Josh Tickell

Josh Tickell

Director, Producer of Kiss the Ground Movie


Josh Tickell is an author, film director, and expert on sustainability. In 2017, Tickell published his book, Kiss the Ground: How the Food You Eat Can Reverse Climate Change, Heal Your Body and Ultimately Save the World. An Amazon Bestseller in four categories, Kiss the Ground details how the effects of climate change can be reversed through regenerating the world's soils. After 7 years of work, 2020 was the perfect year to launch Kiss the Ground (the documentary) narrated by environmental activist and actor, Woody Harrelson.

"Kiss the Ground"

  • Causes and solutions to the most alarming problems related to conventional agriculture
  • Impacts of carbon dioxide being released from the soil through agricultural practices
  • Alarming impacts of top-soil loss 
  • Desertification linked to tilling & chemical sprays
  • Impacts of industrial agriculture on the microbial life in the soil
  • The link between rising human health issues, chronic disease, and our soil health
  • What carbon sequestration or carbon drawdown is and how it works
  • What is Regenerative Agriculture and what are its growing principles?
  • Saving money, increasing yields, reducing labor, time, and inputs
  • How to be a part of the "soil-ution" through regenerative gardening, farming, ranching