“The first step is recognizing that the public has the power to change the story we are currently writing on the land. Soil health is not a private matter. Like water, soil must be protected and preserved for the common good.”
Thank you for this thoughtful informative piece and for bringing attention to the word dirt itself. We have made it into derogatory terms--dirty something to recoil from rather than respect and nurture. Here is to the land and all the life it supports becoming dirt rich!
Joshua is so correct.
“The first step is recognizing that the public has the power to change the story we are currently writing on the land. Soil health is not a private matter. Like water, soil must be protected and preserved for the common good.”
Thank you for this thoughtful informative piece and for bringing attention to the word dirt itself. We have made it into derogatory terms--dirty something to recoil from rather than respect and nurture. Here is to the land and all the life it supports becoming dirt rich!