--- title: We Need YOU to Make the Dirt World Better! description: We all know the Dirt World is essential—we provide the food, water, shelter, and resources our communities need to thrive. image: https://aaron.buildwitt.com/hubfs/Aaron%20Witt%20Newsletter%20assets/Aritcle%20-%20111222/Featured%20Image.png --- [![Aaron Witt](https://aaron.buildwitt.com/hubfs/2022%20-%20BuildWitt/Aaron%20Witt%20Page/logo-aaron-witt-354x110.svg)](https://www.buildwitt.com/aaron-witt) ![Article - Image 1](https://aaron.buildwitt.com/hubfs/Article%20-%20Image%201.png) # We Need YOU to Make the Dirt World Better! Share Article December 1, 2022 We all know the Dirt World is essential—we provide the food, water, shelter, and resources our communities need to thrive. Alarmingly, the Dirt World's future is uncertain. We're losing the workforce we need to meet society's basic needs. With over 40% of the industry's workforce set to retire by 2031, the problem's only beginning… With nothing more than a borrowed camera, I started telling stories in 2017. I didn't see economic opportunities or have large corporate sponsors helping along the way. I did it (and still do it) thanks to my love for the Dirt World. ![Our Core Audience Storytelling can make MASSIVE impact](https://aaron.buildwitt.com/hubfs/2022%20-%20BuildWitt/Aaron%20Witt%20Page/article%20-%20img%202.svg) For whatever reason, my storytelling caught on, and now we reach millions of people a week via social media, YouTube, and the Dirt Talk Podcast. You're probably reading this because of seeing my Dirt World stories and photos elsewhere. What we're doing is WORKING (check out the stories below if you don't believe me), but now it's time to ask you, the industry, to help. We've connected many of you and others through our work, and now it's time to [build a community specifically for the Dirt World](https://dirtworld.com/). ![Testimonials](https://aaron.buildwitt.com/hubfs/2022%20-%20BuildWitt/Aaron%20Witt%20Page/article%20-%20img%203.svg) What are we calling it, you ask? Well, since we're clever marketers, we're calling it the [DIRT WORLD](https://dirtworld.com/)! It's a means to band together to care for our current workforce and inspire the next generation. Dirt World stories, education, events, industry tools, insights, and communication all in one place… ![What if society viewed our profession as noble](https://aaron.buildwitt.com/hubfs/2022%20-%20BuildWitt/Aaron%20Witt%20Page/article%20-%20img%204.svg) [![If you lead a company and are ready to jump in and help click here to get started](https://aaron.buildwitt.com/hubfs/If%20you%20lead%20a%20company%20and%20are%20ready%20to%20jump%20in%20and%20help%20click%20here%20to%20get%20started.svg)](https://dirtworld.com/get-involved/company#join-the-movement) [![If youre an individual-A](https://aaron.buildwitt.com/hubfs/If%20youre%20an%20individual-A.svg)](https://dirtworld.com/tell-us-your-story) Share Article ### RECENT ARTICLES [2025 Dirt World Summit Tickets $700 OFF! ](https://aaron.buildwitt.com/aaron-witt/buildwitt-2025-dirt-world-summit-tickets) [BuildWitt 2025 Calendars!! ](https://aaron.buildwitt.com/aaron-witt/buildwitt-2025-calendars) [The Dirt Talk Podcast! ](https://aaron.buildwitt.com/the-dirt-talk-podcast) [MINExpo 2024! ](https://aaron.buildwitt.com/minexpo-2024) ## Keep up to date with all the news. ![hand waving](https://aaron.buildwitt.com/hubfs/hand%20waving.svg)