Healthy Soils at Home was the third and final free event of Greening Greenfield’s spring series called Working with Nature to Restore our Climate. After looking at ‘water’, and ‘life,’ this Earth Day event turns to ‘soil’ and what we can do in our yards and community to restore our climate.

She shared how we can improve soil health and increase climate resilience at home and beyond by using practices that reflect new ways of looking at soil. Healthy soils capture and store a tremendous amount of carbon and water. Having more carbon and water in the ground increases the productivity and vibrancy of our landscapes, reduces flooding and drought, and helps overcome the years of poor land management that have degraded our soils, and our world.

Rachel also shared her excitement about the MA Healthy Soils Action Plan, the first statewide comprehensive plan of its kind that addresses non-agricultural soil management.

“The role of soil in regulating our climate cannot be overstated,” said Dorothea Sotiros, Greening Greenfield member and organizer of the Working with Nature workshops. “I have seen that embracing a few simple rules when gardening can make a huge difference in soil texture and plant health, and it makes me feel good to know that I’m contributing to restoring our climate.”