Join Berkeley Food Institute for a lunch and learn conversation on soil, farming practices, carbon sequestration, and climate resilience. Dr. Whendee Silver will discuss recent findings on the potential of soil management practices, including compost, reduced tillage, and cover crops to contribute to California’s goal to be net carbon neutral by 2045. Dr. Timothy Bowles will share strategies that farms can implement to increase beneficial ecosystem services and climate resilience, including highlighting the specific importance of soil biodiversity, and how state policies like the California Healthy Soils Program might best support these strategies.