Ear to the Ground 387: Dumping the Dirt Dogma

Land Stewardship Project's Ear to the Ground by Land Stewardship Project

Nov 8, 202539:42Government & Organizations

When farmers challenged what Kris Nichols had learned from her college textbooks, the soil microbiologist didn’t dismiss them — instead, she dug deeper into the world beneath our feet. (1 of 2 parts) More Informati...

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