Episode 05: Beyond Soil
In basements and skyscrapers, urban hydroponic farms produce food without soil at all; meanwhile, exobiologists are inventing ways to grow food among the stars.
In basements and skyscrapers, urban hydroponic farms produce food without soil at all; meanwhile, exobiologists are inventing ways to grow food among the stars.
When we talk about soil — and about trying to “fix” soil —taking action can mean breaking or disrespecting our connections to the land, good intentions or not.
Are our lives too clean? Soil’s role in the biggest pandemic you’ve never heard of, and soil as a source of miraculous medicines.
In this episode, we dive into the story of the Dust Bowl, which decimated 250,000 square miles of land in the United States in the 1930s —and Hugh Bennett, the man who saw it coming.
Life depends on a thin layer of soil, wrapped around the planet like the skin of an apple.
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