We know that our diet influences our health. But is there more to the adage "you are what you eat?" Connecting the dots from agriculture to medicine, geologist David R. Montgomery and biologist Anne Bikle argue we overlook the other half of a healthy diet: how we grow our food.

Journeying from research labs to the fields of regenerative farmers, they uncover scientific and historical evidence for how farming practices-so often disruptive to microbial partnerships-influence soil health and shape the types and amounts of health-promoting minerals, fats and phytochemicals in our crops, meat and dairy-and thus ourselves. Understanding these connections has profound implications for what we eat and how we grow it, now and in the future. A capstone work from lauded authors, What Your Food Ate is a story both sobering and inspiring: what's good for the soil is good for us, too.

About the Author
David R. Montgomery is a professor at the University of Washington and a 2008 MacArthur Fellow. Anne Bikle is a biologist and environmental planner. What Your Food Ate is the capstone of their "Dirt Trilogy." She lives in Seattle, Washington.

Reviews
"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



Book Information
ISBN 9781324052104
Author David R. Montgomery
Format Paperback
Page Count 400
Imprint WW Norton & Co
Publisher WW Norton & Co
Weight(grams) 302g
Dimensions(mm) 211mm * 140mm * 25mm