Healing soil: How soil health will save the planet and us

Connecting people to soil for a better future

Using his own artworks and drawing on his soil science research, Bruce Ball reveals the importance of soil to humanity. Structured in three main parts, his book takes us on a journey from the nature of healthy soil, through the influence of soil on our health and food to its hidden contributions to our society and our planet.In Healing Soil you can discover:

How soil works, what makes it healthy and how it affects your healthHow healthy soil helps combat climate change, environmental pollution and biodiversity loss while allowing sustainable production of nutritious food.How a soil-based view of the world, and parallels between soil and our lives, can help us arrive at the cultural and spiritual transformation needed for a sustainable society.Your own road to a healthy and sustainable life using practical and meditative exercises on soil, helped by a visual soil health chart and a wealth of references that allow you to reflect and build on what you unearth in the book.Contributions are also included from farmers, former students, scientists, a theologian and a community worker who the author encountered in his esteemed 35-year career in soil science.

Professor Pete Smith, University of Aberdeen, award-winning climate change scientist and soils expert, states 'this labour of love will inform and enchant its readers, be they knowledgeable environmental scientists, or people learning about soil for the first time.