Healing Soil: A Guide to Biological Restoration

I’m a farmer who learned to see differently. The land shaped how I think, not through theory, but through years of muddy boots and quiet observation. I believe Nature’s instinct is to heal, if we let it. Every weed, every worm, every whisper of green is a clue. By watching what plants do, and what they do to the soil, we begin to see patterns. Weeds aren’t the enemy; they’re the first responders, restoring what’s missing.

Your soil, your weather, your ecosystem, all are unique. What worked for me may need different timing, proportions, or even a different touch where you are. That’s the beauty of this work: it isn’t a formula, it’s a relationship. How you choose to steward your land defines the rhythm. My goal isn’t to hand you rules, it’s to give you options.

This guide is a lifeline for anyone farming, trying to find cost-saving, life-giving ways to restore their land’s pulse. It explores how control-based agriculture broke nature’s trust, and how we can rebuild it. You’ll find clear strategies and recipes, compost teas, fungal mulches, biochar blends, mineral cocktails, tools to help soil remember how to grow again.

And if you really want to geek out on plants, the deep dives are at HolisticFarming on Substack, a space where the weeds speak, the microbes whisper, and the old language of the earth is still being remembered.