Sir Albert Howard presents a summary of his life's work in this book.
Howard states "This law is true for soil, plant, animal, and man: the
health of these four is one connected chain. Any weakness or defect in
the health of any earlier link in the chain is carried on to the next
and succeeding links, until it reaches the last, namely, man." Howard's
work, decades ahead of its time, provides an insight into how he
realized the value of organic methods though he went to India intending
to teach the use of chemical fertilizers and chemical pest control. This
text has been published under the title "The Soil and Health" and also
under the title "Farming and Gardening for Health or Disease".