David R. Montgomery is a professor at the University of Washington and a 2008 MacArthur Fellow. Anne Biklé is a biologist and environmental planner. What Your Food Ate is the capstone of their “Dirt Trilogy.” She lives in Seattle, Washington.
What Your Food Ate is stunningly good. It turns out that the organic pioneers had it right. Eat whole foods grown in healthy soil. In the most accessible way, this book gives a riveting expose on why that is true. -- Dave Chapman, co-founder of the Real Organic Project Sure to become a classic-a biological Rosetta Stone that intimately and elegantly shows how the health of soil, plants, animals, and human beings are inseparable.... An exquisitely crafted narrative of ecological literacy that upends more than a century of conventional thinking. -- Paul Hawken, author of Regeneration David R. Montgomery and Anne Bikle are fast becoming rock stars in the emergent fields of regenerative farming and natural health. What Your Food Ate is a brilliant tour de force and a must-read. -- Carolyn Steel, author of Hungry City A must read for farmers, ranchers, eaters, and scientists. What Your Food Ate illuminates connections critical to each of us-and our planet. -- Gabe Brown, author of Dirt to Soil