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Against the Grain: How Farmers Around the Globe Are Transforming Agriculture to Nourish the World and Heal the Planet
244 pages, Paperback
Published August 13, 2024
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September 24, 2025
I once read that farmers in the English Middle Ages would rotate the crops grown on a particular patch of land, and also leave the area totally fallow for a year. This helped the land recover as well as supply it with the nutrients it needed. The indigenous peoples of North America grew the “Three Sisters” together so that the soil would receive much needed nutrients. If rotational farming works so well, why do so many farms still only grow one crop? Especially in the USA.
In Against the Grain, Roger Thurow puts forward the case for regenerative farming. From African slums to Central American volcanic regions, he’s interviewed farmers who used to practice monoculture until disaster hit. With guidance they then turned to practicing a farming method that’s good for them and the land. In many cases they are now part of the fight against childhood hunger and malnutrition.
Every government agricultural department and every farmer practicing monoculture needs to read this book. Heck, if farmers in the poorest parts of the world can practice regenerative agriculture, why can’t Americans?
In Against the Grain, Roger Thurow puts forward the case for regenerative farming. From African slums to Central American volcanic regions, he’s interviewed farmers who used to practice monoculture until disaster hit. With guidance they then turned to practicing a farming method that’s good for them and the land. In many cases they are now part of the fight against childhood hunger and malnutrition.
Every government agricultural department and every farmer practicing monoculture needs to read this book. Heck, if farmers in the poorest parts of the world can practice regenerative agriculture, why can’t Americans?
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