Nutrition and food quality begin with the condition of soil and the way that food is grown.

Organic pioneers J.I. and Robert Rodale knew long ago that healthy food comes from healthy soil. Today, the Rodale Institute helps people around the world to produce and find whole food with superior nutritional quality that contributes to their health.

“Working with partners, we want to document the ways that improving health in the soil improves health in our crops and food,” says Paul Hepperly, the Institute’s research director.