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Soil

A sun sets behind a cloud over a grey body of water
The Big Melt
Arctic permafrost is starting to thaw. Here’s why we should all care.
A view of tundra landscape in the Rocky Mountains — 11,000 feet from sea level.
Science
In the dead of winter, plants are already starting to prepare for spring — underground
No-till farming.
Food
Another way to grow crops — by laying down the plow
Sediment from a stream bed containing fracking wastewater (jars on the left) developed orange residues after 90 days; sediment from a clean stream bed (jar on the right) did not.
Environment
As fracking booms, waste spills rise — and so do arsenic levels in groundwater
Jim Eklund and Frank Forcella conduct an early test of the concept with a single-nozzle blaster. Jim is driving the ATV and Frank is applying the grit.
Technology
A new organic-approved weed control technique is poised for the big time
No-till farming
Environment
Old-school farming methods could save the planet
Thin filaments of fungi form a dense network between the roots of most of the world's food crops. Some researchers believe that working with such microbes rather than against them, as has often been the case in conventional agriculture, will help the worl
Environment
The future of agriculture may be too small to see. Think microbes
Environment
Landslides more prevalent in Pacific Northwest as climate change indicates rain increase
Environment
Bullitt Foundation opens new building in Seattle that redefines environmentally-friendly
Environment
New research shifts model on how forests contribute to carbon sequestration
Environment
Fungi make up incredibly important part of plant ecosystem
Environment
Kansas student researching how plant waste could become building material
Environment
Brown Revolution: Preserving soil quality by changing grazing patterns
Development & Education
With global population marching toward 7 billion, a problem: Where’s the food?
Environment
Boston man launches urban composting program
Development & Education
China faces desertification
Business, Economics and Jobs
Skyscraper greenhouses could be farms of future
Environment
Amazon Stories: Rainmaking
Environment
Canadian Scientists Suggest Plants Show Altruistic Behavior
The Vital Role of Bacteria
Turning Waste to Fertilizer — Humanure
Saving Lake Victoria
Tunnel Gardens
Are IV Bags Hazardous to Your Health
Garden Spot: Toiling the Soil
Removing High Lead from Low Income Community
Cheri Knight: Farmer-Musician of the Northeast Kingdom
The Thirst for Safe Water Part #3: Pesticides in Drinking Water
Perennial Wheat
Mudslides Happen: Clearcutting and the Timber Salvage Rider
Organic Grain
The West Texas Drought: Praying for Rain
Decontaminating Plants
Stardust & Soil: An Organic Garden Segment
Keeping Soil in Its Place
Meals for Microbes
Restoring Prospect Park
Reconsidering The World’s Bread Basket
It’s Super-Compost…Fortified with Essential Microorganisms
No Till, Less Toil, More Soil
Belizan Farmers Protect Forests and Monkeys
A Tornado of Birds
Growing Hope in New Orleans
Tiny House
Growing Rice Debt Free
The Joshua Tree At Risk
Supermarket Compost
Waste Not, Want Not
Killer Compost
Nova Scotia Compost
China Desert
Business, Economics and Jobs
Sandbag housing in South Africa
Environment
Recycling to reduce pesticide use