A Call to Farms Audiobook

Hope for the future lies with a new generation of regenerative farmers

Within a decade nearly half of all American farmland will change hands as an older generation of farmers steps aside In their place a groundswell of new growers will face numerous challenges including soil degradation insufficient income and investors devouring farmland at a staggering pace These new farmers are embracing regenerative agriculturethe holistic approach to growing food that restores the soil and biodiversityin the movement to reclaim our health and the planets But can their efforts help reverse an epidemic of dietrelated disease food inequality and even climate change

To answer that question and more awardwinning journalist Jennifer Grayson embedded herself in a groundbreaking farmer training program then embarked on this investigative journey The diverse array of farmers graziers and food activists whom she profiles here are working toward better more sustainable foodways for all From a oneacre market garden in Oregon to activists reviving food sovereignty in South Carolina A Call to Farms tells the captivating story of these new agrarians finding hope and purpose in reconnecting to the land and striving to improve the future of American food