wonder of soil Yamina Pressler

Soil scientist, Dr. Yamina Pressler, reads her short essay "There is value in being a beginner". You can read the essay here and check out the original artwork inspired by this essay here. Can you see the lamellae? Special thanks to KIMO for creating original music for the show. Listen to more of KIMO's music here. Thank you to everyone out there for listening! If you enjoyed this episode, please consider sharing it with a friend. I would love to hear from you and learn more about all the ways you are celebrating soil. Send me a note @yaminapressler on Twitter and @wonderofsoil on Instagram. 

Soil scientist, Dr. Yamina Pressler, reads her short essay, Soils teach us to notice what's in the background. You can read the essay here. Special thanks to KIMO for creating original the show music. Listen to more of KIMO's music here. Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this episode, please consider sharing it with a friend. I would love to hear from you, too! Send me a note @yaminapressler on Twitter and @wonderofsoil on Instagram.

Soil scientist, Dr. Yamina Pressler, reads her short essay, Seeing the world through soils. You can read the essay here. Check out the cover art for my original artwork inspired by this essay! Did this essay inspire you to get outside and look for soils? Send me a note @yaminapressler on Twitter and @wonderofsoil on Instagram. 

Dr. Yamina Pressler is a soil scientist and educator in San Luis Obispo, CA. She is the co-founder of www.fortheloveofsoil.org, a wildly independent soil science education, communication, and art organization. Learn more about all the ways we celebrate soil and join our community of soil enthusiasts on Instagram @fortheloveofsoil. You can learn more about Yamina’s work at www.yaminapressler.com.

After years of thinking about soil just about every single day, one thing has become immensely clear: the soil has infinite wisdom as soon as we stop and listen. Welcome to wonder of soil audio essays, a collection of essays written by Dr. Yamina Pressler and inspired by the soil. New essays every week (for now)!



Dr. Yamina Pressler is a soil scientist and educator in San Luis Obispo, CA. She is the co-founder of www.fortheloveofsoil.org, a wildly independent soil science education, communication, and art organization. Learn more about all the ways we celebrate soil and join our community of soil enthusiasts on Instagram @fortheloveofsoil. You can learn more about Yamina’s work at www.yaminapressler.com.

Soil scientist, Dr. Yamina Pressler, reads her short essay, Soils are always forming and so are we. 

You can read the essay here. 

I made some original artwork showing the soil forming processes to go along with this story. Take a closer look at the artwork for this story here. 

Let me know what you think! Send me a note @yaminapressler on Twitter and @wonderofsoil on Instagram.

Dr. Yamina Pressler is a soil scientist and educator in San Luis Obispo, CA. She is the co-founder of www.fortheloveofsoil.org, a wildly independent soil science education, communication, and art organization. Learn more about all the ways we celebrate soil and join our community of soil enthusiasts on Instagram @fortheloveofsoil. You can learn more about Yamina’s work at www.yaminapressler.com.