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e.42: Molly Haviland on the Soil Food Web, part 1 of 2
FromThe Ruminant: Audio Candy for Farmers, Gardeners and Food Lovers
e.42: Molly Haviland on the Soil Food Web, part 1 of 2
FromThe Ruminant: Audio Candy for Farmers, Gardeners and Food Lovers
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Length:
47 minutes
Released:
Mar 26, 2015
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Podcast episode
Description
This episode, we hear from Youssef Darwich about cool ways to plan your farm using GIS and other tools. Then: my conversation with Molly Haviland, a soil biology consultant who aims to convince you to take your soil's microorganisms more seriously. Molly argues that the complex relationships that develop between many different types of microorganisms in our soil are the key to unlocking the soil's true potential to produce healthy food. We abuse and ignore the soil biome at our peril, in fact.
Improving the soil biome starts with reducing tillage, reducing or eliminating the addition of soil amendments, and making great compost, and then, if necessary, applying compost teas and extracts to fine tune microbe populations. I've broken our conversation into two parts, which will be released concurrently.
Improving the soil biome starts with reducing tillage, reducing or eliminating the addition of soil amendments, and making great compost, and then, if necessary, applying compost teas and extracts to fine tune microbe populations. I've broken our conversation into two parts, which will be released concurrently.
Released:
Mar 26, 2015
Format:
Podcast episode
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