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Flatbread Society is a public artwork in Oslo, Norway taking the form of a Bakehouse, a cultivated grain field & public programming. Initiated by the Futurefarmers, the project invovles a growing constellation of farmers, oven builders, astronomers, artists, soil scientists and bakers aligned through a common interest in the long and complex relation we have to grain.
I spent most of June helping out with the project while living and sailing on the Oslo fjord. The main event at the time was the Soil Procession — a procession of farmers carrying soil from their farms through the city of Oslo to its new home at Losæter. Soil Procession was a ground building ceremony that used the soil collected from over 50 Norwegian farms from as far north as Tromsø and as far south as Stokke, to build the foundation of the Flatbread Society Grain Field and Bakehouse.
The Friday Thirteen - 6 (of 13) - Canon PowerShot SX100 IS - Photographer Russell McNeil PhD (Physics) lives on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, where he works as a writer.
Lead singer of American rock band SOiL, Ryan McCombs, addressing the crowd at the Slade Rooms in Wolverhampton on 29 November 2012
Several workshops and exposure trips have been conducted to encourage the push toward organic agriculture practices. As part of this programme organic soil additions are introduced as a substitute for chemical based pesticides and fertilizer. Currently the types of soil additions utilized at the NEEC School, Field and Forest are Panchekarvia, Effective Micro-organisms, Vermi-compost, Amrit Pani and Nursery Soil.
Piece of soil with good ground cover and organic matter, which is an important part of soil and rangeland health.
Although many farmers are now trying to minimise the damage caused by over grazing in previous generations, some parts of Lade Vale in southern NSW still suffer from extensive soil erosion - and increased intense rainfall which is more common these days makes the problem more challenging.
Intensive livestock grazing reduces vegetation cover, exposing the soil to wind and water erosion. The loss of grass and other ground cover plants diminishes the soil's natural protection, leading to increased soil erosion.
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It is becoming more and more difficult to cultivate anything in the region due to the unexpected dry weather.
(Photo: James Akena/ OXFAM)
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Soil profile: A representative soil profile of the Rimtrail series. (Soil Survey of Pinnacles National Monument, California; by Ken Oster, Natural Resources Conservation Service)
The Rimtrail series consists of very deep, well drained soils that formed in alluvium from granite. The Rimtrail soils are on valley floors. Slopes range from 0 to 5 percent. The mean annual precipitation is about 17 inches (432 millimeters) and the mean annual air temperature is about 61 degrees F (16 degrees C).
TAXONOMIC CLASS: Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, thermic Pachic Argixerolls
Depth to bedrock: over 60 inches (155 centimeters).
Mean annual soil temperature: 60 to 63 degrees F (16 to 17 degrees C).
Soil moisture control section: dry in all parts from about May 15 to November 15 (180 days), and moist in all parts from about January 15 to April 15 (90 days).
Soil reaction: neutral to slightly alkaline throughout the profile.
Particle size control section: Clay: ranges 20 to 35 percent; Coarse fragments: ranges 15 to 35 percent, mostly gravel.
Base saturation by sum of cations: 94 to 100%
USE AND VEGETATION: This soil is used for watershed, wildlife habitat and recreation. Vegetation is annual grasses and forbs.
DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT: San Benito County, California in MLRA 14 Central California Coastal Valleys. These soils are of small extent. Source of name is a rock formation in Pinnacles National Monument. This series was established based on limited acreage observed within the National Park Service Pinnacles National Monument boundary.
For additional information about the survey area, visit:
www.nrcs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_MANUSCRIPTS/california/CA7...
For a detailed soil description, visit:
soilseries.sc.egov.usda.gov/OSD_Docs/R/RIMTRAIL.html
For acreage and geographic distribution, visit:
How does your soil’s texture aid or hinder water flow and the movement of nutrients?
Q: The soil is a wet soil type which has the ability to drain yet isn't a soil that is known for draining well, therefore it is more likely to hinder water and nutrient movement.
What types of organisms are in the area where you collected the soil?
Q: grasses, such as Reed's Canary grass, Orchard grass, Quack grass, cattails, few lily pads, frogs, treefoil, Red Winged Blackbirds, Willow tree
What effects do these organisms have on the soil’s qualities?
Q: Retain moisture, cool the soil, contribute organic carbon
Is the soil you collected likely to be eroded? How would its loss affect the current location? Where would it erode to in your site? How would its presence affect the location it moves to?
Q: No, this is a wetland area, the soil is not likely to erode. Therefore there should not be much movement of the soil and little affect on other areas.
As an ecologist why is it important to think about soil texture?
Q: Soil texture helps to determine what species will live in the area and how water will be utilized or moved or even flow. It's an important piece of all ecosystems. It is the foundation of growth of plants.
Looks like 12% clay, 25% silt and 63% sand. Might work for Rocket stove. Video shows one part clay to three parts sand to one part straw.
A representative soil profile of a poorly drained Myakka soil series from the 2014 Florida FFA Land Judging Contest. (Photos courtesy of L. Rex Ellis, Environmental Scientist V, Bureau of Water Resources, Division of Water and Land Resources, St. Johns River Water Management District). For more information about the site, visit: landjudging.org/contests/2014/field1/
The Myakka series consists of very deep, very poorly or poorly drained, moderately rapid or moderately permeable soils that occur primarily in mesic flatwoods of peninsular Florida. They formed in sandy marine deposits. Near the type location, the average annual temperature is about 72 degrees F., and the average annual precipitation is about 55 inches. Slopes range from 0 to 8 percent.
TAXONOMIC CLASS: Sandy, siliceous, hyperthermic Aeric Alaquods
USE AND VEGETATION: Most areas of Myakka soils are used for commercial forest production or native range. Large areas with adequate water control measures are used for citrus, improved pasture, and truck crops. Native vegetation includes longleaf and slash pine with an undergrowth of saw palmetto, running oak, inkberry, wax myrtle, huckleberry, chalky bluestem, pineland threeawn, and scattered fetterbush.
DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT: Peninsular Florida, primarily in MLRA155 (Southern Florida Flatwoods), and to a less extent in MLRA 154 (South-Central Florida Ridge), MLRA156A (Florida Everglades and Associated Areas), and MLRA156B (Southern Florida Lowlands). The series is of large extent (about 1,400,072 acres).
For a detailed description, visit:
soilseries.sc.egov.usda.gov/OSD_Docs/M/MYAKKA.html
For acreage, geographic distribution and pedons sampled, visit:
casoilresource.lawr.ucdavis.edu/see/#myakka
For more information about describing soils, visit:
www.nrcs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/nrcs142p2_052523...
For additional information about soil classification using Soil Taxonomy, visit:
Typhaeus typhoeus Minotaur burrows, I think these freshly dug burrows on sandy soil on banks with lots of rabbit droppings are likely to be Minotaur Beetle burrows.(not sure what else would be burrowing at this time of year)
María La Baja Ruta FEST. / Nov. 17, 2017. (Fotografía Oficial Prosperidad Social / Emilio Aparicio Rodríguez).
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The first water discovered on Mars when Commander Reynold’s got his boots muddy. Located at the base of a waterfall area on a dry streambed just off the road N of the Hab.
Skindred + Soil + Viza @ Wulfrun Hall, Wolverhampton - Saturday 25th January 2014
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