Soil & Water
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Additional Resources
Videos & Films
‘Gifts of the Land: A Guided Nature Tour with Robin Wall Kimmerer’
The Commons of the University of Kansas. 3/25/21. 20:48
‘The Importance of Soil.’
Chicago Botanic Garden. 2014? 6:39.
‘Understanding Living Soil’ with Monique Bosch.
NOFA/Mass. 2021? 1:20:04
Organizations & Websites
Soil and Water Conservation Society
Educational Resources
Introduction to Organic Lawns and Yards Plus a Checklist for an Eco-Friendly Property by Sarah Little
NOFA Organic Land Care Program. 2016.
http://www.organiclandcare.net/sites/default/files/2016iolyfinalsingle_page_opt.pdf
Articles & Reports
Groundwater: Our Most Valuable Hidden Resource.
The Nature Conservancy. 3/13/22
https://www.nature.org/en-us/what-we-do/our-insights/perspectives/groundwater-most-valuable-resource/
Rethinking Soil, Reinvesting in Our Foundations.
Includes link to pdf: reThink Soil: A Roadmap to Soil Health.
The Nature Conservancy. 1/2/20
Treated like dirt: urban soil is often overlooked as a resource. By Roisin O’Riordan.
The Conversation. 4/26/21.
https://theconversation.com/treated-like-dirt-urban-soil-is-often-overlooked-as-a-resource-158571
Books
Brown, Gabe. Dirt to Soil: One Family’s Journey into Regenerative Agriculture.
Chelsea Green Publishing. 2018
Gershuny, Grace. Start with the Soil
St. Martin’s Press. 1996
Kimmerer, Robin Wall. Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants
Milkweed Editions. 2013
Ohlson, Kristin. The Soil Will Save Us: How Scientists, Farers, and Foodies are Healing the Soil to Save the Planet.
Rodale Books. 2014.
Sheldrake, Merlin. Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds and Shape Our Futures. Random House. 2020.
https://www.merlinsheldrake.com/entangled-life