Here’s a story from our friends at Kiss the Ground about regenerative southwest wheat farmer Yadi Wang at Oatman Flats Ranch, home of Regenerate AZ 2023. He is working on a seemingly impossible mission to transform a degraded oat farm into the first large-scale, regenerative farm in one of the hottest and driest climates in the country, Arizona.

“Through my journey, I strive to set a positive example for my children and inspire others to make a difference in their communities. By embracing regenerative practices, we can create a better place for future generations.” - Yadi Wang, Regenerative Farmer and Oatman Flats Ranch General Manager

DETAILS ABOUT THE SERIES: The Kiss the Ground mini-docuseries, Stories of Regeneration, highlights the compelling stories of influential farmers in the regenerative movement and the obstacles they face. Join us as we follow the inspirational journey of Yadi Wang and discover the true potential of regenerative agriculture.

microBIOMETER®'s Laura Decker was recently a guest on Matt Powers' A Regenerative Future podcast.

Laura shared background on the development of microBIOMETER® as well as talked about how the test works. She also touched on future phases and test updates in the pipeline. Other topics discussed include carbon sequestration, microscopy and regional soil databases.

"I really love how clean, how clear the microBIOMETER® test is. What you guys bring to the table simplifies the work for microscopists. We need tests that are reliable, that can synergize with other tests and give us the ability to look around a corner we couldn't look around before." - Matt Powers

Click here to watch!

About the podcast: A Regenerative Future with Matt Powers is a podcast focused on ushering in a syntropic future of abundance and regeneration using permaculture. Hear from experts from all over the world who are actively working to reverse the damage we've done to our ecosystems and ourselves. Learn how to apply these lessons to your own life and help bring about the abundant future we all deserve.

Carbon Sponge: In Light of the Microbial Stewardship

The short film Carbon Sponge: In Light of the Microbial Stewardship is a collaboration between Brooke Singer of Carbon Sponge and Dallas McCann of White Weather Farm. This film provides a glimpse into the important research they are doing to gain a better understanding of the role soil microbes play in carbon sequestration. microBIOMETER® is honored to be featured in this film as one of the testing tools used in their study.

"Over the past three years we've been collaborating with Brooke Singer on a sector of her project, the Carbon Sponge, here on the farm and alongside other farmers in the Hudson Valley. Throughout this experience we've learned so much about soil health, the possibilities of carbon sequestration, and the power of community within small scale farming." - White Weather Farm

Carbon Sponge is an interdisciplinary team including farmers, scientists, artists and educators led by White Feather Farm’s Director of Innovation, Brooke Singer. The goal of this project work is to better understand soil carbon sequestration as a means to address climate change, improve soil and human health and develop resiliency through collaboration.

microBIOMETER® soil testing demonstration at Soil Fest hosted by White Weather Farm in July

Is your soil healthy?

Our soil scientist Marisa Flannery was featured in the June 2023 edition of Heart & Soil magazine.

Is your soil healthy? discusses the importance of testing your soil's microbial life and spotlights three of our customers; Jim Pingrey of TEP, Bronwyn Holm of of Your Earthfood and Herb Young of Squeeze Citrus LLC.

Healthy Soil Summit

Another great Healthy Soil Summit conference hosted by AcresUSA. Here are some highlights!

▪	Laura Decker along with Gus Plamann of Biome Makers Inc. hosted a panel discussing Tools & Technology to Support Your Soil Health Journey.

▪	Yadi Wang of Oatman Farms did a presentation on Managing the Water Cycle Through Soil Ecology. microBIOMETER® is excited to be working with Yadi on a project with Regenerate AZ and Think Regeneration.

▪	Jim Pingrey's presentation The New and Profitable Agriculture included microBIOMETER® data and discussion (see slides below).

▪	We had the pleasure of meeting Kirsten Simmons and Alex Edquist of Good Agriculture.

It was a wonderful conference. Congratulations to the raffle winners that took home a 10-Test Starter Kit. Happy Testing!

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Laura Decker pictured with Jorge Abrego of AcresUSA and Merideth and Tucker from Enlightened Soil Corp.

Laura Decker at the microBIOMETER® booth

Carbon Sponge: In Light of the Microbial Stewardship

Is your soil healthy?

Healthy Soil Summit

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