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  • The Soil Will Save Us

  • How Scientists, Farmers, and Ranchers Are Tending the Soil to Reverse Global Warming
  • By: Kristin Ohlson
  • Narrated by: Dina Pearlman
  • Length: 7 hrs and 35 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (67 ratings)
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Summary

Thousands of years of poor farming and ranching practices—and, especially, modern industrial agriculture—have led to the loss of up to 80 percent of carbon from the world’s soils. That carbon is now floating in the atmosphere, and even if we stopped using fossil fuels today, it would continue warming the planet. In The Soil Will Save Us, journalist and bestselling author Kristin Ohlson makes an elegantly argued, passionate case for "our great green hope"—a way in which we can not only heal the land but also turn atmospheric carbon into beneficial soil carbon—and potentially reverse global warming.

As the granddaughter of farmers and the daughter of avid gardeners, Ohlson has long had an appreciation for the soil. A chance conversation with a local chef led her to the crossroads of science, farming, food, and environmentalism and the discovery of the only significant way to remove carbon dioxide from the air—an ecological approach that tends not only to plants and animals but also to the vast population of underground microorganisms that fix carbon in the soil. Ohlson introduces the visionaries—scientists, farmers, ranchers, and landscapers—who are figuring out in the lab and on the ground how to build healthy soil, which solves myriad problems: Drought, erosion, air and water pollution, and food quality, as well as climate change. Her discoveries and vivid storytelling will revolutionize the way we think about our food, our landscapes, our plants, and our relationship to Earth.

©2013 Kristin Ohlson (P)2014 Audible, Inc.

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dodgy accents

The content was interesting but the narrator's attempt at accents was sooo frustrating. An interesting overview of the topic.

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Enjoyable & simple introduction to the topic

I was probably the one in the wrong to have expected a drier more scholarly book on this subject, but that’s why I was disappointed initially.

I didn’t like the narrator’s attempt at a Pakistan/Indian accent at the start, but it seemed no foreign accents were required after that and she sounded more like a knowledgeable and friendly neighbour chatting over the fence which was the right tone for this kind of book.

As for the book itself, once I accepted it was a popular science book mixing research and research findings with a more descriptive style, I relaxed and started to really enjoy it for what it was.

I enjoyed this book and would recommend it to others as an introduction, but I’m still looking out for a more scholarly treatment of the subject matter.

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very informative

Really enjoyed this book, as someone who works in the organic field of sports turf found this thoroughly informative.

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surprising pot luck pick

I wasn't expecting much when I purchased this book. I was pleasantly surprised though when I started listening and found myself hooked on it. the writer opened my eyes to some practices that would never have crossed my mind before and changed my whole outlook on ethical and ecological practices.

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amazing!

I'm so glad that some people are starting to think bigger! If you have a tiny garden, or a farm this is an important intro to a new way of land management

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