Dear CSA member,

During my life, I paid a great deal of attention to the interrelationships that existed between various living and nonliving aspects of the world. In my book, Education for a New World, I pointed out that the cow performs all of the tasks that are necessary for the upkeep of grass, whilst providing milk at the same time. Grass in turn provides food for the cow and knits together the soil, which would otherwise be carried away by the wind. 

I am excited that there have been some new discoveries about the interrelatedness of animals, plants, soil and human health, and I’d like to share them with you. You can start with Cascadia Middle School teacher Lars’s podcast interview with Geologist David Montgomery  about soil health and regenerative agriculture, or check out Montessorian Maren Schmidt’s blog on our health and the health of soil.

For further reading, here are the two books referenced in the podcast and blog: 

What Your Food Ate ttps://cascadiaschool.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6ece8cae56a990a41e28d017a&id=2bba823f34&e=d380caea47by David Montgomery and Anne Biklé

Food Fix by Dr. Mark Hyman 

Photos:

Cascadia School's Resilience Garden for our Neighbors, Spring '22

Harvest at Shaffer farms, Fall '22