Wise Traditions

440: Cows Save The Planet

Sep 25, 2023

Journalist and author Judith D. Schwartz discusses how cows play a crucial role in cultivating healthy soil, emphasizing the diversity and richness of the soil they enrich. She highlights the minerals found in the soil that are essential for human health. The podcast explores the positive impact of ruminant animals in shaping landscapes and restoring ecosystems, as well as the importance of regenerative farming practices and healthy soil in sustainable agriculture. The interconnectedness of resources and the invitation to support the foundation are also mentioned.

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Judith D. Schwartz

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Quick takeaways

Healthy soil teems with micro and macro diversity, such as earthworms and other wildlife, which provide essential minerals for human health.

Animals, including cattle and other ruminants, play an active role in shaping landscapes and contribute to vegetation growth, soil building, and seed germination through their grazing and movement patterns.

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The Importance of Healthy Soil and Biodiversity

In this podcast episode, Judith Schwartz emphasizes the importance of healthy soil and biodiversity. She explains that healthy soil teems with micro and macro diversity, such as earthworms and other wildlife. Schwartz highlights that the minerals we seek for our health are found in the soil, and she connects the health of the earth's body to our own bodies. She also emphasizes that animals, including cattle and other ruminants, play a crucial role in changing and improving the soil.

Introduction

3min

The Inspiration Behind the Book's Title

2min

The Role of Animals in Shaping Landscapes and Restoring Ecosystems

16min

Effects of Undergrazing and Soil Nourishment

2min

The Importance of Healthy Soil and Regenerative Farming

16min

Interconnectedness and Resources

2min

Cows have gotten a bad rap in recent years. Their flatulence and burps have been cited as contributing to climate change. But what if that's not the case? What if, in fact, cows are actually helping save the planet?

Judith D. Schwartz is a journalist and the author of “Cows Save the Planet.” Today, she sheds light on how much we need for cows for healthy soil. She describes the diversity of such soil (that the cows enrich) in detail, highlighting the soil's micro and macro diversity (including "mega fauna" such as earthworms)! She reminds us that the very minerals we seek for our children (often in the form of multivitamins) are found in the soil. Judith points out the critical role cattle play in cultivating such richness and how it benefits the world both today and tomorrow.

Visit Judith's website: judithdschwartz.com

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