Soil is Sustainable for Life on Earth

Who would've thought that soil is essential to sustaining life on our planet? Not me.

earthuntouched.com

A little background refresher about soil (though I know majority know what soil itself is) but it provides nutrients and minerals for trees and plants, storing carbon which is home to billions of insects, small animals and other micro organisms.
Due to climate change, soil is indeed being affected by this; fertile soil is diminishing at an alarming rate.

But before we start getting scared on this concept, here a few beneficial and wonderful facts about soil that is crucial for our ecosystem:

• Soil is where food begins 

• Is non-renewable. Poor farming practices often deplete soil nutrients faster than it is able to form. *Face palm

• Like mentioned before, soil is consisted with life. Filled with micro organisms and "more organisms are contained in one tablespoon of healthy soil than there are people on the planet." (Pretty gnarly).

• Healthy soils are the key to producing healthy foods

And get this, 2015 is the International Year of Soils!