Beneath our feet, a looming crisis

Soil in Organic is a Big Thing - AgNet West

Talking with Steven Paul from Homegrown Organic Farms in Kingsburg California and how important is the soil growing organic products. We are looking at a different approach to organic soil, ... Read More The post Soil in Organic is a Big Thing appeared first on AgNet West.

Beneath our feet, a looming crisis

WHILE climate headlines focus on melting glaciers and rising seas, a quieter, deadlier crisis unfolds underfoot: soil degradation. The soil—a thin, vital layer sustaining most life—is being eroded, poisoned and depleted at a staggering pace. Every year, fertile land, the size of Greece, is lost to industrial farming, deforestation and unchecked urbanization. Unlike dramatic natural disasters, soil degradation progresses silently, undermining foo…