"All of the world's top soil could be gone within 60 years"

[mopinko]

9. municipal composting can produce huge quantities.

even like here, where the solids from waste water are spread on farms, we have made it a much better amendment by mixing it roughly 50/50 w woodchips.
the waste from urban forestry is enormous.


farmers could get paid to take tree waste, ring the fields and make dams to stop run off, then plow it in once it has totally decomposed. slow, but worthwhile.

and smaller farms are def a thing that is happening. and they could well be the last resort. so they are not a small part of the puzzle.

not saying the above is a perfect replacement, but it is sure a big piece of the puzzle.

i created about 500 cubic yards of delicious, productive soil to start my farm. it was mostly free to me, besides the cost of acquiring and maintaining a bobcat.
most of the material was from within a mile of my place, saving about 100 trips by big diesel truck of about 50 mi each way.
it requires no till techniques, but that is a thing these days, too.