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Isn’t it obvious that all plants grow from the soil? In garden shops each spring, we can buy bags of earth for our vegetables and flowers. But for that earth to become a place that gives life, something must first be broken down.

In many cases, the process of soil creation begins with the crumbling of rocks. But in that rocky form, they are not the best material for creating fertile ground. Only after they are broken down through the process of pedogenesis—the birth of soil—does the earth truly become fertile.

Look closely at what lies beneath your feet every single day.