Soil For Humanity
Join us in our journey for spreading awareness about preserving the life-giving organic matter in our soil. Good healthy soil is rich in abundance of diversified microorganisms and helps to harvest healthy, nutrient rich produce. Healthy soil means long-term sustainability for healthier produce for us and for future generations. Hence, Soil For Humanity!
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Easy-to-Grow Options for a Medicinal Herb Garden
Growing these herbs in your home garden will provide you will a useful natural care pharmacy throughout the year.Posted in: Gardening, Soil For HumanityRead more
High Value, High Nutrition Crops to Grow at Home
Read moreWith food prices soaring in most grocery stores, many people are trying their hand...
8 Plants That Improve Soil Quality
Did you know Soil Health can be built up in various natural and sustainable ways? ...
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The Nine Main Botanical Families Explained
Exploring the nine main botanical families in detail, along with growing tips for each one.Read more
The Use of Peat Moss in Sustainable Agriculture
Read moreWhen talking about sustainability in agriculture, the subject of peat moss can sti...
Heed the Weeds: What Weeds Tell Us About Soil
Weeds are often seen as a nuisance in the garden, but they have much information to share about the soil...Read more
How to Confidently Adopt Sustainable Practices on Your Farm
Read moreThe challenges that farmers face are many; amidst an ever-growing world population...
Backyard Farming Ideas for Aspiring Urban Growers
Read moreAs food costs rise and more people become concerned about food security, a viable ...
The Market Gardener's Fresh Take on Farm-to-Table
Espace Old Mill brings Farm-to-Table dinner to a new level with their community-building and agritourism-inspired bus...Read more
Watching the Water: Resource Management in Agriculture
As one of the world’s most precious resources, water is vital to life on earth in innumerable ways. When it comes to ...Read more
Step Up Your Curb Appeal with Healthy Lawn Soil
Using humic acid on your lawn can result in more than just lush green grass and coveted curb-appeal...Read more
The Lazy Gardener - 8 Simple Tips to Make Gardening a Breeze
Read moreWith increasing food shortages, produce recalls, and the rising costs of groceries...
The Benefits of Biologicals in Agriculture
You may be hearing the word biologicals a bit more than usual lately, as more and more farmers and gardeners are r...
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5 Simple Tips for a Greener New Year
New Year's Resolutions don't have to be complicated - simplify your life with these 5 tips.Read more
Generational Farming – Shifting the Standard for Sustainable Succession
Encouraging a new generation of sustainable farming practices that highlight the health of our living soil.Read more
The Grass is Greener Where You Amend It - Humic Land™ for Golf Course & Turf Maintenance
Soil amendments are not just for farming! Learn how Humic Acid bring soil health back to the Fairways.Read more
Reducing Fertilizer Use on Your Farm – The Alternative Solution That is Gaining Momentum
How can we re-evaluate our usage of fertilizer in farming and optimize it for our own benefit?Read more
Pollination 101
Exploring the importance of pollinators and how we can encourage a healthy farm and garden ecosystem that supports them.Read more
Ditch the Chemicals: Natural Solutions for Pest & Disease Control
Keep your plants (and yourself) healthy by just saying NO to chemical pesticides and fungicides.Posted in: Gardening, Soil HealthRead more
Beneficial Fungi & Disease Prevention
When you use the word “fungus” do you only see ‘bad fungi’ or do you see some ‘good fungi’ too? Do you imagine mor...
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Midsummer Garden Assessment
It is a great time of year to take note of how your garden is growing!Posted in: Gardening, Soil HealthRead more
The Connection Between Soil Health & Gut Health
Exploring the relationship between our human gut, the food we eat, and the soil it is grown in.Read more
Soil Health Principles for Your Vegetable Garden
These key principles are an intrinsic part of keeping your vegetable garden flourishing with nutrient-dense produce.Read more
Increasing Farm Profit Starts With Healthy Soil
Read moreProfitability in agriculture is becoming increasingly difficult. Extreme weather events are becom...
When Did We Lose Our Roots In Medicine?
Read moreNow picture yourself on a sandy beach, under a palm tree, listening to the waves of the ocean. Out in pristine nat...
The Garden
Everyone wants to get out and play in the dirt! It’s a refreshing feeling. Like when you were a child, you used to...
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Teaming up with a Micro Army
Read moreWe need to be mindful of our soil and manage it accordingly to create a healthy environment for both the plants, a...
Before You Plant Test Your Soil
Read moreDoes Your Soil Test Include Soil Biology?
Growing productive crops is half art and half science. Last year ...
Organic, Sustainable or Regenerative Farming
The differences between organic, sustainable, and regenerative farming practices are primarily su...
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What Is Aeroponics Gardening?
Read moreWhat is aeroponics?
Aeroponics is a method of growing plants without soil with a bit of water. In this syst...
Soil that Heals – No Harmful Side Effects
There is structure and certainty in nature that you can trust. The absolute certainty of the changing seasons. The...
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Confessions of a Bacteria Eater
It all started when I was about 3 years old, at least that’s the first time I remember. It was all my dad’s fault....
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Tillage - Cultivated In Spades
Read moreI have grown to have a special appreciation for soil. My hope is that you will too.
It’s a precious commodi...
Farmers’ Silent Contract: Sustainable Agriculture
Sustainable farms come in all shapes and sizes. Ours was small but it provided all the meat, eggs, honey, vegetabl...
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Agriculture - Food Diversity
They say diversity is the spice of life, yet others say they prefer only one – but a good one. So, what do you think?...Posted in: Sustainable FarmingRead more
Alternative Medicine - Alternative Agriculture
Read moreI’m struck by the term “alternative”, when natural agriculture practice is in alliance with medicinal plants that ...
Seed Soaking - Breaking Dormancy
Read moreGrowing plants from seeds can be a rewarding experience or… a very frustrating one. Seeds come equipped with every...
The Importance Of Organic Matter
Organic matter is all the microbial activity, fresh plant residues, molecules bound to soil particles, and much...Read more
Solving Climate Change Starts In The Field
Read moreWhat is the connection between climate change and today’s agricultural practices? Are changing climate patterns af...
The Role Of Beneficial Protozoa
The following blog post is third in our series on Read more
The Role of Beneficial Nematodes
Read moreThis is part two of a four-part series on soil health.
Does the word "nematode" conjure up...
What Is Soil Health?
Read moreSoil is such a complicated topic. Healthy soil even more so. In this four-part blog series, we outline the factors...