Let's talk about soil

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We run on it, play in it, and plant things in it. But do we really think twice about it? Yes, I am talking about dirt or soil. The world thinks soil is so important that they have dedicated a whole year to it. Yes 2015 will for ever be known as the International Year of Soils. On 5 December we also celebrated World Soil Day. So what is soil anyway? Soil is like a cake made from lots of different things. Soil consists of crumbling rock or sand, clay, dead plant and animal remains, fungi and even manure. It also contains lots of tiny creatures, so many in fact that soil is called ‘home’ by a quarter of the world’s plant and animal life.

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