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When Corn Stopped Investing in the Soil—And So Did We

We’ve chosen the quicker and cheaper route, forgetting that real nourishment takes time, reciprocity, and faith.
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When Corn Stopped Investing in the Soil—And So Did We
Different varieties of Mexican corn are displayed at the "Zandunga" restaurant in Oaxaca City, Mexico on March 1, 2017. Omar Torres/AFP via Getty Images
Mollie Engelhart
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A couple of years ago, I was on a Zoom call with Allen Williams, one of the leading voices in regenerative agriculture, reviewing the soil test results from my ranch. He told me, “You need to plant annual summer grasses to bring up the microbial load in your soil.”

Mollie Engelhart
Mollie Engelhart
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Mollie Engelhart, regenerative farmer and rancher at Sovereignty Ranch, is committed to food sovereignty, soil regeneration, and educating on homesteading and self-sufficiency. She is the author of “Debunked by Nature”: Debunk Everything You Thought You Knew About Food, Farming, and Freedom—a raw, riveting account of her journey from vegan chef and LA restaurateur to hands-in-the-dirt farmer, and how nature shattered her cultural programming.