Authors & Contributors
Derek Richard Thomas (Co-Author)
Inventor of The Soil Maker, Speaker, Music Artist
Lance Ignon
(Contributor)
USC Price School of Public Policy
Finian Makepeace
(Contributor)
Co-Founder of Kiss The Ground
Jessica Chiartas PhD (Main Contributor)
UC Davis, Regen Score, Soil Life
Sayuri Yamanaka
(Contributor)
Kalpulli Texas Quetzalcoatl
Sustainable Food Center
Endorsed by Regenerate Agriculture Pioneers
“Building soil is one of the most crucial elements to stewarding our planet for the next generation, and Derek's book is a fantastic primer on how to do so - I highly recommend giving it a read.”
Kevin Espiritu
Founder and CEO Epic Gardening, the world’s most-followed gardening brand and online garden store.
"Many people believe that we cannot grow more soil. They believe that what soil we have is what we have. Derek Richard Thomas shows us, through art and storytelling, just how simple it really is and how we can all grow soil. I enthusiastically recommend this book."
Gabe Brown
Regenerative Pioneer and Author of "Dirt to Soil"
“"A beautiful, accessible and critically important handbook for anyone and everyone on how to give Mother Nature a helping hand in rebuilding the most vital resource on our planet. Please share this beautiful work with everyone you know"
Josh Tickell
Award-winning Documentary Filmmaker of Kiss The Ground, Common Ground & Fuel