Darina Allen: Why it's important to Save Our Soils and recipes using seasonal vegetables 

Soil is the biggest ecosystem on our planet and it needs a helping hand

Zucchini Parmigiana: I love this Summer supper dish — a riff on Parmigiana di Melanzane.

A few evenings ago, I had a phone call from McMinnville in Tennessee. On the other end of a crackly line was a girl called Anastasia Titko inviting me to support the Save Soil movement.

To my shame, I was unaware of this movement despite being passionate about the crucial importance of the soil and the increasing crises of diminishing fertility even here in Ireland for many years.