By Todd Ontl
What do National Beer Day (April 7) and National Tortilla Chip Day (my personal favorite, Feb. 24) have in common? Neither would be possible without soil. Good thing Dec. 5 was World Soils Day!
I was recently reading an article in celebration of World Soils Day highlighting the numerous and awesome benefits of organic matter for healthy soils. Having spent the better part of the last five years thinking deeply about soil organic matter, I wasn’t surprised to read many of these amazing benefits. But I was a bit surprised to read this:
“For each 1% increase in soil organic matter, soil can store an additional 20,000 gallons of water.”