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Seeing the world through soils

Studying soils has changed my perspective of my local landscapes, and you can learn to see soils, too.

Apr 15, 2021

Seeing the world through soils

Apr 15, 2021

Yamina Pressler, PhD

Books that have helped me learn to write for the process

Writing reminds me that I am a scholar, and I do, in fact, have things to say about soil. The writing process is empowering, encouraging…

Jul 13, 2022

a stack of books with a pair of glasses on top

Jul 13, 2022

Yamina Pressler, PhD

There is value in being a beginner

a lesson I learned from the Entisol

May 28, 2021

There is value in being a beginner

May 28, 2021

Yamina Pressler, PhD

Soils teach us to notice what’s in the background

Listen to an audio version of this essay read by the author here.

May 10, 2021

Soils teach us to notice what’s in the background

May 10, 2021

Yamina Pressler, PhD

Meta-writing helps me stay consistent with my writing practice

I do a lot of meta-writing. I write about my writing process. About half of my essays here on Medium are writing-related. I do not write…

Apr 28, 2021

Meta-writing helps me stay consistent with my writing practice

Apr 28, 2021

Yamina Pressler, PhD

Why I write about soil

I see the world through a soil lens and can’t help but write about it.

Apr 26, 2021

Why I write about soil

Apr 26, 2021

Yamina Pressler, PhD

Art practices help me when I don’t know what to write about.

I write every morning (or at least I have been recently), but that doesn’t always mean I have something compelling to write about. The…

Apr 23, 2021

Art practices help me when I don’t know what to write about.

Apr 23, 2021

Yamina Pressler, PhD

Writing consistently helped me discover what I am even writing for.

My morning writing routine is back. Here I sit on day 7 of writing before doing just about anything else (okay, I brushed my teeth and am…

Apr 20, 2021

Writing consistently helped me discover what I am even writing for.

Apr 20, 2021

Yamina Pressler, PhD

Soils are always forming, and so are we

Soil is one of my most important teachers. Studying soils through a scientific lens has opened my eyes to the diversity of soil forms and…

Apr 19, 2021

Soils are always forming, and so are we

Apr 19, 2021

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I accidentally ran every day in 2020. Here’s what I learned.

What started as a small goal, somehow snowballed into the running year I never expected.

Apr 19, 2021

I accidentally ran every day in 2020. Here’s what I learned.

Apr 19, 2021

Yamina Pressler, PhD

Yamina Pressler, PhD

soil scientist • educator • writer • runner • artist • co-founder www.fortheloveofsoil.org • www.yaminapressler.com

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