Tag Archives: soil

Mud love

Posted on May 18, 2010 by Priscilla Stuckey, PhD

I sprained my ankle last night—pretty bad, as the history of sprains in my life goes. I was minutes away from leaving for my ceramics class when I took the spill. And the fall led to an evening with mud, … Continue reading →

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10 things to love about dirt

Posted on April 5, 2009 by Priscilla Stuckey, PhD

It cleanses toxic chemicals from the air. It will decompose me, you, and everybody else. It turns cowpies to cowpeas and “crap to carrots” (thanks to Upamanyu Chatterjee for this fine phrase). It inactivates pathogens. It purifies water. It feeds … Continue reading →

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