Soils
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- General Soils Information
- Soil Testing
- Fertilizers
- Composting
- Cover Crops
- Urban Soils
- Web Tools
- Answers to Frequently Asked Questions – SOILS
General Soils Information
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Bonneau Series
NC State Soil Science CC-BYSoil Science Info NC State Soils Department Outreach
- NC State Crop & Soils Publications
- Soils Chapter of the Extension Gardener Handbook
- Modifying Soil for Plant Growth around Your Home
- SoilsFacts – Soil Science Solutions
- Soil Science Society of America
- Soils Matter
- Discover Soils
- Web Soil Survey
Fertilizers
Composting
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Nadine Ford–CC-BY
- Composting Chapter of the Extension Gardener Handbook
- Composting Resources, Growing Small Farms
- Backyard Composting of Yard, Garden, and Food Discards
- Vermicomposting, Includes information on Earthworm facts, Worms and Worm Bins, For Households, For Schools, For Businesses, Farms, Institutions, Municipalities
- Worms Can Recycle Your Garbage
- Raising Earthworms Successfully
- Vermicomposting Conference. An annual conference about earthworm farming and commercial vermicomposting taught by industry experts. This conference is for both beginners and seasoned earthworm farm operators.
- Herbicide Carryover. Broadleaf herbicides applied to pastures can be consumed by livestock and passed through to manures. The herbicides may also be present in straw and hay. This publication identifies the types of herbicides, crops sensitive to the herbicides, how to prevent contamination, and how to test.
Cover Crops
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- Michelle Ress CC BY NC ND
- Improve your Garden Soil with Cover Crops
- Cover Crops for Sustainable Production
Urban Soils
Publications
- Minimizing Risks of Soil Contaminants in Urban Gardens
- Managing Persistent Broadleaf Herbicides in the Garden
- Managing the Impact of Floodwater Contaminants on Soil and Produce in Residential, Community, and School Vegetable Gardens
- Reusing Potentially Contaminated Landscapes: Growing Gardens in Urban Soils. Environmental Protection Agency. 2011.
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- Specific Soil Contaminants (Arsenic, Cadmium, Chromium, Diesel Range Organics, Lead, Mercury, and Nickel)
- Soil Safety Videos
- Check your Dirt NC! An informative questionnaire to learn about your relative risk and strategies to keep you and others safe while gardening and eating food that you grow.
- 1 Hour Video – Soil contaminants in the garden: how to identify, potential health impacts, and management strategies to mitigate risks
- eOrganic Videos, Slides, and Resources on managing urban soils to grow organic vegetables
- List of Certified Compost Manufacturers
- Healthy Soils, Healthy Communities, Cornell
- Explore previous land use:
- NC Department of Environmental Quality Control Community Mapping Tool
- North Carolina Sanborn Maps
- Local County Register of Deeds office
- Property tax records at your local County tax office
- Open Data: NC OneMap, examples of cities Charlotte, Durham, Raleigh
Web Tools
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Augusta Series
NC State Soil Science CC-BYSoilWeb Apps – GPS-based, real-time access to USDA-NRCS soil survey data, formatted for mobile devices. This application retrieves graphical summaries of soil types associated with the user’s current geographic location. Images are linked to detailed information on the named soils.