Compost Tea
Welcome to Book of the Week – a weekly feature of an Acres U.S.A. published title offering you a glimpse between the pages! This week’s Book of the Week feature is Lessons in Nature, by Malcolm Beck.
Compost & The Promise of Microbes
Johnson went on to demonstrate the remarkable power of his compost to dramatically boost crop growth and carbon sequestration in soil, which correlates with its high fungal to bacterial ratio. Currently, he is experimenting with this compost as a seed inoculant and working to expand the scope of this critical research through collaborations with other interested researchers.
The Secret Life of Compost by Malcolm Beck
There are many beneficial forms of life in the soil. Scientists now tell us there is more tonnage of life and numbers of species in the soil than growing above. All of this life gets its energy from the sun. But only the green leaf plants have the ability to collect the sun’s energy. All other life forms depend on the plant to pass energy to them. The plants above and soil life below depend on each other for their healthy existence and continued survival.
Compost Tea: A Remedy for What Injures Your Crops
While chemical pesticides work by killing microorganisms, both the pathogenic and the beneficial ones, compost tea works on a very different principle.
Reducing Food Waste: Compost Production Recovers Nutrients for Soil Benefits
The Harvard School of Public Health said reducing food waste by an estimated 15 percent could feed more than 25 million Americans annually. You would think this would be a driving incentive for waste reduction. But how does food collection figure into soil health? Simple. The quality and health of the soil determines the quality and yield of the crops planted in it.