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 Healthhttps://www.farmers.gov/conserve/soil-health
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
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 – 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