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Last week on the show, we talked about big rocks, and Connecticut’s glacial history, but what about the tiny stones and sediment beneath our feet?
Yes, today, where we live, we’re digging in to soil.
According to one of our guests, soil is the foundation of everything. It’s where our food grows, of course, but did you know that soil stores more carbon than vegetation?
And do you know why our soil here in New England is so rocky and shallow? What about our obsession with picture-perfect lawns and what that means for the soil below?
What about the nutrients our soil needs? And can the quality of the soil really show up in the taste of your Connecticut-grown wine?
We’ll talk to soil experts from Connecticut and Rhode Island, and with you. Do you get down and dirty in the garden? Do you have soil under your fingernails?