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Sign up to #PlantYourPants this spring and learn more about the amazing #soil beneath our feet! 🩲🪱

Are you ready to test your knowledge of soil? Take our soil quiz and see if you have the makings of a soil scientist! . . . . . . . . . . . Here are the answers (spoiler alert): 1. c 2. b 3. a 4. b 0 points: No worries – everyone has to start somewhere! And lucky for you, you are in just the right place: we regularly post content that will increase your knowledge of soil. 1-2 points: You have a respectable amount of soil knowledge, enough to impress most people. If you just keep following our posts, we’re sure you’ll be an expert in no time! 3-4 points: Did we interview you at one of our COP28 panels? Because you seem to know a lot about soil! Congratulations – don’t forget to share this knowledge with family and friends. Action now: savesoil.org

If hummus is your choice of savory treat, this post is for you! 😋 Humus, the end stage of soil organic matter decomposition, is crucial for soil health. It improves soil's structure, nutrient availability, and water retention. 💪🌾 Regularly adding compost/organic matter, reducing tillage, growing legumes/grasses, and using organic fertilizers can increase soil humus content. 🥕🍌 Action now: savesoil.org #SaveSoil #ConsciousPlanet #SaveSoilFixClimateChange #SoilForClimateAction

Tomorrow is Take a Walk Outdoors Day 🌳👣 Why not get outside tomorrow, enjoy some time in nature and take note of what's below your feet? 🪱 happyeconews.com/take-a-walk-ou…

Looking after your lawn doesn't have to be a chore, and a healthy lawn comes from health #soil. Check out this helpful calendar to help you care for your soil and create a lovely lawn! 🌱 irishnews.com/life/sustainab…

We love this video from @bbcideas and we couldn't not share it again for #WorldSoilDay! Soil really is one of the most amazing things on earth 🌍 Check it out 👇👇 bbc.co.uk/ideas/videos/w…

Great to see @BBCNewsround highlighting #SoilHealth today for #WorldSoilDay! 🌱 Read the article here ⬇️⬇️ bbc.co.uk/newsround/6759…

Happy #WorldSoilsDay 🌿🪱 Why not get outside today and see if you can find any #earthworms beneath your feet? 👣 Visit our website to find out more about our #30minworms initiative 🔎 uksoils.org/30-min-worms

Share your worms eye view this #WorldSoilDay 🪱🪱🪱 Find out how ⬇️ @SoilAssociation youtube.com/watch?v=dYuf71…

How will you celebrate #WorldSoilsDay this year? 🌿 Everyone has the opportunity to help protect #soil. Find out what you can do with these five tips from @SoilAssociation 💪🪱 soilassociation.org/causes-campaig…

It's that time again! Catch up on this week's soil news, with headlines covering #COP28, government support for nature, @wwf_uk shopping basket report and more 🌍🌱 Read it here ➡️ bit.ly/47YlTq2 #TheWeekInSoil

We're excited to celebrate #WorldSoilDay on Tuesday 5 December! Stay tuned for our round up on what's happening when, as well as what you can do to help protect our #soil 🌱💪

Subsoil? Tardigrades? Compaction? 🤯 Soil is complex, and as #UKSAW draws to a close, you might be wondering what some of these terms mean. Find out using our handy lexicon ➡️uksoils.org/uksaw/lexicon

🧑‍🎓RESEARCH 🧑‍🎓 We still have so much to learn about our soils, so we need investment in soil research to better our understanding of their power 💪🔎 Read our full #SoilManifesto here ➡️ bit.ly/45emMc4 #UKSAW #UKSAW2023 #SoilHealth

🤝ADVICE 🤝 We get it, soil can be complicated 🧠Which is why we need an independent advisory service to help people make the right decisions for their land. Read the full #SoilManifesto here ➡️ bit.ly/45emMc4 #UKSAW #UKSAW2023 #SoilHealth

Don't miss this week's #soil news! Covering #UKSAW, soil monitoring technology and carbon credit markets. Read it here 👉bit.ly/45vtaf2 #TheWeekInSoil

While it may not yet feel like autumn in some parts of the UK, it’s important to start thinking about how to protect your soil over the colder months 🍂❄️ Find out what you can do here: bit.ly/3Qe5bwz #UKSAW #UKSAW2023 #SoilHealth

🔼STANDARDS🔼 Agreeing minimum standards for ecosystem markets will mean fair and impactful improvements for people and planet. Read our full #SoilManifesto here 👉bit.ly/45emMc4 #UKSAW #UKSAW2023 #SoilHealth

💰INCENTIVISATION 💰 Making sustainable changes can’t happen for free, which is why we need proportionate incentives to make improving #SoilHealth a viable option for farmers. Read the full #SoilManifesto here ➡️ bit.ly/45emMc4 #UKSAW #UKSAW2023

🔎 MONITORING 🔍 A unified monitoring programme will provide a true understanding of the health of our soils and mean that we can track progress on improvement Read the full #SoilManifesto here ➡️ bit.ly/45emMc4 #UKSAW #UKSAW2023 #SoilHealth