Vital DecompositionIn Colombia, decades of social and armed conflict and the US led war on drugs have created a seemingly untenable situation for scientists and rural communities as they attempt to care for forests and grow non illicit crops. In Vital Decomposition Kristina M. Lyons presents an ethnography of human soil relations. She follows state soil scientists and peasants across labs, greenhouses, forests, and farms and attends to the struggles and collaborations