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A Gardeners Hope

While setting out to write the Soil Microbiome and Regenerative Gardening course (and book), I reflect on my journey as a gardener and ponder where we are as a species. The care and attention invested in creating a garden worthy of the future feels poignant. What world will our children …

As a Gardener – Some Lessons I Have Learned

As a gardener, I’ve come to realize that nature offers profound lessons in harmony and balance. Every element in an ecosystem tends to its own needs while contributing to the whole. This realization has deepened my understanding of ecology and the intricate relationships within the natural world around me. The …

Nitrogen Race – The Dark Side of Fertilizers

The Dark Side of Fertilizers Fertilizers, whether chemical or natural, are often touted as essential for boosting plant growth, but they can be quite harmful to the environment and our long-term agricultural health. Both types provide an immediate influx of nutrients, yet they disrupt the natural cycles in the soil …

Understanding Nature: The Key to Our Future

Understanding Nature: The Key to Our Future Our world, both above and below ground, operates under the fundamental laws of nature, underscoring the intricate interconnectedness that sustains life. These laws, which govern physics, chemistry, and biology, shape the existence of living organisms and their continuous struggle to maintain life. In …

The Role of Cover Crops in Regenerative Gardening

This is an excerpt from the Soil Microbiome Regenerative Gardening online course Cover crops play a crucial role in regenerative gardening by keeping the soil vibrant and protected during periods of dormancy or low productivity. Home gardeners, similar to industrial farmers, benefit greatly from covering their soil with either mulch …

The Soil Sponge: A Cradle of Life

  In the face of an escalating climate crisis that is daily headline news,  it is obvious humanity stands at a crossroads looking at the destruction we have caused.   Perhaps, at that crossroads, we should start to understand that the micro is the same as the macro.   For me, I …

Fire Restoration Thoughts

  Like many places in the world, our local area has experience and rash of crazy and intense fires threatening the living ground of our nature and soil.  Prevention work is important.    One local solution is to pipe waters from our local national forest, the Podocarpus.   Living Ground feels …

Soil Food Web in South America! Nurturing Soils & Sustaining Life

At Living Ground, our mission extends far beyond saving soils – it’s about fostering a holistic connection that benefits plants, microbes, and humanity itself. While nature’s challenges persist, we approach them with a different perspective – one of harmony and mimicry, rather than conflict. Today, we’re excited to invite you …