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World Soil Day - What on earth do healthy soils look like?

Posted by: Dr Matthew Shepherd, Posted on: 5 December 2018 - Categories: Biodiversity, Farming, Science and evidence
Natural England soils expert demonstrating a soils experiment

For World Soil Day, Natural England soils specialist Dr Matthew Shepherd demonstrates kitchen science experiments showing how to better understand our soil.

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