Southern Secrets: Soil

Thanks, Sunday folks, for being a part of this book-writing process. My plan is to share an excerpt of what I'm working on, then ask questions that come to my mind, and invite you to comment or pose other questions.

It’s Easier in the App or Web Page: If you read this in your email only, answering the polls and commenting is cumbersome. If you go to the Substack web page, you'll see that I've set up a Section for this series of posts. Commenting, taking polls, and interacting are much easier there.

Expect no actual order to this. Y'all know my writing gets squeezed in early mornings, rainy afternoons, and quiet moments. The first rule for would-be writers is to set aside a specific day and place, but that's easier said than done. So, between paying work, chores, managing a team, donkey, puppy, Mom, and marriage, I write.

Parts of the book project team agreed this week to participate. My friend Marc Cardwell will do the layout and covers, as he has before, but he's set up an entirely new system in the cloud, so edits and graphics can happen at the same time from different places.

A team of readers has commented on and liked the Soils Chapter. So, I'd like to share some of this with you. Let’s get started with the excerpt from