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Topsoil is a Renewable Resource
https://www.facebook.com/groups/Soil4Climate/permalink/2771188076486262/
One of the most pervasive myths concerning agriculture, right up there with the false belief that cows are inherently deleterious to the environment, is the oft-repeated notion that it takes 500 to 1000 years to form an inch (2.5cm) of topsoil. Untrue.
Contrary to what many scientists say, and most people believe, topsoil can be formed rapidly. This is a crucial aspect of the regenerative agriculture revolution, for it is only by forming topsoil quickly that billions of tons of excess carbon can be removed from the air to restore grassland ecosystems, fix the broken hydrological cycle, and cool the planet.
The estimate that it requires 1000 years to form 1” of topsoil was originally made by Charles Darwin, who observed that approximately 2” of topsoil had accreted on top of Roman ruins that were roughly 2,000 years ago. It apparently did not occur to Darwin that atop marble or stone blocks might not be the ideal site for topsoil formation. The soil he measured was likely blown there by the wind or tracked in by animals.
ACRES U.S.A. ... there’s a widespread belief, actually dogma, that the formation of soil is an exceedingly slow process. ... You describe the formation of topsoil as being breathtakingly rapid.
DR. CHRISTINE JONES. People have confused the weathering of rock, which is a very, very slow process, with the building of topsoil, which is altogether different. ...
ACRES U.S.A. Why have many soil scientists denied the phenomenon of rapid soil-building?
JONES. Because they do their research in places where it’s not happening, where the carbon is running down and the soils are deteriorating. We need to measure carbon on farms where soil-building is occurring and see what the farmers and ranchers are doing to make that happen.
Excerpt from interview with Australian soil ecologist Dr. Christine Jones
SOS: Save our Soils
Acres, March 2015, Vol. 45, No. 3
http://www.amazingcarbon.com/PDF/Jones_ACRES_USA%20%28March2015%29.pdf
In his book, “The Omnivore’s Dilemma,” author Michael Pollan describes how Virginia regenerative farmer Joel Salatin is able to form 1 inch of new topsoil in a few years.
Graziers using Holistic Planned Grazing (aka “Adaptive Grazing”), developed by wildlife biologist Allan Savory, have reported an inch or more of new topsoil formation per year.
[34:35] “We found almost a foot of new topsoil built directly on top of that gravel and sand layer, in 10 years.”
Allen Williams, PhD - Restore Soil and Ecosystem Health with Adaptive Grazing (2018, 42 mins.)
https://youtu.be/BwH6od6Jaq8
[2:16] “In the last 3 years, we’ve accumulated about 2, 2 1/2 inches of soil ....”
Rapidly Building Soil - See how we’re building soil and biodiversity with managed grazing
Mastodon Valley Farm (2019, 4 mins.)
https://youtu.be/1daaoX2uFqA
Soil Carbon Cowboys
(2013, 12 mins.)
https://youtu.be/MDoUDLbg8tg
Allan Savory’s TED Talk - How to fight desertification and reverse climate change (2013, 22 mins.)
https://www.ted.com/talks/allan_savory_how_to_green_the_world_s_deserts_and_reverse_climate_change