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Soil Health Resources
ORGANIZATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS
 

Natural Resources Conservation Service – Soil Health – Home

https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/main/soils/health/

Oregon Soil Health Partners

https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detail/or/soils/health/?cid=nrcseprd1303807

National Association of Conservation Districts – Soil

https://www.nacdnet.org/about-nacd/what-we-do/soil/

Soil Health Institute – Resources  https://soilhealthinstitute.org/resources/

Roots of Resilience – Resources  http://pnchm.org/resources/


THE FOUR PRINCIPLES OF SOIL HEALTH

1. Minimize Disturbance

2. Maximize Soil Cover

3. Maximize Biodiversity

4. Maximize Presence of Living Roots

USDA – Soil Health
https://www.farmers.gov/conserve/soil-health


Document
NRCS Principles for High Functoning Soils

SOIL HEALTH AND CLIMATE CHANGE

NASA – Global Climate Change

https://climate.nasa.gov/

NRCS – Climate Change

https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/main/national/climatechange/

http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/PA_NRCSConsumption/download?cid=nrcseprd392809&ext=pdf

Soil Health and the Climate Crisis

https://www.climaterealityproject.org/sites/climaterealityproject.org/files/Soil%20Health%20and%20Climate%20Change.pdf

Carbon Sequestration and Soil

https://climatechange.ucdavis.edu/science/carbon-sequestration/

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/18/magazine/dirt-save-earth-carbon-farming-climate-change.html


SOIL HEALTH AND HUMAN HEALTH

The Influence of Soils on Human Health

https://www.nature.com/scitable/knowledge/library/the-influence-of-soils-on-human-health-127878980/


Healthy Soil and Clean Water

https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detail/national/technical/nra/rca/?cid=nrcs143_014216


Document
USDA Healthy Soil = Clean Water

Soil Health and Air Quality

https://www.usda.gov/media/blog/2016/05/31/soil-and-air-where-crops-meet-environment

Soil and Pesticides/Herbicides

http://npic.orst.edu/envir/soil.html

Soil Health and Nutrition

http://oregonprogress.oregonstate.edu/summer-2017/it-all-starts-soil-conversation

Soil Health and Quality of Human Life

https://farmersfootprint.us/watch/


PROBLEMS WITH CONVENTIONAL FARMING PRACTICES

How Industrial Agriculture Affects Our Soil

https://foodprint.org/issues/how-industrial-agriculture-affects-our-soil/

Soil: The Foundation of Agriculture

https://www.nature.com/scitable/knowledge/library/soil-the-foundation-of-agriculture-84224268/


SUSTAINABILITY AND REGENERATIVE FARMING

What is Regenerative Agriculture? – The Climate Reality Project

https://www.climaterealityproject.org/blog/what-regenerative-agriculture

Why Regenerative Agriculture? – Regeneration International

https://regenerationinternational.org/why-regenerative-agriculture/

Regenerative Agriculture, Ohio State University (video) https://vimeo.com/375014091

Sustainable Agriculture

https://www.nature.com/scitable/knowledge/library/sustainable-agriculture-23562787/


LOCAL FOOD SYSTEMS

Local Food Systems – USDA

https://www.nal.usda.gov/afsic/local-food-systems?page=1

Community Food System Indicators for Oregon – Oregon State University

http://oe.oregonexplorer.info/externalcontent/rural/IntrotoCFSIndicators_9.8.17.pdf

Oregon Community Food Systems Network

http://ocfsn.net/state-of-the-food-system/

Find Local Food

https://friendsoffamilyfarmers.org/find-local-food/


SMALL FARMS

Oregon State University – Small Farms Program

https://smallfarms.oregonstate.edu/

Oregon Department of Agriculture – New and Small Farms

https://www.oregon.gov/ODA/agriculture/Pages/NewSmallFarms.aspx

The Market Gardener

http://www.themarketgardener.com/


HOME GARDENS

BIPOC-Led Gardening Projects -- Soul Fire Farm

https://docs.google.com/document/d/18Wa3UJ3xHvMrsvRLy38qXyPsX5BWfj4NgVcgMolfZfA/edit#

Stay at Home Gardening – Food Hero – Oregon State University

https://www.foodhero.org/garden-tips 

Soil Amendments – Oregon Metro

https://www.oregonmetro.gov/tools-living/yard-and-garden/garden-basics/soil-amendments


Document
Growing Your Own – Oregon State University
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