{"product_id":"soil-the-incredible-story-of-what-keeps-the-earth-and-us-healthy-9781911668190","title":"Soil: The Incredible Story of What Keeps the Earth, and Us, Healthy","description":"\"A love letter to Mother Earth and entertaining must-read that goes to the heart of our survival.\" \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e- Charles Massy, author of Call of the Reed Warbler. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Perfect for fans of \u003ci\u003eWilding\u003c\/i\u003e by Isabella Tree. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e What we do to the soil, we do to ourselves. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eSoil\u003c\/i\u003e is the unlikely story of our most maligned resource as swashbuckling hero. A saga of bombs, ice ages and civilisations falling. Of ancient hunger, modern sicknesses and gastronomic delight. It features poison gas, climate collapse and a mind-blowing explanation of how rain is formed. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e For too long, we've not only neglected the land beneath us, we've squandered and debased it, by over-clearing, over-grazing and over-ploughing. But if we want our food to nourish us, and to ensure our planet's long-term health, we need to understand how soil works - how it's made, how it's lost, and how it can be repaired. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this ode to the thin veneer of Earth that gifts us life, commentator and farmer Matthew Evans shows us that what we do in our backyards, on our farms, and what we put on our dinner tables really matters, and can be a source of hope. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Isn't it time we stopped treating the ground beneath our feet like dirt?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMatthew Evans\u003c\/b\u003e is a chef and food critic turned farmer-food activist. He lives on a mixed farm that occupies a one-time apple orchard in the Huon Valley outside Hobart. He is nationally best known for his long-running SBS series \u003ci\u003eGourmet Farmer\u003c\/i\u003e (six seasons), set on Fat Pig Farm's 70 acres, but also was the star of food documentaries \u003ci\u003eWhat's the Catch?\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e For the Love of Meat\u003c\/i\u003e. He has authored or co-authored 14 books on food, and is regularly interviewed on radio about all things to do with farming, growing, soil and eating. He has capitalised on his broad appeal hosting weekly farmhouse feasts and on-site cooking classes, which are often booked out months ahead. He is beloved of television audiences but also widely respected in the food world as someone who lives his truth - giving up the apparently coveted life of a Sydney food critic to create something real and meaningful with Sadie on their small parcel of land in southern Tasmania.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Murdoch Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50520484938002,"sku":"9781911668190","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_51cc13a3-f0e4-4163-b64d-e8e96cab3264.jpg?v=1731085037","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/soil-the-incredible-story-of-what-keeps-the-earth-and-us-healthy-9781911668190","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}