Lights, camera, action! As we jump into our new unit, Soil, the Sustainable Agriculture class relaxes as we all get to enjoy watching a movie that encompasses the different types of soils. While watching Symphony of the Soil, the class learns about how soil forms and what it contributes to the environment and our everyday lives. Soil makes this thin layer of crust for life to be possible and for all of us to survive. We also got to learn the three main important components of soil: nitrogen, phosphorus, and carbon dioxide. All these are elements that make our soil effective for our food and plants. Prairie soil, also known as mollisol, is the most productive soil in the world; the USA has the most of it (about 22%.) By understanding the elaborate relationships and mutuality between soil, water, the atmosphere, plants and animals, we can appreciate the complex and dynamic nature of this precious resource, and we can become more aware of how we handle ourselves with it. In the film, it examines human relations with soil and the key problems that we are making to destroy it. Filmed on four continents by scientists and farmers, Symphony of the Soil is a educating and mind blowing movie that highlights the possibilities of healthy soil conducted by humans and keeping our planet sustainable at the same time. 
Mary Tarantino
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