Dirty, smelly, boring and hidden underground… Most people pay little or no attention to our soil or take it for granted when they do, despite the fact that it is a vital for our food, our biodiversity, our health and our wellbeing, a cornerstone of our environment as important as air and water…
Take a look at this short video by Tinmouse Animation Studio to find out why.
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Life on earth depends on healthy soil and yet it is often forgotten about and taken for granted. We're here to help change that. uksoils will bring together information to inspire us all to learn more about soil and help build communities to take action to improve soil health.
We launched on the 4th December 2020 in support of World Soil Day. Please
Painting by Edward Hutchison, soil and microbes
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“To be a successful farmer one must first know the nature of the soil”
“In the spring, at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt"
“To forget how to dig the earth and to tend the soil is to forget ourselves”
“... I cannot conceive of the time when knowledge of soils will be complete. Our expectation is that our successors will build on what has been done, as we are building on the work of our predecessors”
“We know more about the movement of celestial bodies than about the soil underfoot”
Leonardo Da Vinci
“A nation that destroys its soil, destroys itself"
President Franklin Roosevelt, America’s longest serving president
“My papa made me taste soil at the age of seven. That soil was incredible. It was gritty and it sucked the life out of my mouth, but there was acidity, sourness and sweetness”
Raymond Blanc, Chef