23/04/2023
This is an SOS for soil! Soil isn't a very sexy subject, and it's hard to get people excited about. But it's incredibly important, our lives depend on it, and it's in danger.
Soil is the living skin of our planet. We can't survive without it. It holds more carbon than the atmosphere, and we need it to produce 95% of our food.
Yet the government has abandoned the promised Soil Health Action Plan for England, failing to recognise the vital role of soil in sustainable farming and to put it at the heart of their new Environmental Improvement Plan (EIP).
If the government aren't doing anything, what can we do?
Become a soil saviour
We can all do something to help conserve soil, from the comfort of our home. Make a pledge today to become a soil saviour, by taking actions like speaking up for soil or growing soil-saving plants. By working together, we can save our soil for generations to come.
The are encouraging people to make a pledge for our planet and become a soil saviour: https://www.soilassociation.org/take-action/pledge-for-our-planet/
