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> [“We’ve lost an estimated 50 to 80 percent carbon in our soils over the last 150 years.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judith-d-schwartz/we-ve-lost-an-estimated-50-to-80-percent-carbon-in-our-soils-over-the/)

[Judith D. Schwartz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judith-d-schwartz/)

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## More by Judith D. Schwartz

> [“grasslands, grazing mammals, and pack-hunting predators evolved together. So if domestic herbivores can be managed such that their behavior mimics that of their wild…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judith-d-schwartz/grasslands-grazing-mammals-and-pack-hunting-predators-evolved/)

[Judith D. Schwartz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judith-d-schwartz/)

> [“Steven Apfelbaum, a restoration ecologist in Wisconsin, says that every 1 percent increase in soil carbon holds an additional sixty thousand gallons of water…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judith-d-schwartz/steven-apfelbaum-a-restoration-ecologist-in-wisconsin-says-that-every/)

[Judith D. Schwartz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judith-d-schwartz/)

> [“First you’ve got to change the ideology,” she says. “Until you can show people that they’re losing profits, you can’t get them to change.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judith-d-schwartz/first-you-ve-got-to-change-the-ideology-she-says-until-you-can-show/)

[Judith D. Schwartz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judith-d-schwartz/)

> [“According to Christine Jones, soils hold more carbon than the atmosphere and all the world’s plant life combined—and can hold it longer, in a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judith-d-schwartz/according-to-christine-jones-soils-hold-more-carbon-than-the/)

[Judith D. Schwartz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judith-d-schwartz/)

> [“from a soil microorganism point of view, a crop monoculture is akin to junk food: “If there’s just wheat or any one thing, it’s…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judith-d-schwartz/from-a-soil-microorganism-point-of-view-a-crop-monoculture-is-akin-to/)

[Judith D. Schwartz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judith-d-schwartz/)

> [“Organisms we can’t see are accorded the same respect as those that are big and flashy or promise to give a nice immediate kick…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judith-d-schwartz/organisms-we-can-t-see-are-accorded-the-same-respect-as-those-that/)

[Judith D. Schwartz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judith-d-schwartz/)

> [“One farmer I met, Gene Goven of Turtle Lake, North Dakota, put it more succinctly: “You build soil where the roots go—down!”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judith-d-schwartz/one-farmer-i-met-gene-goven-of-turtle-lake-north-dakota-put-it-more/)

[Judith D. Schwartz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judith-d-schwartz/)

> [“Every field that’s turned into a parking lot or industrial park means more water siphoned off into gutters and culverts and less water in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judith-d-schwartz/every-field-that-s-turned-into-a-parking-lot-or-industrial-park-means/)

[Judith D. Schwartz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judith-d-schwartz/)

> [“the problem isn’t the amount of carbon per se—the quantity of carbon on earth is constant—but where that carbon is.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judith-d-schwartz/the-problem-isn-t-the-amount-of-carbon-per-se-the-quantity-of-carbon/)

[Judith D. Schwartz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judith-d-schwartz/)

> [“understand that the greatest danger to wildlife was not poaching but habitat destruction—the same thing that ultimately threatened humans.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judith-d-schwartz/understand-that-the-greatest-danger-to-wildlife-was-not-poaching-but/)

[Judith D. Schwartz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judith-d-schwartz/)

> [“Slaps in the face like this provide opportunities for change. A drought definitely gets people thinking about how they can manage resources better. It’s…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judith-d-schwartz/slaps-in-the-face-like-this-provide-opportunities-for-change-a/)

[Judith D. Schwartz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judith-d-schwartz/)

> [“the planet’s current vegetative cover captures around 3000 EJ of the sun’s energy. This photosynthetic capacity would appear to be sufficient to feed only…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judith-d-schwartz/the-planet-s-current-vegetative-cover-captures-around-3000-ej-of-the/)

[Judith D. Schwartz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judith-d-schwartz/)

> [“The use of chemical fertilizers and other treatments has increased worldwide as large tracts of agricultural land are turned over to commodity mono-crops. And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judith-d-schwartz/the-use-of-chemical-fertilizers-and-other-treatments-has-increased/)

[Judith D. Schwartz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judith-d-schwartz/)

> [“Consider that farmers are sued when genetically manipulated seeds they don’t even want sprout on their soil. (The pretext: This is “patent infringement” and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judith-d-schwartz/consider-that-farmers-are-sued-when-genetically-manipulated-seeds/)

[Judith D. Schwartz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judith-d-schwartz/)

> [“The concept of the biotic pump, if correct, brings a new urgency to the need to conserve forests.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judith-d-schwartz/the-concept-of-the-biotic-pump-if-correct-brings-a-new-urgency-to-the/)

[Judith D. Schwartz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judith-d-schwartz/)

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