The Soil Orders as People You will Find Around the Holiday Table This Year

We know it's not you, Entisol.

The soil orders as people will find around the holiday table this year.

Oxsol you warm, but leather grandparent spends all their time in the tropics.

Spodsol your artist, sibling in low who loves to hike in the forest.

Utisol - the oldest cousin who clay pottery and can share anything.

Molly's golden older cousin who's parents always compare you to.

A picture of a soil with the words incipio.

Hissol your mysterious aunt who smells like a moss can cure a cold.

A picture of a geyser with the word geyser on it.

An image of soil with the text ennoying your younger sibling always gets the most attention.

Adrisol your salt of the earth nut who has the driest of humor possible.

And humble west hippie great grandparent loves the rain, but their parents are exploding.

A picture of soil with the text alfosol cousin's partner likes to hike in the forest and the best person to hike with.

Verisol what you are going to never know what a friend is going to get you.

A woman in overalls taking a selfie in a vineyard.

Molly McIlquham

Molly an Extension Coordinator at Washington State University where she works to share soil health information from the Washington Soil Health Initiative.

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