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When you bite into broccoli or enjoy a handful of grapes, you're probably thinking about how they taste or that you're eating something nutritious. Yet the growing problem of soil depletion is robbing us of the nutrients in our food. What does soil depletion mean to you and your family and what can you do about it?
What Is Soil Depletion?
Soil depletion is when the nutrients and other components that contribute to the vitality and fertility of soil are taken away and not replaced. You may think a handful of soil is little more than dirt, but it is often much more. In fact, a teaspoon of healthy soil can consist of more organisms than people living on the planet. According to Silvia Pressel, a researcher in the algae, fungi, and plants division at the National History Museum in London, soils can contain "millions of things people won't be able to see like micro-organisms and all the fascinating work they do together." ...