Breaking Ground

A Five-Part Series on Soil

An Investigative Report By: Alex Park, Journalist, Email and Sam Rolens, Journalist, Email

 

 Part One:

From the Ground Up

Though we don’t think about it, soil is a finite resource — a living ecosystem that’s way more complex, important and fragile than you think.


What’s next? See other parts of this series:

Where the Grass is Greener
A global soy boom has turned Brazil's grasslands into a farm. Now the farm is under threat.

Holding Ground
What does it take to raise beef on the edge of American agriculture?

The Ecology of Knowledge
How do farmers learn to be soil stewards? We asked some from all over the world.

Common Ground
What can Cuba teach the world about preserving its soil?

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