Welcome back to another episode of something admired, today I am speaking with Charles Dowding who is an organic gardener of 40 years and is a pioneer in the No-Dig way of gardening. We dive into how our relationship with the land shifts from season to season, the magnificent ecosystem of soil, the basics of no-till gardening, and how we are already living the future of sustainable farming. In This Episode We Explore: Charles's upbringing and how that shaped his passions today No-dig way of tending to the land Our relationship to the seasons and how that shapes your garden The soil food web and how the health of your soil is everythingOur bodies' relationship to soil and the foods we eat How we are already living the future of sustainable gardening Erosion control and practices to tend to during climate crisisResources: No-Dig way of gardening Making compost Online courses Charles books