Anne Biklé, a biologist, science communicator, and public speaker, investigates and writes about connections between people, plants, food, health, and the environment. Her work has appeared in magazines, newspapers and radio, and her soil-building practices have been featured in independent and documentary films. She is the co-author, along with David Montgomery, of The Hidden Half of Nature: The Microbial Roots of Life and Health, which you can read an excerpt of here.