Didi Pershouse presents an entirely new view of water, soils, and climate. You will learn how the living matrix of a “soil sponge” is foundational to making life on earth possible, and how the work of other species creates our climate and weather.

We can address many of our major challenges in the agricultural sector through simple changes in land management, in collaboration with the essential workforce of plants, animals, insects, fungi, and microbes. Managing land in ways that restore nature’s soil sponge and diverse vegetation can provide many interrelated benefits such as: increased resilience to flood and drought, reduction of wildfire risk, and increased habitat and biodiversity. It can also result in healthier crops, animals, and humans, and thriving local economies.