https://padlet.com/dyerhaley1215/llkkcm9jmd8m The Fundamentals of Life en-us 2018-08-01 14:08:40 UTC 2024-07-21 11:20:33 UTC hello@padlet.com dyerhaley1215 https://padlet.com/dyerhaley1215/llkkcm9jmd8m/wish/271674101 This quote shows that Earth is unique from other planets partly because of our soil system. From what we know about other planets they don't have anything to produce soil or the climate to support it. This could be a reason that we have yet to find life on other planets, because soil is a system that fosters a lot of life and without it organisms find it hard to live and grow. Research has found that to be considered soil it has to be any weathered surfaces and with the different planets' surface make ups they might has "soil" but it is not soil that can support life like Earth's can (Herath, 2011).  ]]> 2018-08-01 14:34:19 UTC https://padlet.com/dyerhaley1215/llkkcm9jmd8m/wish/271674101 dyerhaley1215 https://padlet.com/dyerhaley1215/llkkcm9jmd8m/wish/271675418 This quote states how important humans are so soil and how important soil is to humans. Without soil humans would not be able to grow any food to sustain us. Humans have relied on soil for thousands of years for food production and now that food production is on a much larger scale we have had to treat the soil with fertilizers and other chemicals to keep it healthy. Soil is a large component is growing crops and now farmers are tasked with finding new ways to prevent soil erosion so there is not a repeat of what happened during the Dust Bowl. Ways to prevent soil erosion include new technologies and crop rotation (Pimentel, 1995).  ]]> 2018-08-01 14:45:01 UTC https://padlet.com/dyerhaley1215/llkkcm9jmd8m/wish/271675418 dyerhaley1215 https://padlet.com/dyerhaley1215/llkkcm9jmd8m/wish/271676642 Soil not only is vital to the growing process but it is also an important component in purifying our water and decomposition processes. The Science Applications International Corps has found that when integrating the process of using soil to purify water it is both good for the soil and the water. Nutrients are passed from the water to the soil that help make the water cleaner and ready for the next step in the purification process and adds nutrients to the soil that make it healthier. This soil is then shipped to farmers and other soil consumers who use the nutrient enhanced soil for growing or to help heal soil that has been depleted in nutrients (Jensen, 1997).  ]]> 2018-08-01 14:58:57 UTC https://padlet.com/dyerhaley1215/llkkcm9jmd8m/wish/271676642 dyerhaley1215 https://padlet.com/dyerhaley1215/llkkcm9jmd8m/wish/271678714 This quote shows that between traditional agriculture and commercial agriculture there is a different mindset. Those is traditional agriculture do everything they can to protect their soil in natural ways, for example in the movie they were talking about how sacred the cows were partly because their manure was so beneficial to the soil and the growing process. Commercial farmers are also worried about their soil because without it they would have no crops but, they take a different approach to conserving the soil with things like fertilizers and other chemicals. The Research Institute of Organic Agriculture states that long term traditional farming is better for the soil (Gunst, 2006). ]]> 2018-08-01 15:21:04 UTC https://padlet.com/dyerhaley1215/llkkcm9jmd8m/wish/271678714 dyerhaley1215 https://padlet.com/dyerhaley1215/llkkcm9jmd8m/wish/271679513 This quote again shows how important the relationship between humans and soil is. Soil was here long before humans but we rely on it so heavily and manipulate it so much that it is part of our responsibility to take care of it. We need to not only feed ourselves but we need to also feed the soil in order to sustain our way of life and volume of production. The government of Australia has released information to citizens on ways to prevent soil erosion including things like only planting according to land's capability and controlling runoff before it becomes an erosive force, eliminating vital soil from the area (State of Queensland, 2013). ]]> 2018-08-01 15:32:25 UTC https://padlet.com/dyerhaley1215/llkkcm9jmd8m/wish/271679513 dyerhaley1215 https://padlet.com/dyerhaley1215/llkkcm9jmd8m/wish/271679553 2018-08-01 15:32:53 UTC https://padlet.com/dyerhaley1215/llkkcm9jmd8m/wish/271679553