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This Week's Feature

Katharhy G. is an agroecosystem and ethnoscience researcher who traveled to Ecuador to investigate the relationship between microbial biomass and crop health, as well as to study the local indigenous agriculture practices.

He visited 28 different farms growing 15 different crops. 14 of these farms are practicing conventional farming, while the other 14 farms are practicing indigenous regenerative farming. Most sites are not receiving irrigation. He tested the soil with microBIOMETER® and ranked the crop health as poor (1), average (2), good (3), excellent (4).

As the graph shows, microbial biomass correlated with crop health under all these different conditions. Samples with microbial biomass lower than 225 were all poor (1) and samples above 400 were all excellent.

The take home lesson is that to improve your plant health and yield, increase your microbial biomass by feeding your microbes with organic amendments.

If you have data like this, please contact us. We would love to share it with our readers!

Contact:. katharhyg@gmail.com

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In The Spotlight

It is that time of the year again; fall cleanup. Homeowners begin the process of clearing the leaves from their lawn and gardens. Bagging, dumping and disposing pounds of leaves to give their lawn a clean, well kept look.

However, did you know that leaves feed earthworms and beneficial microbes as well as help sandy soils retain moisture? Leaves are also packed with minerals that trees draw up from deep in the soil.

Breaking up leaves provides valuable nutrients to your lawn over the winter. Leaf mulch around your flower beds, trees and shrubs keeps soils from eroding and crusting and inhibits weed growth. In vegetable gardens, mulched leaves add valuable organic material that microorganisms will use throughout the fall, winter and spring as shelter and food.

Source: Year-Round Gardening: Don't discard those falling leaves

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Farmer's Day

October 12th is National Farmer's Day which celebrates and pays tribute to all farmers throughout American history.

A few ways to celebrate this holiday is to visit a famer's market, make a farm-to-table meal, find out where your food comes from or plant a garden. Most importantly, thank a farmer!

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Your Team at Microbiometer

 
   
 
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