A Poem for World Soil Day 2025

Inside a high tunnel at Silver Oak Farm in Virginia.

If the world had a forcefield around us

to make sure that all living creatures 

microscopic to gigantic 

could be nourished 

breathe clean air

drink safe water

taste flavors of home

move sure footed on steady terrain

give life after theirs,

how would we make sure our forcefield grows? 

– 4 The Soil, for the world

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Soil is more than the dirt under our feet and the ground we stand on. It’s a living ecosystem and it impacts our world in more ways than we might think. Dig into these impacts on episodes of A Conversation: 4 The Soil wherever you get your podcasts!