Growing Solutions for Healthy Soil
Crop and Soil Health Testing · Microbial Analysis ·
Research Collaboration · Training
We work with scientists and product developers to evaluate crop and soil responses to various nutritional, biological, or biostimulant products. Our lab can perform direct microbial cell counts, soil microbial functional analysis, soil health testing, and greenhouse bioassays.
Services
Crop and Soil Health
Crop nutrition and soil health investigations
Microbial Analysis
Direct cell counts, substrate induced respiration, and other soil life indicators.
Training and Outreach
Soil Health Matters for Everyone.
Our Cornerstones site and online classes offer articles, podcasts, and courses that can help people from all walks of life connect agriculture and microbiology to pervasive questions about healthy and prosperous living.
Online Classes
Learn about soil health, microbial analysis, and more. Study when you want, where you want.
Actively Growing Microbial Communities are Key to Healthy Soil
When you embrace biological farming, you put billions of little minions (we call them microbes) to work growing solutions for healthy soils.
These little guys store water in the soil.
They destroy pests.
They emit irresistible aromas that attract pollinators and other good insects.
They work 24/7 without asking for pension plans, paid vacations, 401 K’s, or workman’s comp.
Their only real demands are that you minimize your tillage, and lay off all those “-cides.”.
– M. Lucero, PhD
