02030cam a2200301 i 4500 360188606 TxGeo 20181015120000.0 161222s2017||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780393356090 trade pbk. 0393356094 trade pbk. (OCoLC)1006808092 TxGeo rda Montgomery, David R., 1961- Growing a revolution : bringing our soil back to life / David R. Montgomery. First edition. New York, N.Y. : W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., 2017. 316 pages ; 25 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-308) and index. Since the dawn of agriculture, great civilizations have sunk into poverty after destroying their once fertile land. Today, few people realize how close we are to experiencing the same fate if we don't take action. In Growing a Revolution, geologist David R. Montgomery leads us on a journey through history and around the world to see how innovative farmers are ditching the plow, mulching cover crops, and adopting complex rotations to restore the soil. In their stories he finds the foundation for the next agricultural revolution: a soil health revolution. Cutting through standard debates about conventional versus organic agriculture, Montgomery shows how new regenerative methods heal damaged environments and improve farmers bottom lines. Merging ancient wisdom with modern science, these farmers have developed simple, cost-effective ways to pull carbon from the atmosphere and feed the world. Growing a Revolution flips the script, showing how agriculture can help solve our modern environmental woes. -- adapted from summary on dust jacket. 20181121. Soil ecology. Soil restoration. QS5