wonder of soil

Yamina Pressler

Scientist and educator, Yamina Pressler, shares charming and unusual lessons about soil.

7 Episodes

Soils in our cities
3/21/2025
6:46
A One Thing About Soil audio essay, written and read by Dr. Yamina Pressler. Subscribe to my newsletter!Send me photos of soils: [email protected]
Soils continue forward
1/23/2025
9:35
A little audio essay to get me back into podcast land. Subscribe to wonderofsoil newsletter to get soil mail in your inbox every month and look for more soil joy at www.yaminapressler.com. Sounds by KIMO!
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There is value in being a beginner
5/28/2021
9:14
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.
Soils teach us to notice what's in the background
5/12/2021
4:13
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.
Seeing the world through soils
5/3/2021
7:22
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.
welcome to wonder of soil audio essays!
4/26/2021
1:35
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.
Soils are always forming, and so are we
4/26/2021
5:08
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.

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wonder of soil

Yamina Pressler

7 Episodes

Soils in our cities

Soils continue forward

There is value in being a beginner

Soils teach us to notice what's in the background

Seeing the world through soils

welcome to wonder of soil audio essays!

Soils are always forming, and so are we