Grown to Heal : Eighteen Voices on Nutrient Quality, Self-Interest and the Regeneration of Human and Planetary Health - Koen van Seijen

Grown to Heal�makes a simple but urgent case: the food that's best for us also tastes better, sells better, and heals the land it's grown in. Drawing on eighteen wide-ranging conversations with the scientists, farmers, chefs and entrepreneurs remaking the food system and building on a decade of the pioneering podcast�Investing in Regenerative Agriculture and Food,�editors Antonella Ilaria Totaro and Koen van Seijen trace a single thread connecting soil health, food quality and human wellbeing. �Structured in three parts - Planting Seeds, Taking Root and Bearing Fruit - the book moves from the science of nutrient density to real-world case studies of businesses proving that regenerative practices pay. Readers meet a Michelin-starred chef for whom flavor is a direct readout of soil health, a citrus grower whose regenerative harvest tested at eight times normal nutrient levels, and a Tulsa clinic that saved $750,000 in healthcare costs by prescribing vegetables to patients with type 2 diabetes. �Rigorous yet accessible,�Grown to Heal�speaks to all of us - farmers, policymakers, investors, eaters, alike -and shows that restoring the health of soil, food and people can also be good business and is one of our key paths toward a regenerated, thriving civilization.