What’s in the soil beneath our feet? Where did it come from? How did it get there? What’s it made of, and what’s in it today that does and doesn’t belong? For that matter, what’s missing from soil in some parts of the world but not others? These are just some of the questions that Go Natural Education will consider in our next series of articles.
Much of what you’ll learn depends on a basic knowledge of geology and chemistry. Has it been years since you’ve studied these subjects in school? Did you miss out on these classes, or have you not taken them yet? Don’t worry. We’ll bring you some basic knowledge, and in a way that’s easy to understand.
Some of what we’ll cover may sound familiar. If you’ve been with us since last year’s Soil Series, you might be wondering why we’re digging in the dirt again. We covered a lot back then, but it’s time to dig deeper – both in time and space. But we’ll remain grounded in the issues of our age, which range from cows vs. lab-grown meat to climate change to air, ground, and water pollution.
In a way, we’re getting back to our roots. If you visit Go Natural Education’s home page, you’ll see a reference to a book called The Structure of Scientific Revolutions. It wasn’t written by a scientist. The author, Thomas S. Kuhn, was a philosopher. Today, you don’t need to be a scientist to recognize that’s something amiss. All too often, what passes for scientific “truth” is cloaked in an agenda.
To know the truth, we need to know “the real facts,” as Go Natural Education’s founder, Gil Daigneau, likes to say. We invite you to join us on the journey as we go beyond the surface to look at the soil beneath our feet.