41 Books on Regenerative Agriculture That Will Fill You With Hope! (Part 4)

All wealth comes from the Earth.

16.) Dirt to Soil: One Family's Journey Into Regenerative Agriculture by Gabe Brown

Gabe's first years of farming were terrible. Four consecutive seasons of 80-100% crop failure. But he was observant and noticed the hail-mangled crops fed his soil. LEGENDARY!

17.) A Soil Owner's Manual: How to Restore and Maintain Soil Health by Jon Stika (@humusphysicus on Twitter)

A book that is short but jam-packed with the basics of soil function and structure as well as a plan to ameliorate degraded and destroyed soils. A must-have in your library.

18.) Call of the Reed Warbler: A New Agriculture, a New Earth by Charles Massy

Charles used #RegenerativeAgriculture techniques and saw astounding changes to his own farm. This book ties together the vital connection between our soil and our health. This one is not to be missed.

19.) Sacred Soil: Biochar and the Regeneration of the Earth by Robert Tindall

If you buy only one book about #Biochar make sure it's this one. From the discovery of Terra Pretta soils in the mid-1500s to today, this one covers every aspect of why recalcitrant carbon in soil is so important.

20.) Tree Crops: A Permanent Agriculture by J. Russell Smith

In 1929 a book about permanent agricultural cropping of trees was published. This is it and will tell you about trees that yield heavy on lava fields for animal feed and more. A mind-blowing exploration of the sheer productivity of food-bearing trees; how they can reconfigure modern agriculture; and change the way we approach producing food in the future.

If you have suggestions or book recommendations please leave a comment and I will try and include them as this series continues. Be sure to check out the first 10 books in this series in Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3.