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…
Category: Soils
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…
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/
Yes, It’s About the Soils
Touch the Soil News #1485 (Feature photo – Soil Profile – Public Domain, USDA) Phil Lempert (https://www.supermarketguru.com/) brings us the story of how consumers want to know more about the health of their food. Essentially, if you follow the trail, it leads back to the soils. You can see Phil’s video here: