by Grace Gershuny and Joe Smillie (Chelsea Green Publishing, 1999)
To understand soil as the foundation on which all agricultural activities are built is the first step in ￜhonoring our oneness with all living creatures and helping the long process of repair that a new biological era will require,ￜ argue Gershuny and Smillie. The Soul of Soil is indispensable to understanding soilￜthe texture, smell, uses, and energies inherent to itￜand serves as a simple primer on the basic tenets of sustainable agriculture.

In presenting the principles of ecological soil management, Gershuny and Smillie hand us a veritable tool kit of ways to care and nurture the soil under our feet.