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…
Touch the Soil News #1898 (Feature Photo – Topsoil Loss – Photo courtesy USDA NRCS) The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is launching the Global Soil Doctors Programme, designed to asses soil conditions and remedying soil problems. A reason for the international interest is that estimates are that 24 percent of the world’s productive lands…
