Soil Heroes

Get to know some of our favourite practitioners, pioneers and pin-ups from the world of soil.

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King Charles III - Our No. 1 Soil Hero
King Charles III - Our No. 1 Soil Hero

Environmental leader

Nicole Masters - NZ/USA
Nicole Masters - NZ/USA

Agroecologist and educator

Angelika & URS HILDEBRANDT - AUSTRIA
Angelika & URS HILDEBRANDT - AUSTRIA

Soil Microbiologist and compost experts

Darina Allen - IRELAND
Darina Allen - IRELAND

Cook, grower and Founder of Ballymaloe Cookery School

Grame Sait - AUSTRALIA
Grame Sait - AUSTRALIA

Regen Ag consultat and soil health educator

Valentine de Ganay - FRANCE
Valentine de Ganay - FRANCE

Organic farming activist

Kay Baxter - NZ
Kay Baxter - NZ

Organic grower and educator

Dan Kittredge - USA
Dan Kittredge - USA

Lifelong organic farmer and Founder E.D. of the Bionutrient Food Association

Dr Christine Jones - AUSTRALIA
Dr Christine Jones - AUSTRALIA

Ground cover and soils ecologist, founder of Amazing carbon

Vandana Shiva - INDIA
Vandana Shiva - INDIA

Ecologist activist

Dr Fred Provenza - USA
Dr Fred Provenza - USA

Professor of Behaviour Ecology, Utah University

Merlin Sheldrake - UK
Merlin Sheldrake - UK

Biologist

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Rattan Lal - USA

Professor of Soil Science, Ohio State

Patrick Holden - UK
Patrick Holden - UK

Founder of the Sustainable Food Trust, Organic farmer

Gabe Brown - USA
Gabe Brown - USA

Regenerative farmer

Alex, John & Paul Cherry - UK
Alex, John & Paul Cherry - UK

Founders of Groundswell Agriculture Conference

Allan Savory - USA
Allan Savory - USA

Founder of The Savoury Institute and livestock farmer

Helen Browning OBE - UK
Helen Browning OBE - UK

CEO of Soil Association, Organic mixed farmer

MARC VERHOFSTEDE - BELGIUM
MARC VERHOFSTEDE - BELGIUM

Compost expert

Charles Dowding - UK
Charles Dowding - UK

No Dig expert and grower

ABBY ROSE - UK
ABBY ROSE - UK

Creator of Soilment app and Farmerama Radio

PROF. KATE SCOW - USA
PROF. KATE SCOW - USA

Professor of Soil Science & Microbial Biology UC Davis

Jane Scotter - UK
Jane Scotter - UK

Biodynamic Farmer

Zach Bush - USA
Zach Bush - USA

Physician and educator