SOIL

WHY IS SOIL IMPORTANT?

• Soil is the foundation of everything
• Plants depend on it
• Fertile soil is limited
• Good soil takes a long time to form

WHY DO WE NEED PLANTS?

• Plants provide oxygen
• Animals,insects,and us humans need plants.
• Vegetables provide healthy nutrients.
• The roots of the plants makes soil stable

HOW CAN WE CONSERVE SOIL?

• Contour plowing
• Conservation plowing

CONTOUR PLOWING

• It is a form of plowing
• They plow their fields along curved slopes
• It's slows down runoff of extra rainfall
• This stops it from washing away soil

CONSERVATION PLOWING

• Dead weeds are plowed into the ground
• This helps the next crops grow easier
• It also helps the soil stay moist.
• The dead crops also help keep the soil stable

hOW CAN YOU HELP?

• Plant trees
• Water the soil
• Let organisms in the soil be free

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