From FH. Most people only have a vague idea of what soil is and how it works. You will learn it here, how soils form, the reason you are alive, what nutrients are, how soil stores water and nutrients, and how to access published on-line soils data to improve your understanding of this critical resource. After 40+ years in the music industry, James Cassidy has been an Instructor of Soil Science at OSU for over 20 years, and is the founder and faculty advisor for OSU Organic Growers Club, OSU's student farm, which has over 300 student volunteers and growing, largely self-supported through produce sales.