About this episode
ffinlo Costain interviews David R Montgomery about soil health, regenerative farming, and human nutrition.
ffinlo Costain meets David R Montgomery, the author of Dirt: The Erosion of Civilisations . In a warm conversation, they discuss worms, the plough, soil bank accounts, regenerative farming, human nutrition and much more. ffinlo also finds out why human health improved in the UK during the Second World War. Montgomery is also co-author (with Anne Biklé) of What Your Food Ate and The Hidden Half of Nature. His new book, ReGen: A New Future for Farming, Food and Health, is out later in 2026.
People in this episode
Host: ffinlo Costain
Guest: David R Montgomery
Topics covered
- soil health
- regenerative farming
- human nutrition
- agriculture
Keywords
- worms
- plough
- soil bank accounts
- Second World War
Mentioned in this episode
Products: Dirt: The Erosion of Civilisations, What Your Food Ate, The Hidden Half of Nature, ReGen: A New Future for Farming, Food and Health
Books & works: Dirt: The Erosion of Civilisations, What Your Food Ate, ReGen: A New Future for Farming, Food and Health
Places: UK
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