By Toby Hemenway, Pattern Literacy
When we deeply understand the system we’re working with—be it a garden, a business, a community, or even a personal relationship—we can spot the places where a small, perfectly located nudge will beget a large response.
By Feidhlim Harty, Feasta
Closed loop agriculture is farming practice that recycles all nutrients and organic matter material back to the soil that it grew in. This forms part of an agricultural practice that preserves the nutrient and carbon levels within the soil and allows farming to be carried out on a sustainable basis.
By Claire Schosser, Living Low in the Lou
A friendly reminder, the bees, and some soil test results suggest a new garden project for 2016 and beyond.
By Brajesh Singh, Manuel Delgado Baquerizo, The Conversation
Deep beneath our feet, out of sight and out of mind, millions of tiny communities of microbes are working together to perform key functions for the ecosystem.
By Hannah Steenbergen, Sustainable Food Trust
When we pick up a handful of soil, it is hard to imagine all the activity that is happening at a microscopic scale within it and the powerful impacts this has.
By Ben McCluskey, Sustainable Food Trust
Beyond farmers and environmentalists, few people are concerned about what goes on beneath their boots.
By Courtney White, A Carbon Pilgrim
Is topsoil a renewable resource or a nonrenewable resource, especially in dry or degraded landscapes?
By Chris Rhodes, Energy Balance
The link between the global oil supply and biodiversity is not directly causal; rather, the two are elements of a broader and more integrated picture.
By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue
“We have accepted for years that the dirty water was normal, and we’ve been putting up with that loss.”
By Tim Lawrence, Going Local, Going Green
When talking about Growing Soil in the British Isles, we have long depended on the cow and its dung, whether dropped in the field or made into manure through composting with straw in the barn.
By Alicia Miller, Sustainable Food Trust
What we eat is in constant flux, changing from decade to decade and century to century.
By Sophie Laggan, Sustainable Food Trust
Soil is Mother Earth’s gut – its microorganisms digest her food while her flora produce the necessary bacteria and yeasts to keep her healthy.