Hi, everybody. It's Joe Lampel, the Joe Behind Joe Gardner, and welcome to the Joe Gardner Show.

Today, we're getting to the root of what's really on our plates with the brilliant minds behind

what your food ate, David Montgomery and Anne Bicklay.

Together, this dynamic duo has spent years uncovering the hidden connections between soil health,

farming practices, and human well-being.

Their work makes one thing clear. The quality of what we eat starts long before it reaches

our plate. David Montgomery is a MacArthur fellow, a geologist and an expert in how landscapes

evolve, so when he looks at soil, he sees not just sand silt and clay, but history, health, and the future of our food.

Anne is a biologist, an environmental planner with a deep passion for the unseen world beneath our feet.

She's all about the microbial life that keeps ecosystems and us thriving, and she's also a passionate gardener.

So if you've ever wondered whether a carrot grown and healthy living soil is actually better for you,

or if the way we farm today is shaping our health in ways we don't fully understand,

stick around.

This conversation is going to change the way you think about food from the ground up.

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