Source: ASHEVILLE CITIZEN-TIMES, 3/18/15

For local land trusts, saving soils for growing food is just as important as preserving huge chunks of scenic land in national parks and forests. But not just any soils. The kind of soil needed for growing fresh, luscious, local food are known as prime soils, and they can be just as endangered as old growth forests.

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