Soil is an essential player in life on our planet. Healthy soil is critical to the sustainable growth of health plants, and invertebrates, which are the foundation of our eco system. At a time when Earth continues to heat up, we need not only to put less carbon into the atmosphere but also to take out and sequester what is already there.
Soil is a major resource for carbon sequestration, and the healthier the soil, the more it can help our planet. Among its other beneficial characteristics, a healthy soil:
- promotes water retention
- helps support a balance between beneficial microorganisms and potential pests, diseases and weeds, reducing or eliminating the need for pesticides
- may mitigate the effect of some heavy metals
- promotes healthy plants = healthier food
Title: The Soil Story
Organization: Kiss the Ground
Description: Four-minute video that explains how building healthy soil and other regenerative agriculture practices are among Earth’s best hopes for reducing carbon in the atmosphere by storing it in the ground.
Title: The Importance of Soil: Environmental Soil Essentials
Organization: Hot Mess, a PBS video series on climate change
Description: A 12-minute engaging video about the composition of soil, including details about its mineral and organic components and the nitrogen cycle.
Title: Bionutrient Rich Food & Health – Westchester chapter
Organization:Bionutrient Food Association
Description: Among many informative pages on the website of this organization devoted to increasing the quality of our foods, this page stresses an "underlying nutrient deficiency in our food supply", and includes information on local workshops and events. For more information on soil and nutrition, visit their national chapter.