This April edition of the Digital Café features Claire Friedrichsen, a research social scientist with the USDA. This session explores how well‑being functions as both a motivator and an outcome of soil health management. Claire will share findings from two qualitative studies showing how producers connect soil health practices to their own well‑being through competence, autonomy, relatedness, dignity, self‑determination, connectedness, and the fulfillment of basic physiological needs, as well as how they see these practices strengthening their community’s well‑being by supporting local capacity, conditions, and social connections. She will also discuss preliminary efforts to quantify the relationship between adopting soil health practices and producer well‑being. This webinar was originally broadcast on April 15th, 2026.
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