05/12/2025
Today is World Soil Day 🌱⛰️🟫✨
Every year on 5 December, World Soil Day raises awareness about the importance of healthy soil and its vital role in supporting ecosystems, food production, and combating climate change.
Soil is at the very essence of the need to feed the growing world population. Without productive soils, with the right nutrient profile, pH and water retention capabilities, agriculture cannot produce. 95% of our food comes from soils. Healthy soils are also needed for livestock production, for healthy rivers and natural habitats, for healthy flora and fauna populations and for every living thing on the planet.
There are a number of ways land managers can both protect and encourage soil biodiversity. Maximising ground cover and minimising soil disturbance are two effective methods. Minimising the use of chemicals will help to maintain the balance and diversity of soil organisms.
Some good reads 📚: Soil - The incredible story of what keeps the earth, and us, healthy; Matthew Evans | Teaming with Microbes - The Organic Gardener's Guide to the Soil Food Web; Jeff Lowenfels & Wayne Lewis
