Did you know that we can restore soil organic matter to pre-colonial indigenous levels? Check out this new clip of Common Ground featuring Leah Penniman, Soul Fire Farm, narrated by Donald Glover to learn how farms like Soul Fire Farm continue to prove that regenerative agriculture practices can not only grow lots of healthy food and sequester tons of carbon, it can also restore biodiversity and bring rural communities back to life. Get tickets to watch #CommonGroundFilm, playing in select theat

A secret to improving soil of all types? Adding ORGANIC MATTER Okay so what is that exactly? Soil organic matter it’s made up of living, dead, and decomposing plants, microorganisms, and even decaying animals (weird, I know!) Materials like dried up leaves, banana peels, grass clippings, hay, composting woodchips are all full of microbial life (there can be a billion microorganisms in a teaspoon of compost or soil) (source: University of Maryland extension) Adding organic matter to your soil imp

Soil blocks provide so many benefits, but here are just three: 🌱 Plants are healthier, using the soil, water, and air in the blocks more efficiently. As roots hit they edge of the block they air-prune themselves and send lateral roots in a new direction. 🌱 The roots don’t circle around the bottom of a tray or get stuck in the drainage holes. No crumbling plugs trying to free them from the tray. This also reduces transplant shock. 🌱 Infrastructure and tools are minimal. A few mesh bottom trays