Let's Talk About Soil - English - subtitled

This animated film tells the reality of soil resources around the world, covering the issues of degradation, urbanization, land grabbing and overexploitation; the film offers options to make the way we manage our soils more sustainable.

The film is also available in German, Spanish, French and Arabic : here

For more information visit : globalsoilweek.org

Credits:
Director: Uli Henrik Streckenbach (uhsless.de)
Design: Uli Henrik Streckenbach, Ronny Schmidt (roschroom.com)
Modelling: Ronny Schmidt, Uli Henrik Streckenbach
Character Rigging: Maik Lochmann
Animation: Uli Henrik Streckenbach, Ronny Schmidt
Scarecrow Artist: Andrea Abendroth
Concept: Uli Henrik Streckenbach

Music and Sound Design: Marcus Illgenstein (illgenstein.de)
English Voice: Robin Merrill
Foley Artist: Martin Langenbach, Metrix Media
Foley Recording Engineer: Christoph Wieczorek, Metrix Media

Foleys recorded at Metrix Media.
Voice-over recorded at VSI Verlin.

The Hans Jenny Memorial Lecture in Soil Science - The Genius of Soil

Garrison Sposito holds the Betty and Isaac Barshad Chair in Soil Science at Berkeley. He was a personal friend of Hans Jenny for nearly 30 years. Professor Sposito, whose academic degrees are in agriculture, specializes in physical chemistry applied to natural waters and soils. He was been elected a Fellow of six international scientific societies and has received numerous awards for his teaching and awards. In 2008 he was designated a Legend in Environmental Chemistry by the American Chemical Society, the world's largest scientific organization.

Voyage entre Sol et Terre

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Un documentaire de Jean Will

Claude et Lydia, ingénieurs agronomes, suivent un idéal écologique...
Claude et Lydia Bourguignon, ingénieurs agronomes, proposent de revisiter toute une série de pratiques agricoles. Ils étudient le sol plus encore que la terre et ils passent les deux tiers de l'année à le fouler en France et à l'étranger et à y creuser des trous. Ils observent, sentent, goûtent la terre avant d'en extraire des échantillons à différentes profondeurs sur lesquels ils effectuent des réactions chimiques sur place pour en définir la composition.

Source : http://www.filmsdocumentaires.com/films/980-voyage-entre-sol-et-terre

Les mycorhizes : une symbiose plante-champignon

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Vidéo dévoilant l'importance des mycorhizes au sein de l'écosystème du sol.

Microbiodiversité : Vie et mort des sols - L. & C. Bourguignon

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Vie et mort des sols
Claude et Lydia Bourguignon, agrobiologistes des sols

www.lams-21.com

Paul Taylor Talking at the PRI's Zaytuna Farm on Soil Restoration

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Paul Taylor, the main teacher of our ‘How to Make Your Own Natural Fertilizer’ biological soil science course, is the managing director of Trust Nature Pty Ltd. Paul has been working as a recognized educator and sustainable design consultant for the past 30 years. Paul has Australian Federal Government FarmReady approval as an educator, is a recognized Permaculture Teacher and organic soil management specialist and has completed his Certificate IV in Education, Training and Assessment, qualifying him as an educator under the Australian Federal Government VET (Vocational Education and Training) guidelines. Paul has worked extensively as a consultant and educator in Australia, India, the Middle East and the U.S.A.
For more info, click here :
http://permaculture.org.au/2012/06/21/background-on-our-how-to-make-your-own-...

Professor Lynette Abbott : Soil Biological Fertility

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Professor Abbott's research areas include soil health related to agriculture, horticulture and viticulture, soil biology, indicators of soil quality, soil fertility, plan-microbe symbioses, mine site rehabilitation and soil management.
http://www.soilhealth.com/

Dr. Elaine Ingham - Soil Food Web

Dr. Elaine Ingham is an energetic, easy-to-understand speaker who explains what life in the soil is all about. Behind this "user-friendly" approach lies a wealth of knowledge gained from years of intensive research into the organisms which make up the soil food web. Elaine not only understands the soil food web, she has knowledge on how to ensure a healthy food web to promote plant growth and reduce reliance on inorganic chemicals.

soilfoodweb.com Interview by Kirstie Stramler of Permaculture.TV and grassrootsgaia.org

Michael Martin Melendrez : Soil Secrets

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Michael Martin Melendrez talks about soil micro-organisms. The difference between aerobic and anaerobic bacteria, facultative anaerobes, hypervirulency and its causes an then he relates these to possible problems with compost 'tea', food safety, etc..


Michael Melendrez explains the source of humus and its role in healthy soil

Michael Melendrez digs deeper into lifeforms that create healthy soil

Michael Melendrez talks about the role of Mycorrhiza: endo/ecto.
http://soilsecrets.com/

Microorganismos benéficos del suelo y plantas transgénicas

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EOI · 10/11/2011 · http://a.eoi.es/4g1

Jornadas Científicas Internacionales sobre Transgénicos ''Los transgénicos en el ámbito científico, agrícola, medioambiental y de la salud''

Soil Microbes Help Save Plant-growing Input Costs

Learn how beneficial soil microbes can provide soluble nutrients and plant disease suppression to your farm or garden.

Go to soildoctor.org for more information.

Dave Montgomery - Dirt : The Erosion of Civilizations

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Webcast sponsored by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre. Author David Montgomery has discovered that the three-foot-deep skin of our planet is slowly being eroded away, with potentially devastating results. In this engaging lecture, Montgomery draws from his book 'Dirt: The Erosion of Civilizations' to trace the role of soil use and abuse in the history of societies, and discuss how the rise of organic and no-till farming bring hope for a new agricultural revolution.

Soil Stories - The Whole Story

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In "Soil Stories", our protagonist, Francine, embarks on a journey of discovery that begins with her realization that soil is alive and that without soil, life as we know would not exist. In her journey of discovery she meets with soil scientists who help her "see" beneath the surface of the soil and help her understand how diverse yet ordered soil bodies are in the landscape and how much work has been done in soil survey. In the second half of the story, Francine meets with characters that help her take an up close and personal look at some physical and biological attributes of soils without which they would not function. In the final part of the video, a character from history shares an epiphany about soils with Francine and translates this to modern terms.

"Soil Stories" was born out of a collaborative effort between ESRI-SC and SC NRCS. We (Buz Kloot and Pam Thomas) wanted to get all the information about soils across, but in a way that was engaging. While facts came easy, it's not always easy to be engaging on this subject. Until that is, when I (Buz Kloot) was at a ScienceFilm workshop with Jeff Morales and Colin Bates where I began to see that the story trumps all when making videos. Colin's advice to me one morning was "why don't you make a movie about people who have a relationship with the soil?" - well, the rest is history. Credit goes to so many and I have tried to acknowledge all at the end of the video, but I fear I may still have left some out. To those I apologize. This series along with other experiences of making video for the NRCS in the last three has changed the way I look at natural resources in general and more specifically, at soils . My profound thanks to all of the professionals in the NRCS and to the many land owners who have helped shape my thinking.

Slake and Infiltration - Test by Ray for ENHS 766 Class

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This is a video I took of my buddy, Ray Archuleta doing a slake test and then a rainfall simulation/infiltration test.

He is showing the difference two soils, same type but different soil structure. The one has been tilled (i.e., disturbed) while the other has been no-tilled and has had cover crops growing every winter. So the soil types are the same but their ecological functionality in terms of cohesion and infiltration capacity are vastly different.

Back to Eden

Watch "Back to Eden" Full Film : https://vimeo.com/28055108

After years of back-breaking toil in ground ravaged by the effects of man-made growing systems, Paul Gautschi has discovered a taste of what God intended for mankind in the garden of Eden. Some of the vital issues facing agriculture today include soil preparation, fertilization, irrigation, weed control, pest control, crop rotation, and PH issues. None of these issues exist in the unaltered state of nature or in Paul’s gardens and orchards.

“Back to Eden” invites you to take a walk with Paul as he teaches you sustainable organic growing methods that are capable of being implemented in diverse climates around the world.

Paul Taylor Talking at the PRI's Zaytuna Farm on Soil Restoration

Permasolutions

Paul Taylor, the main teacher of our ‘How to Make Your Own Natural Fertilizer’ biological soil science course, is the managing director of Trust Nature Pty Ltd. Paul has been working as a recognized educator and sustainable design consultant for the past 30 years. Paul has Australian Federal Government FarmReady approval as an educator, is a recognized Permaculture Teacher and organic soil management specialist and has completed his Certificate IV in Education, Training and Assessment, qualifying him as an educator under the Australian Federal Government VET (Vocational Education and Training) guidelines. Paul has worked extensively as a consultant and educator in Australia, India, the Middle East and the U.S.A.

For more info, click here : http://permaculture.org.au/2012/06/21/background-on-our-how-to-make-your-own-natural-fertiliser-soil-science-course/

Agriculture durable : vie et mort des sols par Lydia Claude Bourguignon microbiologistes sols LAMS

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Lydia et Claude Bourguignon, micro-biologistes des sols (fondateurs du laboratoire LAMS) nous révèlent la faune cachée (acariens, collemboles, pseudo scorpions, vers de terre...) qui vit dans la terre, son utilité dans le processus de fertilisation des sols, sa destruction par l'agriculture conventionnelle chimique qui entraine petit à petit la stérilisation des terre. Ils nous expliquent leur travail de conseil aux agriculteurs à qui ils enseignent des méthodes pour "remettre leur sol débout" en restaurant la biodiversité des sols : rotation des cultures, utilisation des plantes de couverture, diminutions des labours... Claude et Lydia prônent une autre agriculture, libérée des intrants chimiques et respectueuse de l'environnement : une véritable agriculture durable.

Dave Montgomery - Dirt : The Erosion of Civilizations

UBC

Webcast sponsored by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre. Author David Montgomery has discovered that the three-foot-deep skin of our planet is slowly being eroded away, with potentially devastating results. In this engaging lecture, Montgomery draws from his book 'Dirt: The Erosion of Civilizations' to trace the role of soil use and abuse in the history of societies, and discuss how the rise of organic and no-till farming bring hope for a new agricultural revolution.

DOCUMENTAL El suelo en la Agricultura Ecológica´09. Alejandro Gallego

Vídeo financiado por la Consejería de Agricultura de la Junta de Andalucía, para la Sociedad Española de Agricultura Ecológica, sobre el manejo del suelo en agricultura ecológica.

Terra! - Dirt! - The Movie (Legendas em Português)

http://www.stopogm.net/content/terra