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How Alive is my Soil?

How Alive is my Soil?

by | posted in: Climate Change, Soil health assessment | 0

Soul Fire Farm’s guide How Alive is my Soil? presents soil testing methods that can be performed in the field by farmers, gardeners, or anyone who desires to understand and appreciate soil from a different perspective.

microbes, observation, soil biology
The Middle Rio Grande Community Soil Health Lab is Going Live

The Middle Rio Grande Community Soil Health Lab is Going Live

by | posted in: Resources, Soil health assessment | 0

Starting Saturday, March 26th, 2022 the Middle Rio Grande Community Soil Health Lab will be open to the public for soil, water, compost testing services, and more.

microbes, soil biology
The Importance of Microbes in Providing Climate Mediation

The Importance of Microbes in Providing Climate Mediation

by | posted in: Champions, Climate Change, TEK | 0

Climate solutions can only be implemented when we change our lens from an industrial, exploitive approach into a bio-system approach.

climate, regenerative, soil biology, TEK
Soil and Water Don’t always Make Mud

Soil and Water Don’t always Make Mud

by | posted in: Champions, Water | 0

It is strange we don’t pay much attention to our soil and water, as all of life depends on them. It begs the question why children love mud so much…

soil biology, water
Pesticides Cause Widespread Harm to Soil Health

Pesticides Cause Widespread Harm to Soil Health

by | posted in: Research | 0

New study reviews pesticide impacts on soil, finds harm to soil invertebrates in 71% of cases. Herbicides and fungicides are especially detrimental to earthworms, nematodes and springtails.

pesticides, research, soil biology
New Resources on Soil Invertebrates from the Xerces Society

New Resources on Soil Invertebrates from the Xerces Society

by | posted in: Resources | 0

New handbook and webinar series focusses on the diverse, often overlooked, and yet essential major invertebrates found in temperate agricultural soils.

soil biology
Plants are Cool!

Plants are Cool!

by | posted in: Soil health principles, Video | 4

As New Mexico is moving into a record-setting heat wave, the cooling effect of living plants becomes ever more evident. Learn how it works and why it’s important to keep a green cover!

Cover Crops, mulch, No-Till, soil biology, video
The Great Work of Our Time

The Great Work of Our Time

by | posted in: Books, Video | 0

What is the great work of our time? What will our work be, going forward? Watch this intimate animation by author, educator & soil sponge strategist Didi Pershouse.

community, soil biology, water
10 Tips for Summer Grazing Success

10 Tips for Summer Grazing Success

by | posted in: Regenerative Ag | 0

Practice these tips by Dr. Allen Williams of Understanding Ag routinely for a great grazing season. Bonus: you will learn more with each day you spend in the pastures with your livestock.

AMP, diversity, observation, planned grazing, soil biology
NMSU study finds cover crops can improve soil health

NMSU study finds cover crops can improve soil health

by | posted in: Research | 0

Integrating cover crops, such as legumes and grasses, into existing cropping systems can increase the biological health of soils on hot and dry semiarid lands.

Cover Crops, research, soil biology

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