Agritourism

A substantial part of my workload consists of conducting soil investigations for onsite wastewater treatment, which is an impressive way of saying I do soil testing for septic systems.  This involves sampling and characterizing soils where septic systems are used...

Ask A Soil Scientist

A major reason that the science of soil holds an obscure or lightly regarded place in the public eye is a lack of  education.  At what grade level did you study soils?  Like me, you probably side-swiped it during junior high biology.  Maybe...

Winter Arrives

The television weatherman reminded me that meteorological winter begins December 1.  No surprise then that the snow falling today is not melting as it covers the fallen leaves in the yard.  I’ve actually come to enjoy this time of year – less...