Soil conservation has never been something that weighed on my mind. I never really realized the impact it can have on our global food production and its influence on climate change.  It’s estimated that 25% of excess carbon in the atmosphere is due to soil decimation.

The talk really opened my eyes to the way everything on this planet is connected. We would like to think that not taking care of our soil only affects things directly related to it but that is not the case.  The fact that soil and climate are related in such a way is something I never would have realized had I not attended this talk.  It was very insightful and made me think more about what I can do to conserve the earth’s natural resources. Also, mad props to Cornell for making a cheaper and more efficient fertilizer for poor african farmers.