009: Farm Your Body Back to Health with Jeff Tkach

<p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">“We're at a unique time in human history where we see massive disconnection from where our food comes from and how it's produced. But we're at a moment where we're ready to reconnect to that source. The closer we cut down on the degrees of separation in how we interact with food, the healthier we're going to become as a society.” </span></em></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">-Jeff Tkach</span></p> <p><br /> <br /></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Jerome Irving Rodale, founder of the</span> <a href="https://rodaleinstitute.org/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Rodale Institute</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">, coined the term organic and was also an early advocate of sustainable agriculture in the United States.  Even after his death in 1971, the Rodale Institute, in rural Pennsylvania, continues to be powered by the passion of its founding father, a global leader of the regenerative organic farming movement.  </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Since the beginning of man’s history, organic farming has been employed using natural practices such as composting, cover cropping, crop rotation, and intercropping. As opposed to the synthetics used in conventional farming, these methods ensure optimum soil health and robust crops, which benefit humans and the environment.  In this episode, Justine talks with</span> <a href= "https://rodaleinstitute.org/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Rodale Institute</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">’s Chief Impact Officer, Jeff Tkach.  Jeff explores the history of the Rodale Institute and organic farming.  He also discusses the incredible power of soil health, healthy food- and the importance of knowing where and how our food is grown.   </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This year,</span> <a href= "https://rodaleinstitute.org/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Rodale Institute</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">launched a virtual campus, which serves as an educa