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Beyond the Checklist: Soil, Tools, and Community with Canadian Farmer Shorty Fensky in South Africa

Beyond the Checklist: Soil, Tools, and Community with Canadian Farmer Shorty Fensky in South Africa

Update: 2025-08-21
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Reflections from a global soil health study tour in South Africa on why regenerative agriculture is about community, not prescriptions.


Canadian farmer Shorty Fensky joins Jill Clapperton to reflect on a soil health study tour in South Africa with farmers from around the world. Together, they explore why regenerative agriculture is about community, not prescriptions.


You’ll hear insights on:
🌱 Soil health as the foundation of regeneration
🌱 Saving seed and its hidden microbiome
🌱 How keeping things simple helps farmers succeed


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Watch more content: @jillclappertonsoilhealth

Learn more about soil health: rhizoterra.com/blog


#regenerativeagriculture #SouthAfricaagriculture #soilhealth #farmingpractices #ShortyFensky #seedsaving #soilmicrobiome #microbiome #farminginsouthafrica

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Beyond the Checklist: Soil, Tools, and Community with Canadian Farmer Shorty Fensky in South Africa

Beyond the Checklist: Soil, Tools, and Community with Canadian Farmer Shorty Fensky in South Africa

Dr. Jill Clapperton + Sara (Hessenflow) Harper