
Soil
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Matthew Evans
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Matthew Evans
Perfect for fans of Wilding by Isabella Tree.
What we do to the soil, we do to ourselves.
Soil is the unlikely story of our most maligned resource as swashbuckling hero. A saga of bombs, ice ages and civilisations falling. Of ancient hunger, modern sicknesses and gastronomic delight. It features poison gas, climate collapse and a mind-blowing explanation of how rain is formed.
For too long, we've not only neglected the land beneath us, we've squandered and debased it, by over-clearing, over-grazing and over-ploughing. But if we want our food to nourish us and to ensure our planet's long-term health, we need to understand how soil works - how it's made, how it's lost and how it can be repaired.
In this ode to the thin veneer of Earth that gifts us life, commentator and farmer Matthew Evans shows us that what we do in our backyards, on our farms and what we put on our dinner tables really matters, and can be a source of hope.
Isn't it time we stopped treating the ground beneath our feet like dirt?
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"A love letter to Mother Earth and entertaining must-read that goes to the heart of our survival." (Charles Massy, author of Call of the Reed Warbler)
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lots of good info on soil
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Great knowledge
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Best Book on Soil Yet
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Ground breaking! only metaphorically
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My plow is going to be a mailbox stand after reading this!
Technical stuff presented in a way that's both interesting, and understandable to those of us that don't have doctorates in horticulture/agriculture.
EVERYONE should read/listen to this book!
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While listeners will pick up a few interesting facts about historical and contemporary mistakes, the book falls short of actually teaching you how to create or maintain healthy soils. In prioritising advocacy over education, the author misses the opportunity to equip readers with real, actionable knowledge.
There are far better resources on Audible for those genuinely wanting to learn about soil.
Heavy on Moralising, Light on Soil Knowledge
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