Sarah KothMar 16, 20223 min readPrinciple 4: Energize with Diversity"What we do on the few square feet of land, or few square acres of land in our small businesses, or in our department at the university,...
Sarah KothMar 7, 20222 min readPrinciple 3: Maximize Living Roots"One of the things we now better understand is just how important the living fraction of the soil is," said Chris Lawerence of the U.S....
Sarah KothMar 1, 20222 min readPrinciple 2: Minimize Soil Disturbance"I think no-till has been a conservation practice that has stood the test of time," says Dr. John Galbraith, soil scientist at Virginia...
Sarah KothFeb 25, 20222 min readPrinciple 1: Keep the Soil Covered"Leave no soil bare," says Ira Wallace, a seed saver, educator, and worker-owner of the cooperative Southern Exposure Seed Exchange. In...
Sarah KothFeb 21, 20222 min readWhy the 4?Soil is more than the dirt under our feet and the ground we stand on. It’s a living ecosystem and it impacts our world in more ways than...