, while we still have it!!!