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Soil Health Meets Human Health

On 2 October 2025, Goodwood’s Health Summit explored the theme “From Soil to Self,” highlighting how the soil microbiome connects to the human microbiome and gut health. This theme resonates strongly with Re-Genus’s mission: restoring soil life through fungi-driven nutrition to build resilience from the ground up.

Across the UK and globally, soils have been stripped of their natural biology through decades of intensive farming, leaving them dependent on synthetic fertilisers. These synthetics contribute 2-5% of global carbon emissions and pollute rivers and groundwater. Re-Genus is tackling this challenge by reintroducing the diversity of fungi and microbes found in thriving woodland soils – over 380 species and more than one million live spores per gram – while pairing them with a pellet of macro- and micronutrients derived from circular by-products.

This two-step system restores the soil microbiome while providing balanced plant nutrition, enabling healthier, more nutrient-dense crops.

By embedding this approach at Goodwood, the link between soil and gut health becomes tangible. Working alongside Goodwood, Re-Genus anchors the conversation in real, place-based action. Their inoculant and nutrient systems restore soil biology, increase microbial diversity, improve nutrient cycling, and provide a pathway towards more micronutrient-rich crops. These effects extend beyond plants – they influence the food we eat and, ultimately, our gut health.

Demonstrable Proof: From Harvest to Loaf

This collaboration is already showing results. Re-Genus recently hosted a Harvest Celebration, showcasing what becomes possible when regenerative microbiomes meet crops. In a striking demonstration, bread was baked from wheat grown using Re-Genus’s fungal nutrition, giving guests a “soil-to-shelf” experience they could taste.

As Goodwood hosts the Health Summit, stories like this – nutrient-rich loaves born from restored soil – bring science to life. They reinforce the message that soil health is not abstract, but fundamental to food quality and human wellbeing.

A Narrative in Harmony

Goodwood’s vision for the Health Summit is to unite soil, food, and human wellness within one seamless narrative. Re-Genus brings tangible substance to that story – demonstrating how living soils increase crop resilience, lower inputs, and enrich nutritional value. Together, they are helping to shift the conversation from “why soil matters” to “how we act on it.”

This partnership is both timely and resonant. As the Goodwood Health Summit convenes experts in nutrition, farming, and microbiome science, Re-Genus provides a real-world example of how soil regeneration underpins a healthier, more resilient food system – supporting not only gut health, but planetary health too.