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	SOIL (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Living animals such as moles, earthworms, bacteria, fungi and nematodes are all busy moving through or digesting food found in the soil.
		Soils vary with topography primarily because of the influence of moisture and erosion.
		Contact our office for a copy of a soil survey that has maps and descriptions of all of the soils in Shawnee county or how to obtain one for soils in your area.
	www.cjnetworks.com /~sccdistrict/soilpro.htm (612 words)

	Living Soil Essay (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		In cracks, channels, and pores between the solid grains of sand and soil, and around the growing plant roots, is a constantly changing environment where air and moisture move in and out and millions of organisms are going through their daily routine of eating, breathing, living, and dying.
		If a healthy, living soil is essential to life on earth, and if people are called upon to maintain healthy soils while they go about the business of meeting their needs for everyday life, it is critical that we understand what it takes to keep soils healthy.
		A recent study in Nebraska concludes that the agricultural soils in the state are improving soil organic matter at the rate of around 1.4 million tons of carbon per year due to the increased adoption of conservation tillage and other soil conservation practices in the last 10 to 20 years.
	www.nacdnet.org /outreach/stewardship/2004/essay.htm (6077 words)

	Soil
		The type of healthy living soil required to support humans now and far into the future will be balanced in nutrients and high in humus, with a broad diversity of soil organisms.
		The mycorrhizae (my-cor-ry´-zee) are fungi that live either on or in plant roots and act to extend the reach of root hairs into the soil.
		Because we cannot see most of the creatures living in the soil and may not take time to observe the ones we can see, it is easy to forget about them.
	www.organicsouthafrica.co.za /soil.html (2094 words)

	Soil - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Soil, comprising the pedosphere, is positioned at the interface of the lithosphere with the biosphere, atmosphere, and hydrosphere.
		Soil formation, or pedogenesis, is the combined effect of physical, chemical, biological, and anthropogenic processes on soil parent material resulting in the formation of soil horizons.
		Soil acidification is accelerated by the use of acid-forming nitrogenous fertilizers and by the effects of acid precipitation.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Soil (3569 words)

	Soil Enhancements with Microbial Inoculate
		The fermentation in soil releases nutrients such as organic acids, sugars, alcohols, and various anti-oxidant compounds so they are no longer chemically bound, and are available for plant growth.
		By using specific microorganisms to inoculate the soil, the fermentation pathway in the soil is created and the natural balance of microorganisms begins to create a living soil.
		Microorganisms already present in the soil, combined with those in the EM inoculant, create a living soil which results in the release of nutrients for plant growth.
	www.naturesnovel.com /soil.htm (401 words)

	The Living Soil - PROSI Magazine - June 1999 - N° 365 - Agriculture (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Soil protozoa are the simplest form of animal life in the soil, and include amoeba, ciliates, shell-bearing testacea and flagellates.
		Soil nematodes (Plate 2) are commonly known as thread worms or eelworms or round worms and are usually microscopic (0.3-10 mm in length).
		Soil nematodes play a primordial role in dispersing and spreading soil micro-organisms and in the buildup of microbial populations on their faeces.
	www.prosi.net.mu /mag99/365june/soil365.htm (2821 words)

	Living Soil: Index (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The classification (taxonomy) and study of soil organisms is largely based on physical similarities.
		There are a number of small animals that burrow and live in Saskatchewan soils including mice, moles, ground squirrels and of course prairie dogs or gophers.
		The grassland soils of Saskatchewan have root masses greater 4000 kg per hectare in the top 120cm of soil.
	interactive.usask.ca /ski/agriculture/soils/soilliv/index.html (1035 words)

	Sustainable Soil Management
		An acre of living topsoil contains approximately 900 pounds of earthworms, 2,400 pounds of fungi, 1,500 pounds of bacteria, 133 pounds of protozoa, 890 pounds of arthropods and algae, and even small mammals in some cases.(2) Therefore, the soil can be viewed as a living community rather than an inert body.
		A well-aggregated soil allows for increased water entry, increased air flow, and increased water-holding capacity.(13) Plant roots occupy a larger volume of well-aggregated soil, high in organic matter, as compared to a finely pulverized and dispersed soil, low in organic matter.
		In their absence, perennial grass is the only crop that can regenerate and increase soil humus.(18) Cool-season grasses build soil organic matter faster than warm-season grasses because they are growing much longer during a given year.(18) When the soil is warm enough for soil organisms to decompose organic matter, cool-season grass is growing.
	www.attra.org /attra-pub/soilmgmt.html (13882 words)

	Soil Nematodes \| NRCS SQ (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Nematodes are non-segmented worms typically 1/500 of an inch (50 µm) in diameter and 1/20 of an inch (1 mm) in length.
		The proportion of bacterial-feeding and fungal-feeding nematodes is related to the amount of bacteria and fungi in the soil.
		Nematodes may be useful indicators of soil quality because of their tremendous diversity and their participation in many functions at different levels of the soil food web.
	soils.usda.gov /sqi/concepts/soil_biology/nematodes.html (802 words)

	TERRA: Living Soil (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Without healthy, balanced, fertile, living soil able to supply a full menu of minerals and microbes, the land can't support lush vegetation and abundant animal life—nor healthy humans.
		In plant tissue, 300 ppm of aluminum is considered toxic, and is common in soils with a pH of 5.5 or lower.
		And that is the challenge we face in the 21st Century as we recover from the damaging and depleting effects of industrial agriculture and forestry.
	www.championtrees.org /topsoil/home1.htm (1281 words)

	s9chap1ocn (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		It has been said that; "you have to be awfully small to want to live in the soil, and the smaller you are, the happier you will be; and if you live in the ocean, you can be as big as you like".
		Soil organisms span a wide range in size, from microscopic forms, such as bacteria, fungi, and protozoa, to large animals, such as insects, worms, and burrowing mammals.
		Numerous soil scientists have been equally fascinated by the amount of work done by them, Charles Darwin said of them "It may be doubted whether there many other animals which have played so important a part in the history of the world as these lowly organized creatures".
	www.soils.agri.umn.edu /academics/classes/soil2125/doc/s9chap1.htm (2778 words)

	Soil
		Soils originate from the cauldron of Earth and are recycled and redistributed by the conveyor belts of plate tectonics.
		Soil is formed very slowly from the bedrock, under influence of climate and life.
		The soil's ecology is a new discipline, uncovering the functions and roles of soil organisms and opening the way to sustainability.
	www.seafriends.org.nz /enviro/soil (1732 words)

	Into - Your Living Soil
		Unfortunately, soil is often difficult to understand and to study, as it is largely out of view.
		Soil acts as a buffer for plant nutrients and as a home for countless living organisms.
		Soil takes thousands of years to form a couple inches, yet if mismanaged, it can erode and lose two inches in a few years.
	www.animalrangeextension.montana.edu /LoL/Module-2/2-intro.htm (407 words)

	Soil Ecology & Management: About Us
		Part of the history of the organic movement is an awareness of the true cost of farming system impact on our environment, the farmers in the field, and the community that depends on the farm.
		The energy cost of fertilizer, chemicals and food transportation, the health effects of pesticides on farmers and the inequity involved with allowing farm workers to survive as less than full citizens are examples of issues that must all be considered.
		In a more specific sense, organic farming is about cultivating the soil food web and the multitude of organisms — as many as 6 to 7 billion in a cup of soil — the same number of humans on the planet — to provide plenty of microbe manure and available nutrients.
	www.safs.msu.edu /soilecology/organicfarming.htm (717 words)

	Be a Better Farmer: Understand the Living Soil Part 4 - Those Wonderful Worms
		Soils that are dry for prolonged periods tend to desiccate worms.
		They pull surface plant residues, and in some cases living plant material, down into the mouth of the burrow to soften and be eaten.
		Usually the impact is short-lived as populations are replenished from surrounding soil.
	www.omafra.gov.on.ca /english/crops/facts/livingsoil4.htm (1006 words)

	Towards a Sustainable Agriculture - The Living Soil - Eve Balfour
		In a biologically active soil, which implies one adequately provided with organic matter and natural rock minerals, the latter are released as the plants want them, moreover the roots are presented with a complete diet from which they can pick and choose.
		Nature's highly efficient re-cycling system ensures provision of living food for all organisms in the food chain from soil bacteria and fungi to large fauna; the organic farmer therefore lays great stress on the conservation and return to the soil of all organic residues.
		In most agricultural soils there is really plenty of mineral plant food for the nutritional requirements of plants, even when continuously cropped, if their roots are allowed to exploit it downwards.
	journeytoforever.org /farm_library/balfour_sustag.html (4438 words)

	Good Garden Soil
		What truly distinguishes soil from "dirt", however, is the presence of numerous living bacteria, fungi, worms, and insects which inhabit the soil.
		In clay soils, the sticky particles are separated by organic matter allow roots passages through the soil.
		Trying to change your soil profile into loam by adding clay, sand, or silt can be difficult, and expensive, and it does not solve the goal of achieving "living soil".
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/home_lawncare/109861/2 (466 words)

	Sun Prairie Organic - The Living Soil
		The soil is a complex community of living creatures whose interaction provides food for plants and animals.
		The healthier the soil ecosystem, the higher the number and the greater the diversity of species.
		Bacteria are the main organism contributing to nitrogen retention in the soil.
	www.sunprairie-organic.com /soil.htm (361 words)

	Towards a Sustainable Agriculture--The Living Soil
		His aim is to feed and to assist proliferation of the soil population and to leave it to feed the crop.
		Poor soil structure leads to imbalance between water and air in the pore spaces of the soil.
		The key to this is good soil structure which is greatly influenced by the activity of earthworms.
	www.soilandhealth.org /01aglibrary/010116Balfourspeech.html (4167 words)

	The Living Soil (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		But in generation after generation, it is important to bring attention back to the central theme – the living soil sustains all life on earth.
		You may also be surprised to learn that millions of beneficial organisms are going through their daily routine of eating, breathing, living, and dying in the soil.
		Protect and enhance soil life by using the least amounts and the least toxic materials to control pest problems on growing plants.
	www.fairfaxcounty.gov /nvswcd/newsletter/livingsoil.htm (754 words)

	Natural Landscapes Project: Compost and Soil
		Keeping the soil environment in healthy balance is the biggest key to successful organic lawns and gardens, because when the soil is alive and functioning properly, it creates healthier, stronger plants.
		Good growing soil should be full of organic matter, teeming with beneficial microorganisms, and squirming with earthworms and other insects that help soil ecosystems stay in balance.
		Healthy soil ecosystems also create more oxygen and soil-borne nutrients, and help plants retain water, increasing resistance to drought and heat; all reasons why healthy plants and grasses are simply much better at fighting off infestations of bad bugs, and recover faster from pest problems.
	www.naturallandscapes.org /content/compost_soil/compostsoil.htm (1510 words)

	The Living Soil - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Living Soil (1943) by Lady Eve Balfour is considered a seminal classic in organic agriculture and the organic movement.
		The book is based on Balfour's agricultural and medical research, and the initial findings of the first three years of the Haughley Experiment, the first scientific, side-by-side farm trial to compare organic and chemical-based farming.
		The Living Soil was also published as The Living Soil and the Haughley Experiment.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/The_Living_Soil (161 words)

	ABOUT SOIL COMPACTION (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		One block of living soil with mycorrhizae and hyphae may give us a thousand miles of absorption, i.e., one square inch of soil.
		Take that one square inch of healthy living soil and multiply that and think about the millions that could be there about your trees.
		Now compact that living soil and wha t we have done is decreased the absorbing capacity by 1000 miles per each square inch of soil.
	home.ccil.org /~treeman/compact1.html (468 words)

	Living Soil Regenerative Design Systems
		Since 2000, Living Soil has pioneered in the UK the probiotic (EM) method of foodwaste composting : the proven solution to the landfill problem.
		Living Soil : "One of the most effective natural ways of diverting food waste from landfill"
		In their compost section, written by Lucy Siegle, the Living Soil system was assessed as the best for recycling food waste, especially for people living within urban and suburban environments.
	www.livingsoil.co.uk (447 words)

	Living Soil CD
		"For the CD Living Soil, all the weird sonic dynamics of the band's live Performances were apparently bound in fl leather, dragged to a smoky basement, and burned into plastic under white hot laserlight.
		Spin the resulting disc and you unleash feedback howling like sinners in torment across songs which at once as arresting as a discretely bared breast, yet as threatening as a shared needle.
		One of the plots to get our yuppie neighbor to move out of our quadplex was to play this CD every morning until he couldn't stand to live here anymore.
	members.tripod.com /~pinealventana/living.html (380 words)

	Living Soil Farms
		Check out our recipes page for interesting and tasty dishes that are made best by using our fresh, exceptional Saskatchewan grown produce.
		Living Soil Farms supplies a variety of restaurants, food producers and camps with fresh produce.
		Want to learn a little more about Steve and Jan Guenther, the owners and operaters of Living Soil Farms?
	www.livingsoilfarms.ca (151 words)

	Living Soil — North East Catchment Management Authority
		Living Soil — North East Catchment Management Authority
		You are here: Home → Publications → Resource Guide → Soil Health → Living Soil
		DPI Small Farm note on the living soil biota
	www.necma.vic.gov.au /resources/guide/soil/living/folder_contents (81 words)

	Dr. Subler's Living Soil - Earthworm Castings Tea
		If you see this message please use this link to navigate our Web Site and complete your shopping.
		Subler's Living Soil is a gardener's secret weapon for big, healthy plants.
		The liquid earthworm tea is a concentrate that can either be watered in or used as a foliar spray.
	gardenshoponline.com /plantcare/livingsoil.html (85 words)

	Living Soil Earthworm Castings by Dr. Subler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Unlike most fertilizers and sterile soil amendments, earthworm castings are teeming with beneficial microorganisms, enzymes, and bioactive substances
		They stimulate the natural activity of beneficial soil microorganisms
		For more information and retail sources go to Living Soil Web Site
	www.yardener.com /LivingSoilEarthwormCastingsbyDr.Subler.html (174 words)

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