racy of the soil

adjective2

1. •
   (old-fashioned) Deeply connected to the land; rural or rustic; earthy.

   • In the hedge: ... purple loose-strife. (That our young maid's long purples call and literal shepherds give a grosser name. So racy of the soil!) — 1924
2. •
   (Ireland, old-fashioned) Deeply connected to a place, especially Ireland; indigenous.

   • RTÉ pundit Joe Brolly echoed this concern from his racy-of-the soil redoubt in the weekend’s Mail on Sunday. — 2014