Farmer to Farmer Education
Learn Regeneration Where It Happens.
Soil Health Academy hosts immersive, in-field academies led by farmers and educators who are actively applying regenerative practices. Each academy is designed to build practical understanding, encourage systems thinking, and support real-world decision-making across diverse landscapes and operations.
Why Soil Health Academy
What Participants Value About soil Health Academy
Soil Health Academy is known for practical, farmer-led education rooted in real-world experience. Participants value the opportunity to learn directly from producers and educators who are actively applying regenerative practices on working farms.
Our approach emphasizes systems thinking, transparency, and knowledge that can be implemented immediately.
“Soil Health Academy delivers education that’s practical, honest, and grounded in real results. The focus on learning in the field makes complex systems easier to understand and apply.”
- Farmer-Led Education
- Field-Based Learning
- Practical & Science-Backed
- Networking Opportunities
Learn in the Field
Upcoming Academies
Soil Health Foundations for the Homestead
This academy is focussed on The Homesteader and Soil Health. Launching your homesteading efforts with a solid foundation that includes a comprehensive understanding of healthy soil function can empower the homesteader to produce healthy, nutrient dense food that has power to nourish and heal. Join SHA at Ray Archuleta's farm in MO and learn how you can implement regenerative stewardship in your own life.
Ray Archuleta's Farm - Seymore, MO
April 10-12, 2026
Regenerative Land Stewardship for Wildlife & Habitat
This academy is a hands-on academy exploring the relationship between soil health, regenerative land management, and thriving elk habitat. This academy is designed for ranchers, land managers, conservationists, and outdoor enthusiasts who want to better understand how healthy soil supports resilient ecosystems and wildlife populations.
CS Ranch - Cimarron, NM
June 9-11, 2026
Adaptive Grazing Systems for Land and Livestock Resilience
This academy will feature the use of adaptive grazing on cropland converted to diverse perennials, marginal grazing land, public and private lands to meet resource goals. Resource goals that include custom grazing beef, and dairy of various cattle classes. Join us in MN to learn how grazing management can improve land resources, encourage positive epigenetic expression in livestock, and increase farm profitability.
Voss Farms - Paynesville, MN
August 11-13, 2026
- What sets us apart
Why Should You Attend an Academy?
You’ll learn the basics—fast.
Our instructors break down complex soil science into simple, hands-on lessons that anyone can understand.
You’ll gain practical tools.
Whether you’re a consumer, farmer, rancher, chef, or advocate, you’ll leave knowing how to make better decisions that support healthier land and food.
You’ll see real results.
We don’t just talk theory! You’ll see living examples of how healthy soil transforms farms, ranches, and food systems.
You’ll feel empowered to make change.
With knowledge and practical steps, you’ll gain the confidence to be part of the solution—whether that’s in your garden, business, or community.
You’ll understand why it matters.
Soil health connects directly to food quality, water conservation, climate resilience, and profitability.
You’ll join a movement.
Be part of a growing community working to restore the health of our soils—and, by extension, our communities.
World-Class Instructors.
Accessible Education.
Our academies are led by practitioners who live what they teach — grounded in science, experience, and real-world results. Through tuition assistance and scholarships, we work to ensure motivated learners can participate and bring regenerative practices back to their land and communities.
Meet the Instructors
Learn from leading farmers, ranchers, and educators who are actively applying regenerative principles in the field.
Learn more about Scholarships & Tuition Assistance
Explore options designed to make hands-on soil health education more accessible to those ready to learn and apply these practices.
- From Learning to Real-World Results
What our Graduates Say
Soil Health Academy graduates aren’t just inspired – they’re applying regenerative principles on working farms and ranches, with confidence that these practices support long-term resilience and profitability.
Spending three days building new relationships with experts and other like-minded producers gave me the fiery confidence to construct my young operation on solid bedrock.
The Soil Health Academy has been instrumental in taking my soil/farming knowledge (and hence the direction of my business) to the next level.
The Academy was a real eye opener. You all did such a great job presenting, and the fact that you are living what you’re teaching made all the difference. You’ve changed our way of thinking, and we’ve already started putting into practice what we learned.
“My Soil Health Academy experience is invaluable. To be able to apply the principles with confidence is guaranteed to be a benefit to our net profitability as we work with nature to better our family, farm and community.”
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Attend a soil science course
Join the Soil Health Academy and experience hands-on education in regenerative agriculture. Our courses are designed to help you
Increase profitability by optimizing soil health and resource efficiency.
Build resilience into your land, improving its capacity to withstand climate and market fluctuations.
Reduce input costs while enhancing the long-term sustainability of your farming practices.
Boost nutrient density in your food and agricultural products, contributing to healthier communities.
Whether your farming or ranching business is focused on row crops, livestock, or specialty crops, Soil Health Academy will teach you how to improve your soil health with practical, science-backed regenerative agricultural principles.
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