From the rolling fields of Oxfordshire to soil-healing initiatives around the globe, The Land Gardeners have quietly become leaders in the growing global soil movement. Founded by Bridget Elworthy and Henrietta Courtauld, The Land Gardeners began with a shared passion for growing organic flowers and has evolved into a rich, multi-layered project that blends horticulture, soil science, education, writing, and advocacy.

Save Soil was delighted to speak to Matthew Ingram about his fascinating new book, “The Garden: Visionary Growers and Farmers of the Counterculture”. The book explores the transformative journey of the 1970s countercultural farmers and growers whose radical practices redefined how we grow and eat today. He has interviewed Save Soil founder Sadhguru for the book, which is available online via Amazon.

In this fascinating interview, we discover his motivation for writing the book, and insights he gleaned into connections between soil, spirit and society.

Restoring degraded land is more urgent than ever. It’s a powerful way to tackle the climate, desertification and poverty crises — challenges that are deeply connected. Tond Tenga, meaning, “our land” in Mooré, is a pioneering restoration project in rural Burkina Faso contributing to the Great Green Wall by regreening degraded lands, capturing CO2, and building community resilience through improved livelihoods and food security over the next 40 years.

In this article, Sadhguru outlines the fundamentals and urgency of saving soil

As ecosystem disruption and climate change worsen, if there was one thing on which we can concentrate our efforts, money, and time to address these issues all at once, what would it be? The answer is Life in soil. Microorganisms and their symbiotic relationship with living plant roots form the foundation of the soil ecosystem. To encourage a diverse, well-fed soil microbial community, soil needs to be covered all seasons of the year by a variety of green cover, providing living roots, organic matter, and protection from the elements.

This week, the Save Soil movement will release a powerful new report connecting today’s water crises—floods, droughts, and water scarcity—with something most of us overlook: the ground beneath our feet.

In Kenya, soil erosion leads to an alarming loss of up to 26 tons of soil per hectare annually. Additionally, soil salinization affects 40% of irrigated land, further jeopardizing food production and sustainability. Musau Mutisya, a determined young farmer from an arid and semi-arid area (ASAL), is leading a quiet revolution in his village through organic farming. Once reliant on synthetic pesticides and fertilizers, Musau has transitioned into a successful organic tomato producer.

Wiping the salty grime off my sun-drenched face on a sweltering summer afternoon in Uzbekistan back in 2023, I never imagined that just two years later, I’d be licking salt straight off the ground in that very same land ...

Water scarcity represents a critical environmental challenge of the 21st century, driven by climate change, population growth, and unsustainable use of the resources. While often focused on climatic factors and over-extraction, this paper highlights the frequently overlooked yet fundamental link between soil degradation and the escalating global water crisis.

The convergence of climate change, soil degradation, and food insecurity presents a profound challenge to global stability, with projections indicating a potential doubling of global migration by the end of the century.

Every 5 seconds we are losing one football field worth of soil, points Sadhguru. Thousands of Save Soil supporters host over 1,000 awareness drives across the globe to bolster the call to save soil