Dirt the Movie!

       The movie helped me learn a lot about dirt. For one thing I had no clue that dirt had so many little biotic micro organisms in it. I did know that dirt was made up of decomposed/decomposing plant and animal mater though. I think maybe if we composted things like paper and plant scraps that we would have less waste and less need for landfills. Instead of using cement we could use hardened mud for things like flooring, mud also can make plaster, it would keep the houses cooler in the summer and warmer in the winter. In history if you pay attention civilizations rose to power when they began agriculture. They used methods so as not to use up all of the nutrients in the soil. This was smart but now we plant in the same fields one kind of crop and we plant in the same field every year. This can cause the soil to become less nutritious to the plants. We use nitrogen fertilizer and it causes the algae in the Gulf of Mexico to grow until fish are smothered and strangled in it. Now, I realize that dirt is important to daily life everywhere and if we treat it properly we can solve a lot of issues.