wonder of soil

Hello everyone!It’s been a little while since my last essay in our One Thing About Soil collection, and I’m happy to be back at it! In each essay, I attempt to explain one soil concept in an approachable way. I’m also playing around with a few new sections in this newsletter (a soil-related photo and something to try this week). Let me know what you think! I am dreaming up new ways to advocate for soil care this summer and plan to continue sharing a weekly newsletter for all my soil friends (that’s you).I'm often asked how I became a soil scientist. The simplest answer is that I was lucky to have someone help me see how colorful and beautiful soils are, at just the right moment. Since then, the rainbow of soil colors has continued to inspire my efforts as a scientist and artist.Today, we are exploring soil color. I’ve started with the very basics and there is a lot more to be said about soil color. Let me know in the comments, or by replying to this email, if there are other things about soil color you want to learn more about.Thank you for making the time to care about soil today. Please share what you learned with others! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit wonderofsoil.substack.com

I am having a lot of fun writing up these short essays describing just one thing about soil. Thank you for giving me space to explore this format. My goal is to make soil science ideas approachable and accessible for anyone interested in learning more. This collection is also a welcome structure for my writing practice.Soils are so much more than just a pile of brown stuff in which plants grow. Soils exist in a vast diversity of colors, shapes, and forms. The observable properties of a soil depend on the context of it's formation. That is to say, the very nature of a soil depends on it's history. No single location on Earth has experienced exactly the same history. Therefore, no two soils are exactly the same. That means that every time we dig a hole or come across a soil while out and about, we are greeting a unique soil entity. There's something just wonderful about that.Learn more at www.yaminapressler.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit wonderofsoil.substack.com

Hello soil friends!Here it is - our first official installment of the One Thing About Soil series. I am keeping it simple to start things off. Today’s topic is a foundational concept in soil science: the soil profile. Knowing what a soil profile is will help you appreciate the integrative nature of soils. Once you learn to see the soil profile, you can’t unsee it. Before you know it, you’ll be spotting soil profiles everywhere you go. And when you do, send me a photo. I’d love to see what you find.Learning more about soil is a critical part of advocating for it's conservation. Thank you for making the time to care about soil today. Please keep sharing what you learn with others!Learn more and subscribe to my newsletter at www.yaminapressler.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit wonderofsoil.substack.com

Soil scientist, Dr. Yamina Pressler, reads her short essay "There is value in being a beginner". You can read the essay here and check out the original artwork inspired by this essay here. Can you see the lamellae? Special thanks to KIMO for creating original music for the show. Listen to more of KIMO's music here. Thank you to everyone out there for listening! If you enjoyed this episode, please consider sharing it with a friend. I would love to hear from you and learn more about all the ways you are celebrating soil. Send me a note @yaminapressler on Twitter and @wonderofsoil on Instagram.  This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit wonderofsoil.substack.com

Soil scientist, Dr. Yamina Pressler, reads her short essay, Soils teach us to notice what's in the background. You can read the essay here. Special thanks to KIMO for creating original the show music. Listen to more of KIMO's music here. Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this episode, please consider sharing it with a friend. I would love to hear from you, too! Send me a note @yaminapressler on Twitter and @wonderofsoil on Instagram. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit wonderofsoil.substack.com