The Vegetable Systems Trial: A Long-Term Trial Linking Soil Health to Crop Health – Nutrient Density to Human Health 

The Vegetable Systems Trial at the Rodale Institute in Pennsylvania is a long-term study that is exploring how different farming systems and practices, especially conventional versus regenerative organic systems, affect soil health, nutrient density, and ultimately, human health. In this online Zoom presentation, Dr. Gladis Zinati will walk us through the key factors that have contributed to the decline in nutrient density in our food over the last several decades. She will also highlight select findings from the VST, backed by scientific data, and explain how regenerative organic practices may help improve soil health and the nutritional quality of vegetables.

Dr Gladis Zinati

Dr. Gladis Zinati is the Director of the Vegetable Systems Trial at Rodale Institute and brings over 35 years of expertise as a Soil Scientist, Horticulturist, and Agronomist. Her work spans soil and crop health management, compost formulation, and integrated pest management.

Dr. Zinati’s current research centers on evaluating how cropping systems and management practices influence soil health, crop nutrient density, and yield with an emphasis on their connections to human health.

She is actively involved in projects that examine soil health and nutrient density across a variety of crops, including vegetables, grains, turmeric, and grain hemp.

She holds a Ph.D. in Soil Fertility and Soil Science from Michigan State University, USA.

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