As World War I began, the allies had a steady supply of Nitrogen coming in from South America, but Germany was facing a shortage. This is partially what drove the German scientist Fritz Haber to discover a way to artificially extract nitrogen from the air and create nitrates (as they…

How did farmers fertilize and protect their crops 8,000 years ago without synthetic nutrients or chemical sprays? This is the question that the now famous regenerative farmer Gabe Brown, a midwestern rancher with over 3,000 acres, asked himself after he experienced four straight years of crop failure. Nearly broke, he…

There’s a 100 year old conspiracy that’s keeping you from reaching your full potential as a grower. No, I’m not talking about cannabis prohibition, although that certain hasn’t helped. I’m talking about the discovery of chemical fertilizers, and the resulting agrochemical-industrial complex that was born from it. Today, some of…

It may seem odd, but my journey to regenerative agriculture starts with snow. I grew up in rural Maine, surrounded by forests and small, organic family farms. As a result, I developed a passion for the natural world. By middle school, my curiosity and fascination with science had made me…

As I reached for the gate latch, I heard the sound of leaves crunching in the woods behind me. I whirled around, terrified that my parents had followed me here. But it was only a squirrel scurrying across the underbrush, clutching an acorn tightly in it’s mouth. Letting my breath…