# Ear to the Ground 387: Dumping the Dirt Dogma

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Podcast: [LSP's Ear to the Ground](https://stenobird.com/podcast/lsp-s-ear-to-the-ground-7074345)
Published: 2025-11-08T21:26:24+00:00
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## Resource

When farmers challenged what Kris Nichols had learned from her college textbooks, the soil microbiologist didn’t dismiss them — instead, she dug deeper into the world beneath our feet ( 1 of 2 parts ) . More Information: • Ear to the Ground No. 388 Interview with Kris Nichols ( 2 of 2 parts ) • LSP’s Soil Builders’ Web Page • Kris Nichols’s Facebook Page • Ear to the Ground Interview with Tom Cotter • Ear to the Ground interview with Jay Fuhrer • 2012 Ear to the Ground episode featuring Kris Nichols • 2012 Land Stewardship Letter article on Burleigh County Soil Health Team

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