Growing Solutions for Healthy Soil
Hello, and welcome, to Endofite.com! The first questions you might have when you enter this site include, “What is this place? Is it pronounced “end-o-fight?” or “end-o- fit?” Is this a business? Or a blog? Who’s writing all this stuff? What is food security? What do you mean by “Integrated Health?” What will … Read more
Recently, I was invited into a discussion on the potential for “solar powered nitrogen factories”. The dialog dealt with using legumes and grasses as cover crops to increase soil fertility. This is of course, a great strategy which farmers are adopting at large scales. As the cover crops grow, they release sugars that feed soil … Read more
Few characters I dealt with in my years as as a researcher were as colorful as Chuck Redman. Chuck was a retired solar energy technician who had dedicated many lab hours during his career to exploring the movement of adsorbed water. After retirement, Chuck had become fascinated with the hypothesis that significant amounts of … Read more
Mirazie vs. Monsanto The recent filing of a class action lawsuit against Monsanto by Elvis, Edison And Romi Mirazie in the state of California represents the beginning of the windfall microbiologists have anticipated for decades as more individuals recognize the vital role microbes play in human health. At issue is the labeling of the herbicide … Read more
Who says you can’t grow blackberries in the desert? South of the Organ Mountains, near Vado, New Mexico, soils are characterized by heavy calcium carbonate (aka caliche) deposits on or near the surface. This caliche becomes sticky when wet, binding together to form an impervious, concrete-like layer that water cannot easily drain through. The natural … Read more
Introducing Cliff Love, of Profitable Growth Services as today’s guest writer. Cliff’s background in private agricultural services in the Northeastern US contrasts with my own perspectives, gleaned from public agricultural and environmental research in the Southwest. Yet our contrasting experiences have led us to a shared awareness that our sustainability is being threatened, not … Read more