Advocacy
The State Soil Health Policy Map serves as an inspiration, guide, and connective network for soil health advocates and state legislators across the country.
One Stop Shop for Soil Health Policy
This website aims to:
- Maintain an updated Soil Health Policy Map
- Track new and existing soil health policies and programs in 50 states.
- Provide detailed descriptions of all healthy soils programs across the U.S.
- Act as a library of state-by-state information including supporting organizations and additional resources.
Empowerment
Advocates and decision-makers can explore the resources on this site and use them to champion successful soil health programing that addresses needs and opportunities specific to their state.
Enacting soil health policies can lead to diverse funding streams for including state and federal grant funding.
Healthy soils benefit communities and the agriculturalists that provide for them. Healthy soils can lead to crop and soil resilience to extreme weather events such as flood and drought, as well as improve local air and water quality.
As a collaborative and “living” site, this map is updated by volunteers as policy is conceived, created, and moves forward. If you have any information that would help us provide more information or context, please visit the “Provide Feedback” button.
Meet the Team
Steven Keleti
Steven advises activists and decision-makers in curating language for healthy soils legislation. He has worked with many national, regional, state, and local groups, including the National Association of Conservation Districts and organic farming groups, and has directly supported soil health policy in many states, including Texas, Illinois, the Dakotas, New York, and Nevada.
Isabelle Jenniches
Isabelle Jenniches co-founded the New Mexico Healthy Soil Working Group in 2018, leading efforts to pass New Mexico’s Healthy Soil Act in 2019. Passionate about supporting soil health policy nationwide, she aids advocates in using it as a community organizing tool. Isabelle serves on the National Healthy Soils Policy Network’s Steering Committee.
Calla Rose Ostrander
Calla Rose Ostrander is a Strategic Advisor specializing in organizational development, climate change, agricultural policy, and science communications. Since 2013, she has advanced climate-beneficial agriculture and compost production across the U.S., supporting individuals and organizations focused on people and planet well-being.
Additional Supporters
A Very Special Thanks To:
- David Krevitt
- Cora Swanson
- Josie Watson
- Stephanie Cain
- Ebin José
Testimonials
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The timing of this new resource couldn’t be better. As the conversation about climate change gains momentum, regenerative agriculture is moving into the mainstream.”
“A new website is tracking soil health policy across the US, with the goal of supporting state healthy soil activities and helping enact state policy. Launched by volunteer organization Nerds for Earth and climate-focused nonprofit Soil4Climate, and with support from the Carbon Project, the site is built on crowdsourced data, with curators from each state serving to update and maintain it. With the stroke of a mouse, one can find healthy soil and agriculture policies broken down by each state, a legislative database for the 2019 session, and other related resources — policy guidance, technical guidance, agricultural markets, scientific papers, grant funding, and more.