A Soil Revolution
The Science
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Nature, in its wisdom, tends toward increasing complexity. This inexorable progression manifests in the rich tapestry of life—from towering trees and resilient weeds to melodious songbirds, intelligent orangutans, and humble slugs. Each plays a vital role in the intricate dance of ecosystem function, where life operates as a self-organising system, harnessing energy and managing chemical processes to maintain order in the face of entropy.
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Evolution
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In its ceaseless pursuit of novelty, gives rise to features that challenge the status quo of ecosystems. These systems exist in a delicate balance, poised between stability and change, altered or maintained through the constant flow of energy and matter; animate and inanimate.
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Biosphere altering traits
Throughout prehistory, revolutionary innovations have reshaped the biosphere. Cyanobacteria, the ancient oxygen “polluters,” fundamentally altered the atmosphere, paving the way for aerobic life. Flowering plants burst onto the scene, catalysing an explosion of biodiversity. In our own lineage, the neocortex emerged, giving rise to reason and complex cognition. These once-novel adaptations, disruptive in their time, have become the cornerstones of life as we know it, testaments to nature’s capacity for transformation.
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Order through Chaos
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At all levels of organisation, organisms and ecosystems exhibit emergent properties—complex behaviors that arise from the collective interactions of their components. Nowhere is this phenomenon more evident than in soil ecosystems.
Emergent properties
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As biodiversity reaches certain thresholds, the microbial community functions in a highly coordinated manner, resembling a "super-organisms." This intricate network of chemical communication and collective behavior enables soil to perform vital functions—nutrient cycling, water retention, bolstering the resilience of terrestrial ecosystems—far beyond the capacity of individual players.
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Autopoesis
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Through the interplay of DNA, atmospheric gases, sunlight, minerals, and water, life emerges, patterned to self sustains & self maintain, ever adapting and evolving.
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The scientist knows how to observe, measure & reveal how this intricate dance plays out. The poet & philosophers point to why.
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Huge in time, tiny in space
In the grand scheme, both pursuits remind us that we are part of this spectacular and ever-changing web of life—shaped by nature’s inherent pursuit for novelty, huge in time limited in space and forever drawn towards its mystery.
The Philosophy
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Soil does not give up its secrets easily. It demands patience, dedication, a keen eye & a good nose. At 59degrees, our work is rooted in a deep love for the life-giving power of soil. We believe that understanding and nurturing the land is essential to creating a world that upholds virtues imbued with trust, responsibility & accountability —a renaissance of ethics, shaped by the beauty of the human heart and moved by the grace of human touch.
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Nurturing Life’s Delicate Balance: The Impact of Human Stewardship
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​Through years of experience, we have come to recognise a fundamental truth: life, in all its intricate and interconnected forms, flourish when we uphold these ethics and withers when we do not. Such is the power of human ingenuity—our choices either enhance or deplete the world around us.
Mission of a lifetime
Our mission is to honour, cultivate, and regenerate this sacred relationship with life by fostering practices that enrich the earth and, in turn, enrich our lives. It can and will only ever work this way as the quality of our lives will always be determined by the care we put into them.
A Love letter to Soil
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Through reverence for soil, we embrace a simple yet profound truth—nature moves toward one purpose: more life. Our responsibility is to steward this process with intention, ensuring that what we borrow from the soil is returned gracefully back to soil, nurtured and reconfigured back to this vast and delicate web of existence.
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Freedom through responsibility
We believe in living as if life truly matters. In every choice we make, in every seed we plant, and in every relationship we cultivate, we commit to honoring the delicate balance that sustains us all.
Let wisdom be the arbiter of our decisions, love the guide of our actions, and curiosity the spark of our adventures.
Our future is in our Dirt
In just seven generations, we have dismantled many of the world’s most beautiful ecosystems. That past cannot be undone. But in seven generations, we can ensure their full recovery—for such is the regenerative power of the natural world.
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As humans turn their mastery toward life-enhancing pursuits, we have the opportunity to build structures and systems that foster growth across generations. If ever there were a beautiful revolution, it would be a revolution of soil.
The fusion of pragmatism with elegance and beauty moves us beyond the mechanistic and synthetic, guiding us toward the organic, the self-organising, and the self-optimising—systems that always tend toward productivity, biodiversity, and resilience, a testament to life’s flourishing.
Our Dirt is in our hands
