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Finding Common values and ground from the soil up
We live in interesting times. It is hard not to be discouraged and wonder where we might find common ground or a place to work together...
Eric S. Bendfeldt
Sep 152 min read
Bookworm Resource: On Becoming Lovers of the Soil
In this week’s episode of the 4 The Soil: A Conversation podcast, Bill Patterson, retired district conservationist and grazing specialist...
Eric S. Bendfeldt
Mar 12, 20241 min read
Activities 4 The Soil: Soil Your Undies Challenge
Is your soil healthy? Here's a BRIEF test you can do! Did you know that there are billions of microbes – bacteria, fungi, protozoa – in a...
Mary Sketch
Jun 15, 20231 min read
Featured Resource: Food and Agriculture Organization of The United Nations Soils Portal
As emphasized in multiple episodes of “4 The Soil: A Conversation,” soil health is important across the world, and stewards are working...
Mary Sketch
Jun 5, 20231 min read
Partners 4 The Soil: Widening the Lens on Soil Health- Creative Solutions for the Environment/Malawi
We can all benefit from occasionally widening the lens on our work and lives to see how we fit in the world and what might be missing...
Mary Sketch
May 22, 20231 min read
Partners 4 The Soil: National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT)– Soil for Water
As the Virginia Soil Health Coalition and the 4 The Soil Awareness Initiative continues to grow in Virginia and across the Mid-Atlantic...
Eric S. Bendfeldt
Nov 9, 20221 min read
Farms 4 The Soil: Bringing the Past Forward
In these Virginia Cooperative Extension Soil, Conservation, and Place videos, Mike Phillips of Valley View Farms reflects on systems...
Eric S. Bendfeldt
Oct 25, 20221 min read
Farms 4 The Soil: Taking Care of the Soil- A Soil, Conservation and Place Conversation
Robert H. Spiers Jr. is the co-owner and operator of Spiers Farm, LLC, an 1,800-acre corn, soybean, grain, and tobacco farm in Dinwiddie...
Eric S. Bendfeldt
Sep 26, 20221 min read
Bookworm Resource: The Future-Proof Farm - Changing Mindsets in a Changing World
In thinking about the future and change, it is easy to rely on cliches like ‘the future is now’ or ‘change is inevitable’. Everyone...
Eric S. Bendfeldt
Sep 12, 20221 min read
Bookworm Resource: Dirt to Soil - One Family’s Journey to Regenerative Agriculture by Gabe Brown
Building soil health, addressing farm resource concerns, and regenerating landscapes is an ongoing process and journey. In his 2018 book...
Eric S. Bendfeldt
Jul 18, 20222 min read
History 4 The Soil: Conquest of the Land through Seven Thousand Years
Why is soil health important? What can we learn from history? At different times throughout history, civilizations and cultures have...
Eric S. Bendfeldt
Jul 4, 20222 min read
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