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Perfect for fans of Wilding by Isabella Tree.

What we do to the soil, we do to ourselves.

Soil is the unlikely story of our most maligned resource as swashbuckling hero. A saga of bombs, ice ages and civilisations falling. Of ancient hunger, modern sicknesses and gastronomic delight. It features poison gas, climate collapse and a mind-blowing explanation of how rain is formed.

For too long, we've not only neglected the land beneath us, we've squandered and debased it, by over-clearing, over-grazing and over-ploughing. But if we want our food to nourish us and to ensure our planet's long-term health, we need to understand how soil works - how it's made, how it's lost and how it can be repaired.

In this ode to the thin veneer of Earth that gifts us life, commentator and farmer Matthew Evans shows us that what we do in our backyards, on our farms and what we put on our dinner tables really matters, and can be a source of hope.

Isn't it time we stopped treating the ground beneath our feet like dirt?

©2021 Matthew Evans (P)2021 W F Howes Environment Nature & Ecology Outdoors & Nature Science Conservation Nature Conservation

Critic reviews

"A love letter to Mother Earth and entertaining must-read that goes to the heart of our survival." (Charles Massy, author of Call of the Reed Warbler)
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One of the best books for introducing the subject of soil health and its links to human and planet survival.

Must read

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Love how Matthew painted the picture of a universe beneath my feet, with fabulous knowledge, humour and passion. Respect ✊🏻

Brought the soil to life

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If you have even the slightest interest in organic biodynamic for regenerative agriculture then this is a wonderful book to start with. Evans through 14 element soil history. I will not fall anyone interested in food, and future of our civilisation. Enjoy.

Fabulous ultra readable fascinating book

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Everything you ever wanted to know about soil and a good encouragement to go do something with it!

Dirty but delicious

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The answers to our woes are all discussed in this book, all we need to do is action them.

The answer lies in the soil

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