The Soil
Everything we eat is born from the soil.
What we explore:
- How regenerative farming rebuilds soil instead of depleting it
- Why healthy soil matters for biodiversity, water and the food we eat
- How farming can restore landscapes and make them more resilient to drought and climate change
- Why regeneration begins with the life beneath our feet
Themes we follow:
- Regenerative agriculture
- Soil health
- Biodiversity and restoration of landscapes
- Water and drought resilience
- Regenerative farmers
Every film and article under this pillar is part of the same journey, from the ground, through the seed and the maker's hands, to the fire of the kitchen.
Heroes in this pillar
The people behind The Soil
The Seeds
Vicent Dominguís
Rice farmer, Pego
From half a kilo of forgotten rice seeds, his family brought Pego’s own rice variety back to life.
The Makers
Eduardo Fernández
Beekeeper, Montgó
A beekeeper who can taste which wildflowers came back this spring, and which ones did not. Eduardo Fernández keeps his hives on the slopes of Montgó mountain, to protect its biodiversity.
The Seeds
Vicente Todolí
Citrus custodian, Palmera
Vicente Todolí ran Tate Modern in London, one of the most visited art museums in the world. Now he curates almost 500 varieties of citrus, spending his days among citrus trees, on the land his family farmed in Palmera.
The Soil
Miguel Ángel García González
Regenerative olive grower, Benifallim
On a dry mountain, he is rebuilding living soil: one stone terrace at a time. And he makes the best olive oil, too.
The Makers
Pepe Mendoza
Winemaker, Llíber
He left one of Alicante’s best-known wineries to grow wine his way on dry ancient terraces above Llíber.
The Seeds
Ana Climent
Heritage peanut seed guardian, La Nucía
Every spring, she plants heritage peanut seeds her family has kept alive for more than a century. Each generation saved it and planted it again, and now it is in her hands.
Related stories
Reportage from the field.
26 April 2026What regeneration is not
Regenerative is now on wine labels, hotel websites, restaurant menus, tourism strategies and skincare. It has had the same arc as sustainable. Useful term, then popular term, then a term that means whatever the person saying it needs it to mean.
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3 May 2026The season nobody films
August is the month when the least is happening in the fields here. The vines are waiting. The olives are small and green and months away. The citrus is invisible. The rice is standing in water doing nothing anyone can see. It is hot enough that sensible work stops at noon.
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25 September 2026Farming without water
Benifallim has been losing people since 1857. Miguel Ángel García González came back to it, and reads the health of his olive groves by counting wild orchids.
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