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Growing Nutritious Food requires Functioning Soil Ecosystems

How can we grow nutritious food when food now contains fewer nutrients than in the 1930s, despite decades of research and billions invested in improving agriculture?[1] The solution can be

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Compost and Biological Fertilisers – Are they Regenerative Practices?

Compost and biological fertilisers can be regenerative practices. But it depends on how we use them. We can improve organic matter levels, microbial diversity and activity in our soils by switching

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What is Healthy Soil and Why Does It Matter?

We talk about the importance of having healthy soil. But what do we actually mean? How do we know if our soil is healthy? Typically, we assess the health of our

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How to Build Healthy Soil – Eco-logically

To build healthy soil, we need to repair our soil ecosystems. Our soils are not in good working order. While they don't show the customary signs of soil degradation—erosion and

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Regenerative Gardening: A Guide to Healing Your Soil and Harvesting Healthy Food

Lots of people talk about regenerative farming, but what about regenerative gardening? How is it different from sustainable and organic gardening? Essentially, we use the term regenerative for growing practices

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How to get rid of Weeds! – A Remarkably Radical but Eco-logical Solution

Weeding is like mowing the lawn and washing the dishes - it's never-ending! There are more rewarding things to do with our time! There is a solution. Using them instead of

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Mycorrhizal Fungi: Hidden Eco-logical Heroes (Benefits Summary)

Everyone’s talking about the benefits of Mycorrhizal Fungi. But have you found a useful resource summing up all the benefits? I haven’t. The information is scattered in scientific papers, books and

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The most accomplished Perennial Vegetable Garden in Australia

Recently I got the chance to visit one of the best-designed Perennial Vegetable Garden in Australia and interviewed the creator - Frances Michaels from Green Harvest. Take a look -

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How to Reduce Fertiliser Costs

How can we reduce fertiliser costs? Alternatives like legumes, compost, and bio-fertilisers help, as does the use of technology like drones to reduce application rates. But we rarely investigate repairing

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