If You Are a New Grower – Have Your Soils and Water Sources Checked

Touch the Soil News #1933 (Feature Photo  – Soils  – Public Domain NRCS/USDA)   Food Safety News journalist Cookson Beecher brings us a timely reminder when putting in a garden for the first time at home or a community garden.  The story also teaches about alternative ways to make sure your crops are safe. You…

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Soil Should Have Rights Too

Touch the Soil News #1732  (Feature Photo – Soil Profile –  By US Department of Agriculture – https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/main/soils/edu/, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1343062) The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is taking sustainable farming to new levels. To a large degree, sustainable farming is about soils. To support sustainable education the FAO provides timely…

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The Role of Soils in Global Well-Being

Touch the Soil News #1659 (Feature Photo – Soil Cross Section – Courtesy of USDA) Civil Eats journalist Virginian Gewin brings us the story of an Internationally famous soil scientist. Rattan Lal takes us on a journey to helping the world by helping the soils. You can read the full story here: https://civileats.com/2020/07/15/the-world-food-prize-winner-says-soil-should-have-rights/

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