Why Soil, Earth And Plastic?
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"Earth Day: Exploring the Environmental Impact of Plastic on Our Planet"
The health of the soil is the health of the Earth.
Plastic detrimental effects is a threat to the delicate balance of our soil and ecosystems.
Learning about the composition and significance of urban soil helps understand the impact of human activities on soil quality in urban environments.
The health of our soil is the next best thing to think about when it comes to reducing carbon in our atmosphere.
As poets, we have the ability to delve into the earth, to unearth its secrets of its cycles, evoke the history held within its layers, uncovering the hidden life thriving beneath the concrete jungle.
The Symbology of Soil
Soil holds profound symbolic significance across cultures:
Fertility and Growth: a nurturing element that supports life and sustains crops for new beginnings, agriculture, and abundance.
Connection to Ancestors: Soil is often associated with ancestry and roots.
Grounding and Stability: Soil symbolizes sense of cultural belonging.
Cycle of Life and Death: Soil embodies decay, decomposition, regeneration and rebirth
Soil as sacred: it demands respect and protection as a precious resource to be preserved for future generations.
Urban Soil Ecosystems and Biodiversity
Beneath the urban landscape lies a complex and vital network of ecosystems that encompass the diverse array of living organisms, organic matter, minerals, and water present in city soil.
Microscopic inhabitants of urban soil contribute significantly to the fertility and resilience of city landscapes.
~ Find out about the challenges to urban soil biodiversity.
~ Create spoken word poetry that celebrate urban soil ecosystems.
Image Credit: Zena Edwards
Poetry For Green Cities
Soil's textures, colors, and landscape compositions have inspired much writing paintings, sculptures, and installations to convey deeper meanings and connections
As poets crafting poetry and spoken word learn about how diverse cultures have written about the earth and soil to emphasizes the significance of preserving soil quality in the city and the green spaces that benefit from it.
Home to billions of microspecies and the “World Wood Web”, the soil has much to teach us about our existence on the planet.
Positive Earth Stories
Pollution, construction, and neglect takes a toll on city soils so understanding the life of soil and how easy it is to promote and encourage its good health inspires a lot of excitement and hope for the future.
Healthy soil purifies rainwater, reducing pollution in local canals, rivers and lakes.
It acts as a natural sponge, lessening the likelihood of local flooding.
It promotes strong biodiversity, fostering brilliant colourful urban flora in our parks and green spaces.
Find out about your local food growing project and its work regenerating soil to good health.