4.4.5 Social health and community lessons from the soil

The most resilient systems in nature are highly diverse. Healthy food production systems depend on diverse relationships between plants and numerous different microorganisms. The greater the diversity, the higher the functioning of the system it would seem.

Meanwhile, our own social environments have a tendency towards monocultures. There are lots of reasons why,

Having an awareness of this monoculture is a good start. Understanding the limits of the social bubble we are in. And realising that there are other stories to be heard, other perspectives. But as important is seeking ways of