Food Tank recently published an article celebrating 14 different projects and individuals who are spreading the word about the importance of soil and taking action against some of the largest threats to soil around the world.
Projects, institutions, and individuals recognized include:
- Dirt! The Movie (a documentary about soil)
- Center for Forestry and Environmental Action
- Michigan State University’s College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
- Green Asia Network
- The Land Institute in Salina, Kansas
- International Erosion Control Association (IECA)
- Matt Liebman, the Henry A. Wallace Chair for Sustainable Agriculture at Iowa State University
- Agronomist Roland Burch and his book Restoring the Soil
- Sustainable Organic Integrated Livelihoods (SOIL)
- The Savory Institute
- Soil Association in the United Kingdom
- The first soil atlas of Africa
- Rodale Institute
- Soil and Water Conversation and Agroforestry Program (SWaCAP), implemented by the International Fund for Agricultural Development
Click HERE for whole article Digging for Solutions in the Ground Beneath Our Feet to read about these awesome people and projects!