Flushing Away Misconceptions About Biosolids
It’s been a part of my life, day in and day out, but once it was out of sight, it was out of mind. I hadn’t really spent any time thinking about it; but now, when I do, my heart races. I’m talking...
View ArticleFrance Calls for Action on Soil and Climate: A Promising Game Changer?
We’re often told that agriculture is a “victim” of climate change and needs to adapt. But farmers, ranchers, and researchers increasingly recognize that industrial agriculture is itself a major emitter...
View ArticleCarbon Trading: A Hidden Threat to Soil Carbon Sequestration?
If something has a price tag, people consider its perceived monetary value. But what if, by measuring the value of our planet’s natural systems using dollar amounts alone, we are minimizing their true...
View ArticleFour Important Lessons from Cuba’s Urban Food Survival Strategy
Cuba has come a long way since the collapse of the Soviet Union, when the loss of imports crucial for the island nation’s industrial agriculture system—such as chemical pesticides and fertilizers—left...
View ArticleRebuilding Healthy Soil for a Changing Climate
To celebrate the recent World Food Day (October 16), learn how food production can be transformed from a greenhouse gas emitter to a carbon sink by improving soil biology. “Climate is changing. Food...
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