Living Soil Breathes – Measuring Respiration for Soil Health
Soil health is a function of biology, but how is that measured. Part of a series on measuring the soil microbe biome.
Soil health is a function of biology, but how is that measured. Part of a series on measuring the soil microbe biome.
Microscopes are often recommended to biological farmers for evaluation of soil.
Thought leaders in vineyards are adding biological terroir to factors that influence wine flavor.
A tenet of biological farming with the soil food web is “Feed your soil and the soil will feed your plants”. Applying management practices that develop and maintain desired microorganism levels and diversity, will feed the plants by cycling nutrients they need. From a business standpoint, it’s important to know that applied material and labor …
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Actively Aerated Compost Tea (AACT) vs Compost Extract – What is the difference and when to use them.
Putting in a home garden? Make it a teachable moment for your children. High school and elementary school workbooks and textbooks by Matt Powers
Plants have a microbiome, a plant prebiotic, which serves iike a human probiotic. Bacteria live on and in plant roots.
Victory Gardens – a way to cope with stress and become more resilient and self-sufficient
Lactobacillus johnsonii, a soil microbe added to SymSoil RC, appears to reduce the risk of lymphoma, cancer of the lymph system.
21st century farming tools are biology. Overview of the Soil Food Web (SFW) or soil biology. How the soil microbe biome and related soil organisms work together to make nutrients accessible for plants.