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.
Living Soil
Microscopy for Monitoring Soil Health
Microscopes are often recommended to biological farmers for evaluation of soil.
Biological Terroir –Why it Matters & How to Improve it
Thought leaders in vineyards are adding biological terroir to factors that influence wine flavor.
Soil Health – A Quick Low Cost F:B Ratio Analysis
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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Compost Extract vs Actively Aerated Compost Tea (AACT)
Actively Aerated Compost Tea (AACT) vs Compost Extract – What is the difference and when to use them.
Home Schooling & Soil Science
Putting in a home garden? Make it a teachable moment for your children. High school and elementary school workbooks and textbooks by Matt Powers
Soil Bacteria, A Community Supporting Plant Health
Plants have a microbiome, a plant prebiotic, which serves iike a human probiotic. Bacteria live on and in plant roots.
Victory Gardens and Resiliency
Victory Gardens – a way to cope with stress and become more resilient and self-sufficient
5 benefits of Lactobacillus bacteria
Lactobacillus johnsonii, a soil microbe added to SymSoil RC, appears to reduce the risk of lymphoma, cancer of the lymph system.
Unsung Soil Heroes, the Soil Food Web
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.