“The idea that Rodale offered to us is that regenerative agriculture biologically creates more surface cover for plants, ending erosion and increasing beneficial microbial populations near the surface of the soil where plants grow. Thus, offering the plants protection. But what do beneficial microbial populations have to do with protection? When the soil microbiome is healthy and in balance, it directly, positively, impacts the health of the plants that grow in it and protects them from drought or pests, for example. It can shove out pathogens trying to attack plants, produce toxins to kill them off and trigger the plants to defend themselves. Amazing, right? Rodale went on to assert that the benefits of regenerative agriculture apply to our own bodies too. He stated that by us embracing a regenerative agricultural system, we will see ‘an improvement of personal hardiness and an ability to withstand crisis, accompanied by a boost in the body’s immune system’.”

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