David Montgomery and Anne Biklé

Authors of What Your Food Ate


David R. Montgomery is a professor at the University of Washington, a MacArthur Fellow, a finalist for the PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award, and an internationally recognized authority on geomorphology. His books have been translated into ten languages.

Anne Biklé is a biologist and environmental planner whose writing has appeared in Nautilus, Natural History, Smithsonian, Fine Gardening, and Best Health.

Their work includes What Your Food Ate: How to Heal Our Land and Reclaim Our Health, and a trilogy of books about soil health, microbiomes, and farming--Dirt: The Erosion of Civilizations, The Hidden Half of Nature, and Growing a Revolution. They live and work in Seattle.

"What Your Food Ate: How to Heal Our Land and Reclaim Our Health"


  • The key to transforming agriculture and medicine
  • The benefits of cultivating beneficial micro-biomes
  • What inspired David and Anne to write their books about the botanical world
  • How transforming our farming practices is vital for us to avoid the collapse of our civilization
  • The three key solutions to bringing the soil back to life 
  • What to expect to learn from reading their new book, What Your Food Ate: How to Heal Our Land and Reclaim Our Health