Soil - Our Financial Institution
Biological Cleaning, Conservation, Rehabilitation, Soil Biology, Soil Composition, Soil Conservation, Soil Erosion & Contamination, Structure — by Craig Mackintosh
by Craig Mackintosh - originally published on Celsias
Soil - the substance you walk on, build on, and live from - provides your food, clothing, and even the air you breathe. It gives warmth, shelter, and the goods you possess. Soil is, I believe, a substance that is under-acknowledged, and also under attack, and its misuse is contributing greatly to the excessive release of CO2 into our atmosphere - making it a large contributor to global warming. Therefore, I felt it high time we came to its defense. Here goes.
Posted on: August 7, 2008
Small is Bountiful
Food Shortages, Population, Soil Conservation, Soil Erosion & Contamination — by George Monbiot
by George Monbiot - journalist, author, academic and environmental and political activist. Originally published in the Guardian, 10 June 2008
I suggest you sit down before you read this. Robert Mugabe is right. At last week’s global food summit he was the only leader to speak of “the importance … of land in agricultural production and food security”.(1) Countries should follow Zimbabwe’s lead, he said, in democratising ownership.
Of course the old bastard has done just the opposite. He has evicted his opponents and given land to his supporters. He has failed to support the new settlements with credit or expertise, with the result that farming in Zimbabwe has collapsed. The country was in desperate need of land reform when Mugabe became president. It remains in desperate need of land reform today.
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