INTRODUCTION
Building Soil,
Building the Future
There is an exciting challenge ahead of us. How can we
revitalize our extraordinary planet, ensuring life and
health for the environment, the life-forms of a myriad of
ecosystems, humankind, and future generations? The
answer is as close to us as the food we consume each
day. We can begin to create a better world from right
where we are—in home gardens and mini-farms.
Millions of people in over 140 countries are already
using GROW BIOINENSIVE Sustainable Mini-Farming
techniques to work toward this better world.
We “farm” as we eat. If we consume food that has
been grown using methods that inadvertently deplete the
soil in the growing process, we are responsible for
depleting the soil. It is how we are “farming.” If, instead,
we raise or request food grown in ways that heal the
Earth, then we are healing the Earth and its soils. Our
daily food choices make the di3erence. We can choose to
sustain ourselves while increasing the planet’s vitality. In