GCETP Recipes – Sat. 9/26/09

Sanaz - Lemony Chick-Pea Stirfry

2nd Class: Soil – Sat. 9/26/09

Photo source: shelbycountyswcd.org

Soil Fertility
GFE - mile wide and inch deep
Wendy Johnson - the cultivating of your place is the same as cultivating your soil
Oren Martin - UCSC program - whatya see, whatya think - whatya do

Kitchen Table Talks - Civil Eats- look up

What is soil? dirt, nutrients, life
How we care for our food depends on the health of our soil

broken down to general parts

soil - particles + space
50% - soil particles - 90% rock & minerals - sand (largest), silt, clay (smallest)
50% - porous space - 25% H2O, 25% O2

Homework: Soil Fertility – Sat. 9/26/09

HOMEWORK
1. Intro to Soil Fertility
http://www.gardensimply.com/soil.php

2. Home Soil Experiment (do at home before Sat)
http://www.gardensimply.com/type.shtml

3. Our Good Earth, National Geographic, September 2008
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2008/09/soil/mann-text

FURTHER READING
1. Soil in Agriculture
http://www.attra.org/soils.html

2. Soil Biology
http://soils.usda.gov/sqi/concepts/soil_biology/soil_food_web.html
(click on links at left for other topics)

SHORT  VIDEO:
http://fora.tv/2009/05/05/Michael_Pollan_Deep_Agriculture