The Soil Builders
Nurturing life from the ground up.
05/08/2023
10/04/2023
20 Vegetables We Grow In Our No Dig Garden You know you can stop digging your garden anytime, right? It's not a must to create a lush, backyard garden full of nutritious edible vegetables, herbs, flowers and fruits. Gone are the hard…
16/03/2023
"Analysis by Professor Thomas found that the cultivation of edible ectomycorrhizal fungi (EMF) in forests may sequester up to 12.8 metric tons of carbon per hectare annually and produce a nutritious food source for nearly 19 million people per year."
https://phys.org/news/2023-03-mushrooms-trees-millions-mitigate-effects.html
Growing mushrooms alongside trees could feed millions and mitigate effects of climate change Growing edible mushrooms alongside trees can produce a valuable food source for millions of people while capturing carbon, mitigating the impact of climate change, a new study by University of Stirling scientists has found.
16/03/2022
"Blending those two ways of looking at the world—Indigenous knowledge and Western science is possible, and desirable, but it’s like “walking in two worlds,” says Samantha Chisholm Hatfield. Like Chischilly, she was taught to “read the environment,” from the time she was a baby, based on generations of understanding about the natural world passed down."
For both Chisholm Hatfield and Chischilly, it is a time for action, hope and resilience. “When we talk about resilience, it’s not just in what we’re doing. It’s resilience in the mind and spirit,” says Chischilly. “There’s always been adaptation in the Indigenous community, there’s a foundation that we don’t let go of. That’s what keeps us alive.”
https://thestoryexchange.org/traditional-ecological-knowledge-climate-change/?fbclid=IwAR28m1W1n4kkNsyxNGQSVKF5l2Mjz5vOCUnQSok0NiCqx1nzKc0Zm5osFZY
When It Comes to Climate, Western Science Can Learn from Indigenous Communities Native people who possess traditional ecological knowledge have long understood environmental management.
08/03/2022
Brilliant! 🍄🍄🍄
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iaXO7giC5wU
Buss it by Erika Banks Fungi Parody Video Credit for instrumental: https://youtu.be/xic2ziu2rWICredit for Pilobolus clips: https://youtu.be/Gdyrl4FIUDYCaption/Subtitle Note: For lyrics, choose Englis...
07/03/2022
Earthworms have the potential to replace use of synthetic fertilisers Earthworms could have the potential to replace some high-cost mineral/synthetic fertilizers, new research suggests.
06/03/2022
"Looking after your soil is just like looking after your body. It needs to be cared for to ensure it’s alive. Healthy soil is teeming with micro-organisms - bacteria, fungi, protozoa, nematodes - they all operate in beneficial symbiotic relationships with plants."
https://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/300278779/nadia-lim-looking-after-your-soil-is-like-looking-after-your-body?fbclid=IwAR2nIQLQfF7-zC54HZCavghgRxcYlzA8AJUi-nyDhmN94TYP1T0ErPMt1Ks
Nadia Lim: Looking after your soil is like looking after your body Growing great crops is all about starting from the ground up, giving your soil the love that it deserves, writes Nadia Lim.
06/03/2022
"People are trying to take responsibility and action to ensure their own health and well-being in the uncertainty in the future,” said Nate Kleinman, the founder of the Experimental Farm Network (EFN). But, he added, that will only truly work if they work for the health of their community as well."
https://civileats.com/2020/04/02/the-moment-for-food-sovereignty-is-now/?fbclid=IwAR3HJI_arnt1lwYd9hJAjrssKeWd_nYYtQxbIebKbnW8YmWgVjTqqcQXWv8
The Moment for Food Sovereignty is Now From panic planting to cooperative gardens, farmers focused on equity and food justice know that ‘if you can feed yourself, you can free yourself.’