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Ordinary Soil

Narrated by Scott Brick; George Newbern

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Pub Date Aug 12 2025 | Archive Date Sep 14 2025

Greenleaf Audiobooks | Greenleaf Book Group Press


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IPPY Gold Medalist, 2024

Ordinary Soil brings to haunting life the desperate realities of the American heartland but also offers a glimpse into a better future... a call to action for all of us.” —WOODY HARRELSON

Haunted by a shadow from the past, a young farmer attempts suicide beneath a rotting burial elm, unearthing a dark ancestral history. But deep beneath the diseased generational roots lies a powerful secret—one that could save both the man and the land.

IPPY Gold Medalist, 2024

Ordinary Soil brings to haunting life the desperate realities of the American heartland but also offers a glimpse into a better future... a call to action for all of us.” —...


Advance Praise

“Ordinary Soil brings to haunting life the desperate realities of the American heartland but also offers a glimpse into a better future... a call to action for all of us.” 

—WOODY HARRELSON

“An epic, beautiful, and compelling story, rich in plot and characters, with a powerful message that needs to be heard by all of us.”

—RANDY ZISK, Producer/Director, East New York, The Blacklist, Monk, The Mentalist, NCIS, NYPD Blue, Grey’s Anatomy

“Beautifully written . . . captivates readers with an urgent call to action and a message of pure hope. Woodard eloquently weaves a tale of relatable humanity that inspires us all to embrace our connection to the earth.”

—EVAN HARRISON, CEO of Kiss the Ground

“Captivating . . . an essential love story between human and earth. They are one.”

—JAY NAIDOO, Cabinet Minister for Nelson Mandela and Chairman of the UN Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition

“Ordinary Soil brings to haunting life the desperate realities of the American heartland but also offers a glimpse into a better future... a call to action for all of us.” 

—WOODY HARRELSON

“An...


Available Editions

EDITION Audiobook
ISBN 9798886454192
PRICE $18.95 (USD)
DURATION 8 Hours, 41 Minutes, 42 Seconds

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