{"id":7930,"date":"2015-03-09T08:58:27","date_gmt":"2015-03-09T15:58:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/?p=7930"},"modified":"2019-08-02T10:16:39","modified_gmt":"2019-08-02T17:16:39","slug":"soil-bakery-dig-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2015\/03\/09\/soil-bakery-dig-in\/","title":{"rendered":"Soil as food, and a cake"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The UN has declared 2015 as the<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fao.org\/soils-2015\/en\/\"> International Year of Soils<\/a>. What is soil? Well, it\u2019s simple \u2013 minerals derived from weathered rocks; and organic materials derived from living and dead organisms. Soil is also complex \u2013 it\u2019s the \u201cskin of the earth\u201d that supports all forms of terrestrial life, including our homes, our food and our oxygen-giving plants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Indeed, soil is the most diverse eco-system on the planet \u2013 a teaspoon of soil can potentially provide habitat for thousands of bacterial species, fungi, protozoa, nematodes and more. The soil food web is very complex and plays a major role in contributing to the health of soil and its ability to support our food systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The importance of soil is the theme of <a href=\"http:\/\/cdfa.ca.gov\/agday\/\">Ag Day 2015<\/a>, scheduled for March 18 on the west side of the State Capitol. This year\u2019s event will feature information about our farmers\u2019 and ranchers\u2019 efforts to preserve, restore and protect the health of this essential resource.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When soil scientists studies soil, they examine the soil profile. A soil profile is the vertical arrangement of different layers of soil \u2013 known as soil horizons. Soil horizons can give us a lot of valuable information by providing evidence for different geological, hydrological, biological and climate-related process that occurred in the earth\u2019s history that led to the formation of a particular soil in a specific region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Layers-in-a-Soil-Profile.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"292\" src=\"http:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Layers-in-a-Soil-Profile.jpg\" alt=\"Layers in a Soil Profile\" class=\"wp-image-7931\"\/><\/a><figcaption>Layers in a Soil Profile<br>(Source: USDA NRCS http:\/\/goo.gl\/HS77lL)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>O horizon:<\/strong> This layer is generally present on top and the &#8220;O&#8221; stands for organic matter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A horizon:<\/strong> The A horizon is the topmost mineral horizon and generally contains partially decomposed organic matter which gives the soil a color darker than that of the lower horizons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>B horizon:<\/strong> This layer forms underneath O and A horizons and has undergone many changes. Typically, this layer has accumulation of materials such as clays and iron oxides that have slowly leached from layers lying above them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>C horizon:<\/strong> The C horizon is composed of is the unconsolidated material underlying A and B horizons, typically formed from the bedrock that has weathered and broken to smaller particles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A fun way to look at this would be a soil profile cake &#8211; an edible cake that resembles the various layers of soil. Here\u2019s how you might achieve that:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>O Horizon:<\/strong> Crumbled up dark chocolate cake, mixed up with pistachios to look like \u201cleaf litter\u201d and \u201cearthworms\u201d made of agar jelly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A Horizon:<\/strong> Dark chocolate cake to represent organic matter that gives it a darker color.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>B Horizon:<\/strong> Fudgy, sticky chocolate brownie layer to represent clay accumulation (clay minerals often feel sticky and slippery to touch).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>C Horizon:<\/strong> A thin layer of chocolate-vanilla marbled cake with chunks of almonds, cashews and walnuts to represent unconsolidated rock material.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To hold all the layers together, you can use whipped cream and chocolate ganache \u2013 which peek out of the \u201csoil profile\u201d to represent while calcium carbonate deposits (often seen in arid soils) and preferential flow paths of soil water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019re wondering if a soil cake looks good, well, check out the pictures:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Soil-Cake-Photos.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"621\" height=\"700\" src=\"http:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Soil-Cake-Photos.jpg\" alt=\"Different type of Soil Cakes\" class=\"wp-image-7932\" srcset=\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Soil-Cake-Photos.jpg 621w, https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Soil-Cake-Photos-266x300.jpg 266w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 621px) 100vw, 621px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>It looks mighty tasty to us! There&#8217;s some competition for mud pie!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Thank you to CDFA environmental scientist&nbsp;Geetika Joshi, Ph.D. for the concept and for baking the soil cake.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The UN has declared 2015 as the International Year of Soils. What is soil? Well, it\u2019s simple \u2013 minerals derived from weathered rocks; and organic materials derived from living and dead organisms. 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