Author: Michelle Damianis
Amazon: Companion Planting For Beginners: A Guide To Pairing Fruits, Vegetables
Website: https://soilvibes.com/

Gardening allows one to develop beautiful plants and make positive changes within the environment. Healthy and fertile soil can combat climate change and this is a fact brought to light by Michelle M. Damiani in Soil Science for Beginners. Soil science enables gardeners to not just grow their garden’s yield, but also contribute to the well-being of the world.

The latest book by Damiani is one of a kind- easy to understand for an average person and demonstrates how soil caring practices like no till gardening, mulching and composting can mitigate climate change. The book emphasizes the importance of carbon sequestration where soil absorbs and stores carbon dioxide from the atmosphere provides simple and practical steps to every source of garden soil to improve its quality and subsequently improve the health of our planet.

"I have always been amazed by the potential of soil," Damiani explains. "Soil is a living community that is an essential part of the battle against climate change. What I want to do with this book is enable gardeners to understand how what they do in their garden connects to broader environmental issues around the world."

What Readers Will Learn

Soil and Climate Change: Explore the elegant role of soil as a carbon sink, capturing carbon that could further contribute to warming the planet.

Carbon-Sequestering Practices: Discover easy gardening methods including no-till gardening, cover cropping, and composting that serve as a means of sequestering carbon and preventing soil erosion.

Sustainable Gardening: Adopt strategies that enhance soil quality and promote climate change resilient gardening while reducing the adverse impacts on the environment.

Soil is Vital Role in Ecosystem Health: Appreciate the relationship between soil and plants and how it helps to balance the atmosphere.

Soil Science for the Beginners is not only a gardening book; it is calling of your gardening soul with purpose. Damiani’s book has both practical refrigerator-sized maps between soil health and climate action that can be a guide to help gardeners be part of solution for global environmental problems.

The book is now available for purchase on Amazon.

About the Author

During the restrictive period of COVID-19 Michelle M. Damiani found gardening to become her new preferred hobby. After her husband constructed the first small raised bed garden Michelle embarked on studying soil health alongside gardening practices. The original journey toward connecting with soil transformed into a purpose to impart knowledge, which would empower people to bond with nature. Complementing her hands-on experience Michelle uses a simple yet effective writing style to make gardening both appealing and manageable for all people.