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We are Dig2Grow, a husband & wife pair of writers. Dave is a broad-minded geologist and Anne is a biologist with a bad case of plant lust. We chose "Dig2Grow" as shorthand for what happens when you write, talk, and take action to protect the well-being of people and our one-and-only planet.
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Dave & Anne
A new book!! ReGen: A New Future for Farming, Food, and Health comes out August 4th, 2026 and we'll be at Townhall on August 6th.
​​The central message of ReGen is refreshingly simple. What’s good for the land is good for us too.
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Twenty years ago, when we first dove into the world of farming, food, and health, we rarely saw the term “soil health.” But a lot has happened along the way. Today growing awareness of soil health is rippling through agriculture. ReGen makes the case for putting practices that build healthy soils at the center of how we grow crops, raise animals, and think about human health. Such practices can increase farm profitability and sustainably feed the world, while conserving biodiversity, reducing pollution and pesticide use, and pulling carbon from the atmosphere.
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ReGen challenges conventional thinking and shows why minimizing physical and chemical disturbance of the soil could open a new future for farming, food, and health. Fulfilling this vision will take all of us—farmers, consumers, and policy makers—to re-think our relationship with the soil.
Please spread the word and help launch ReGen into the world!
In building the case for a regenerative style of agriculture, one that leaves both soil and society better off as a consequence of farming practices, ReGen caps our other books. From Dirt to What Your Food Ate, each book offers a distinct perspective on overlooked or underappreciated facets of agriculture, ranging from soil degradation in antiquity to recent discoveries about how farming practices influence the health of the land—and our bodies. ​
What Your Food Ate connects how soil health links to human health through investigating the influence of farming practices on soil—and thereby the well-being of crops, livestock, and ultimately people.
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Growing a Revolution takes readers to regenerative farms around the world, showcasing innovative farmers who are building fertile soil to restore the productivity and profitability of degraded farms.
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The Hidden Half of Nature reveals insights about the microbiomes of soil, plants, and people and the need for farming and medicine to dovetail with how microbiomes work.
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Dirt tells the story of soil since the dawn of agriculture—that societies that don’t take care of their soil don’t stick around. ​​​​​
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You can learn more about our work in the area of agriculture, microbiomes, and soil health and our books here.
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​​Feel free to reach us via our contact page to book us for an event, obtain autographed books, or have other questions.​ Happy reading!
David R. Montgomery & Anne Biklé
DIG 2 GROW
