The Power of Soil

Healthy soil is a superhero in the fight against climate change. As a critical carbon sink, it acts as a natural reservoir, absorbing and storing more carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere than it releases.

Mastercard: Step Into a Storybook: How These Small Town Businesses Are Taking Shoppers on a Holiday Adventure

At the tender age of 19, Alice de Crom dreamed of being a florist and owning her own shop. So her mom took a huge leap of faith and sold her house to finance Floralista Flower Studio in Fort Langley, British Columbia — and quit her job to work there alongside her daughter.