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   Osteopenia Powers (osteopenia_powers@newsie.social)'s status on Sunday, 22-Sep-2024 02:09:26 JST Osteopenia Powers

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   And you thought I'd forget the citation. Nope. Just ran into the character limit.

   https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/09/agroforestry-revitalize-corn-belt-depleted-soil/

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     Osteopenia Powers (osteopenia_powers@newsie.social)'s status on Sunday, 22-Sep-2024 02:09:27 JST Osteopenia Powers

     A cool sustainable-ag break from my doom-scrolling.
     "Tree canopies buffer soil from the impact of heavy rain, and their roots plunge deep beneath the soil surface and fan out laterally, further holding soil in place. They suck up nutrients all year long, keeping excess fertilizer and manure from leaching away and polluting water. Trees shield crops and soil from the wind. And they both build carbon in the soil as their leaves drop and decompose and store it in their roots, trunks, and branches."

     Bill repeated this.