PPT-Soils and Gardening

Based on Sustainable Soil Management from the National Sustainable Ag Information Service By C Kohn What is Soil Take a moment and create your own definition of soil When instructed discuss your definition with a partner Try to come to a consensus definition that both you and your partner can agree on. st. Century. David T . Chand. Assistant Professor, . Teacher Education Department,. School of Education and Human Sciences. University of the Southern Caribbean. Organic Gardening. Outline of the Presentation. Inetta Fluharty, ATP. Mary . Slabinski. , MSW, LGSW. West Virginia . AgrAbility. 2011 National . AgrAbility. Training Workshop. Indianapolis, Indiana . November 9, . 2011. What is accessible gardening?. Dru. Yates. dru.e.yates@gmail.com. Learning Objectives. List . and describe the 5. . factors of soil formation. List and describe the 4. . soil forming processes. Be familiar with common soil horizons and corresponding lowercase suffixes used to describe these horizons. What is soil? . Soil: A natural body of mineral (non-living) and organic (living) material that forms on the surface of the earth, and is the medium for plant growth.. Forms over time from the decay of plants and organisms on the surface, and the break-down (weathering) of rocks, minerals, and sediments at, and beneath, the surface.. The Role of Competitive Market Intelligence . Michael W. Trahan. 25 September 2011. . “. It is wiser to find out than to suppose. ”. . – Mark Twain. The Role of CMI in Economic Gardening. Data does not equal knowledge – its useful, but unless you can take that data and use it to change or validate your course of action,. CLORPT for short. Soils differ from one part of the world to another, even from one part of a backyard to another. . They differ because of where and how they formed. And over time, five major factors control how a soil forms. These factors are . Soils. We know more about the movement of celestial bodies than about the soil underfoot. . - Leonardo da Vinci. Soil: Definition. Solid earth material that has been altered by physical, chemical and organic processes so that it can support rooted plant life.. st. Century. David T . Chand. Assistant Professor, . Teacher Education Department,. School of Education and Human Sciences. University of the Southern Caribbean. Organic Gardening. Outline of the Presentation. . Traywick. , Ph.D.. Jessica Vincent, M.Ed., CHES. Benefits of Gardening. Gardening should be a joy, not a chore.. Gardening can be a form of exercise.. The most important gardening . tool is your body!. . Traywick. , Ph.D.. Jessica Vincent, M.Ed., CHES. Benefits of Gardening. Gardening should be a joy, not a chore.. Gardening can be a form of exercise.. The most important gardening . tool is your body!. Most of . OUR FOOD . comes from the Prairies!. Including corn, wheat and soybeans…. Can you think of things that are made out of these products?. Prairie . Soils. are a type of . GRASSLAND. . . It is too . st. Century. David T . Chand. Assistant Professor, . Teacher Education Department,. School of Education and Human Sciences. University of the Southern Caribbean. Organic Gardening. Outline of the Presentation. Soils support the growth of higher plants by providing a medium for plant roots and supplying nutrient elements that are essential to the entire plant.. Soil properties are the principal factor controlling the fate of water in the hydrologic system. Water loss, utilization, contamination and purification are all affected by the soil.. Specialist, USDA-NRCS. West Wareham, MA. Soils and Geography. Soils found in MA and HI are as different as the states of MA and HI. Crops. Cranberries . Macadamia Nuts. Pop Culture. Cheers. Hawaii 5-0.