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When we think of #food, we often aren’t paying attention to soil, but it’s actually what sustains our global food system.

Unfortunately, #ClimateChange, unsustainable farming practices & more are degrading soil around the world.

I don’t get to see each episode of Serving Up Science until they are published, but I like this new video. And I’m so glad they let me talk about soil health. https://youtu.be/FnOHwq6iSpk?si=5umwoGQU7DFrdhCD

in reply to Sheril Kirshenbaum

So fundamental people don’t see it, which is why it needs as much attention as possible. Go for it!
in reply to Sheril Kirshenbaum

Having just seen our neighbouring intensive farms' top soil blow past our field during yesterday's storm I can't stress enough how important healthy soil is, not just for the environment, but the farmers themselves.

Thanks for covering this important topic - I'm looking forward to watching this!

in reply to Sheril Kirshenbaum

Jurassic Park (1993) fans might notice the Sheril-interacting-with-Sheril moment is a gentle nod to John Hammond’s DNA explainer early in that film. /2
in reply to Sheril Kirshenbaum

You know about the Bourguignons ?
(Claude and his wife whose first name I don't remember, I mean, not the party in the hundred-year-war)
in reply to Sheril Kirshenbaum

Have you come across these systems?

https://wickcuriosityshop.net/collection/plant-regulated-growing-system

Charles Seber was using some of the planter systems that he made, to experiment with changing the soil grades.

It had to be done within the normal crop-rotation cycle process to avoid nutrient-depletion, but it worked well as a route towards generating healthy soil bacteria. 😁.

The planters operate by optimising the conditions for soil bacteria growth. 😁

in reply to Sheril Kirshenbaum

Nice demo on erosion in no-till and till agricultural soils.

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